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Carl Bereiter

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Carl Edward Bereiter, born in 1930, is an American education researcher and professor emeritus at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, known for his research into knowledge building. Together with Marlene Scardamalia he created and developed the Knowledge Building theory, which describes what a community of learners needs to accomplish in order to create knowledge, and which addresses the need to educate people for the knowledge age society, in which knowledge and innovation are pervasive.

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Carl Edward Bereiter (born 1930) is an American education researcher, professor emeritus at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto known for his research into knowledge building.
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The Knowledge Building (KB) theory was created and developed by Carl Bereiter and Marlene Scardamalia for describing what a community of learners needs to accomplish in order to create knowledge.
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