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Recommended Citation: Jaime, R.  An Educational Software Supported Constructivist Methodology for Data Modeling and Database Design Skills Improvement.  In The Proceedings of the Information Systems Education Conference 2009, v 26 (Washington DC): §4144. ISSN: 1542-7382.
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An Educational Software Supported Constructivist Methodology for Data Modeling and Database Design Skills Improvement

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Ricardo Jaime    [a1] [a2]
Grupo de Investigación en Tecnologías de la Información Aplicadas a la Educación GIDSAW
Universitaria de Investigación y Desarrollo UDI    [u1] [u2]
Bucaramanga, Colombia    [c1] [c2]

This paper is about an in progress experience, applying a constructivist approach to improve the design skills students obtain in an introductory database course at an undergraduate computer science career. It was necessary to develop educational software and a methodological model to produce a constructivist context in which design skills were more significant than ability to use business database management software. Also it was modified the current curricula in database introductory course.

Keywords: constructivism, data modeling, database design skills, educational software

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