Fostering Understanding Of Complex Systems In Biology Education

Author : Orit Ben Zvi Assaraf,Marie-Christine P. J. Knippels
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030981440

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Fostering Understanding of Complex Systems in Biology Education by Orit Ben Zvi Assaraf,Marie-Christine P. J. Knippels Pdf

This book synthesizes a wealth of international research on the critical topic of ‘fostering understanding of complex systems in biology education’. Complex systems are prevalent in many scientific fields, and at all scales, from the micro scale of a single cell or molecule to complex systems at the macro scale such as ecosystems. Understanding the complexity of natural systems can be extremely challenging, though crucial for an adequate understanding of what they are and how they work. The term “systems thinking” has become synonymous with developing a coherent understanding of complex biological processes and phenomena. For researchers and educators alike, understanding how students’ systems thinking develops is an essential prerequisite to develop and maintain pedagogical scaffolding that facilitates students’ ability to fully understand the system’s complexity. To that end, this book provides researchers and teachers with key insights from the current research community on how to support learners systems thinking in secondary and higher education. Each chapter in the book elaborates on different theoretical and methodological frameworks pertaining to complexity in biology education and a variety of biological topics are included from genetics, photosynthesis, and the carbon cycle to ecology and climate change. Specific attention is paid to design elements of computer-based learning environments to understand complexity in biology education.

Author : Tom Bielik,Moritz Krell,Laura Zangori,Orit Ben Zvi Assaraf
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9782832539019

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Investigating Complex Phenomena: Bridging between Systems Thinking and Modeling in Science Education by Tom Bielik,Moritz Krell,Laura Zangori,Orit Ben Zvi Assaraf Pdf

Understanding the complexity of the natural world and making sense of phenomena is one of the main goals of science and science education. When investigating complex phenomena, such as climate change or pandemic outbreaks, students are expected to engage in systems thinking by considering the boundaries of the investigated system, identifying the relevant components and their interactions, and exploring system attributes such as hierarchical organization, dynamicity, feedback loops, and emergence. Scientific models are tools that support students’ reasoning and understanding of complex systems, and students are expected to develop their modeling competence and to engage in the modeling process by constructing, testing, revising, and using models to explain and predict phenomena. Computational modeling tools, for example, provide students with the opportunity to explore big data, run simulations and investigate complex systems. Therefore, both systems thinking and modeling approaches are important for science education when investigating complex phenomena.

Author : Norman G. Lederman,Dana L. Zeidler,Judith S. Lederman
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 1916 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2023-03-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000828665

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Handbook of Research on Science Education by Norman G. Lederman,Dana L. Zeidler,Judith S. Lederman Pdf

Volume III of this landmark synthesis of research offers a comprehensive, state-of-the-art survey highlighting new and emerging research perspectives in science education. Building on the foundations set in Volumes I and II, Volume III provides a globally minded, up-to-the-minute survey of the science education research community and represents the diversity of the field. Each chapter has been updated with new research and new content, and Volume III has been further developed to include new and expanded coverage on astronomy and space education, epistemic practices related to socioscientific issues,design-based research, interdisciplinary and STEM education, inclusive science education, and the global impact of nature of science and scientific inquiry literacy. As with the previous volumes, Volume III is organized around six themes: theory and methods of science education research; science learning; diversity and equity; science teaching; curriculum and assessment; and science teacher education. Each chapter presents an integrative review of the research on the topic it addresses, pulling together the existing research, working to understand historical trends and patterns in that body of scholarship, describing how the issue is conceptualized within the literature, how methods and theories have shaped the outcomes of the research, and where the strengths, weaknesses, and gaps are in the literature. Providing guidance to science education faculty, scholars, and graduate students, and pointing towards future directions of the field, Handbook of Research on Science Education Research, Volume III offers an essential resource to all members of the science education community.

Author : Claire Sinnema,Alan J. Daly,Joelle Rodway,Darren Hannah,Rachel Cann,Yi-Hwa Liou
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781803825137

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Improving the Relational Space of Curriculum Realisation by Claire Sinnema,Alan J. Daly,Joelle Rodway,Darren Hannah,Rachel Cann,Yi-Hwa Liou Pdf

Improving the Relational Space of Curriculum Realisation outlines an approach to intervention that helps educators solve problematic patterns in their networks, leverage resources better within and across school networks, and embed relational conditions that are conducive to ambitious curriculum goals being realised.

