By Dan Hickey
This is the third post about my collaboration with
Iridescent Inc., a science education non-profit in LA. This new post describes how
a key assumption in newer "situative" theories of motivation can
resolve the tensions between prior empiricist and constructivist approaches. When
combined with Design Based Research methods, this assumption can result in a
coherent "roadmap" towards synergy across the three approaches. I
contend that such a roadmap can help Iridescent and other informal STEM
innovators find a route that takes them from current levels of engagement to much
higher levels of engagement, both in terms of quantity and quality.
This post could use some work and some trimming but I need to get it up for my class and colleagues and get on to other things. Will try to clean it up soon