KONSTRUKTIVISME DALAM PEMBELAJARAN SAINS DI SD: TINJAUAN EPISTEMOLOGI, ONTOLOGI, DAN KERAGUAN DALAM PRAKSISNYA
Abstract: Constructivism in
Science Learning in Elementary Schools: Epistemological and Ontological
Perspectives and Doubts in the Praxis. A constructivist perspective focuses on
children’s contribution to the construction of knowledge. Constructivism
believes that a child is a real inquirer and discoverer who is actively engaged
in building theories about the world and the way it works without the aid of
direct instructions. The implication is that teachers have to give wider
mandates to students, to provide them with contexts for experimentation to
occur, and to facilitate theory building by providing helpful experiences.
Epistemologically and ontologically, there are still doubts about the
application in practice. This, however, should not be a constraint for science
teachers to implement basic principles of constructivism as one of the
alternative solutions to educational reform and movement in the elementary
school science.
Penulis: Lily Barlia
Kode Jurnal: jppendidikandd110401
