Little Builders: Finding Purposes in Making in a Constructionist-Learning Environment Using Human-Centered Design

Autor/in	Thanapornsangsuth, Sawaros
Titel	Little Builders: Finding Purposes in Making in a Constructionist-Learning Environment Using Human-Centered Design
Quelle	(2017), (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Middle School Students; Grade 8; At Risk Students; Constructivism (Learning); Cooperative Learning; Active Learning; Student Projects; After School Programs; Construction (Process); Design; Urban Schools; Thailand (Bangkok) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Kooperatives Lernen; Aktives Lernen; Schulprojekt; After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Aufbau; Konstruktion; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule
Abstract	This research presents two case studies on how human-centered design process can help the students find their purpose in making and designing in a constructionist learning-environment. Human-centered design guides students to deeper understanding of others' needs and encourages them to think and act collaboratively and creatively. When the students are making prototypes, they are creating objects-to-think-with, which enables them to express themselves, learn, explore and experiment with new knowledge and boundaries. The research is implemented through the Little Builders program, a month long four-day program in Bangkok, Thailand. Its design builds upon the constructionist framework with the support of human-centered design process, providing 8th grade students in a Thai urban school the opportunity to design and build social innovations as a team in an after school setting. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01