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"The Design Based Education method fits within a social-constructivist vision of learning and matches with a number of scholarly substantiated insights into effective learning:
• Learning is a social activity; we construct meaning through interaction; • Our brain functions better when we activate it as much as possible; when we are actively using it ("learning is a verb"); • Learning is more effective in a situation rich in context, based on a current issue and in line with the learner's phase of development; • Authentic issues and learning environments encourage transfer (application of what has been learned in a new situation); • Learning on the basis of inquisitiveness and involvement of the learner in the learning process creates motivation; • Creativity is fed by divergent thinking."
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