title: Constructivism: the view of knowledge that ended philosophy or a theory of learning and instruction?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Constructivism is referred to in two very different ways in education including medical education: to refer to a view of knowledge and to refer to a theory of learning and hence instruction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This proposal (a) distinguishes between these two usages of constructivism and (b) concludes that constructivism is not a theory of learning and thus as such has little to offer that might be of value to medical education.
authors.affiliation: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, P.O. Box 19623, Springfield, IL 62794-9623, USA. colliver@siumed.edu
authors.forename: Jerry A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Colliver
mesh_terms: D004501:Education, Medical; D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D007858:Learning; D017145:Models, Educational; D010684:Philosophy; D014481:United States