Advancement through Individual Determination

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This paper discusses constructivist educational theory and its practical application to benefit "at risk" students through strategies exemplified by the Advancement through Individual Determination (AVID) program.

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"The purpose of this paper is to discuss constructivist educational theory and its practical application to benefit at risk students through strategies exemplified by the AVID program. The theory of social constructivism focuses on the socio-cultural context in which knowledge is constructed and places emphasis on the value of interaction allowing individual learners to restructure their own concepts in the process. Learning is considered as an individual process of knowledge construction which is supported by contact or interaction within either the traditional classroom..."

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