Abstract

GONZALEZ, António José. O paradigma do problema absurdo: contexto teórico e carácter heurístico . Aná. Psicológica [online]. 1999, vol.17, n.1, pp.19-25. ISSN 0870-8231.

The author exposes some of the different ways of using the absurd problem paradigm, some of wich were explored by members of the Investigation Unit on Cognitive Psychology of Development and Education Psychology. The main analysis are on the question of the meaning in the teaching-learning process, the effects of different contexts in the use of knowledge, and the power of «Didactic Contract».

Keywords : Absurd problem; cognition; context; social construction of knowledge.

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