Inverse proportion : a constructivist view of college students / Beh Kian Lim, Tong Swee Foong and Che Noorlia Noor

• Main Authors: Beh, Kian Lim, Tong, Swee Foong, Noor, Che Noorlia
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Research Management Institute (RMI) 2008
• Subjects: Teaching aids and devices; Institutions of higher education; LG Individual institutions
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13059/1/AJ_BEH%20KIAN%20LIM%20SMRJ%2008%201.pdf; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13059/; https://smrj.uitm.edu.my/

From the constructivist paradigm, knowing misconceptions of students regarding a particular concept is deemed vital in designing effective instruction. Ausubel (1968) commented that 'The most important single factor influencing learning is what the learner already knows; ascertain this and tea...