Author : Kostas Kampourakis,Michael J. Reiss
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351615211

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Teaching Biology in Schools by Kostas Kampourakis,Michael J. Reiss Pdf

An indispensable tool for biology teacher educators, researchers, graduate students, and practising teachers, this book presents up-to-date research, addresses common misconceptions, and discusses the pedagogical content knowledge necessary for effective teaching of key topics in biology. Chapters cover core subjects such as molecular biology, genetics, ecology, and biotechnology, and tackle broader issues that cut across topics, such as learning environments, worldviews, and the nature of scientific inquiry and explanation. Written by leading experts on their respective topics from a range of countries across the world, this international book transcends national curricula and highlights global issues, problems, and trends in biology literacy.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789087909239

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Fostering Scientific Habits of Mind by Anonim Pdf

The demand for higher education worldwide is booming. Governments want well-educated citizens and knowledge workers but are scrambling for funds. The capacity of the public sector to provide increased and equitable access to higher education is seriously challenged.

Author : Susan E. Israel
Publisher : Guilford Publications
Page : 721 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781462528912

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Handbook of Research on Reading Comprehension by Susan E. Israel Pdf

This esteemed reference work and professional resource, now substantially revised, integrates classic and cutting-edge research on how children and adolescents make meaning from text. The comprehension tasks and challenges facing students at different grade levels are explored, with attention to multiple text types and reading purposes. Preeminent researchers offer a range of perspectives--cognitive, neuroscientific, sociocultural, pedagogical, and technological--on key aspects of comprehension. Effective approaches to assessment, instruction, and intervention are reviewed. The volume also addresses issues in teaching specific populations, including struggling readers and English language learners. New to This Edition *A decade's worth of significant research advances are reflected in 10 entirely new chapters. *Revised throughout to incorporate new studies and timely topics: the expanding role of technology, changing school populations, the Common Core standards, international research, and more. *Chapters on graphic, scientific, and multiple digital texts. *Chapters on fluency, professional learning, and literacy coaching.

Author : Susan E. Israel
Publisher : Guilford Publications
Page : 721 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781462528899

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Handbook of Research on Reading Comprehension, Second Edition by Susan E. Israel Pdf

"This edition provides a transformative snapshot of reading comprehension as a field of study at a seminal moment. It maintains the same high level of standards with respect to (1) historical perspectives useful for laying the foundation of study on reading comprehension; (2) theoretical perspectives that allow the reader to consider different views on how specific areas have evolved since the first edition; (3) excellent chapters on various elements of reading comprehension, including major research studies in assessment, cultural impacts of reading comprehension, issues affecting English language learners, and consideration of international populations; and (4) identification of future research needs to help raise important questions and stimulate possible hypotheses for future research"--

Author : ISLS
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781483406671

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The Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) Conference 2013, Volume 2 by ISLS Pdf

Author : David F. Treagust,Chi-Yan Tsui
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400741928

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Multiple Representations in Biological Education by David F. Treagust,Chi-Yan Tsui Pdf

This new publication in the Models and Modeling in Science Education series synthesizes a wealth of international research on using multiple representations in biology education and aims for a coherent framework in using them to improve higher-order learning. Addressing a major gap in the literature, the volume proposes a theoretical model for advancing biology educators’ notions of how multiple external representations (MERs) such as analogies, metaphors and visualizations can best be harnessed for improving teaching and learning in biology at all pedagogical levels. The content tackles the conceptual and linguistic difficulties of learning biology at each level—macro, micro, sub-micro, and symbolic, illustrating how MERs can be used in teaching across these levels and in various combinations, as well as in differing contexts and topic areas. The strategies outlined will help students’ reasoning and problem-solving skills, enhance their ability to construct mental models and internal representations, and, ultimately, will assist in increasing public understanding of biology-related issues, a key goal in today’s world of pressing concerns over societal problems about food, environment, energy, and health. The book concludes by highlighting important aspects of research in biological education in the post-genomic, information age.

Author : J. Michael Spector,Barbara B. Lockee,Marcus D. Childress
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 4144 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783319174617

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Learning, Design, and Technology by J. Michael Spector,Barbara B. Lockee,Marcus D. Childress Pdf

The multiple, related fields encompassed by this Major Reference Work represent a convergence of issues and topics germane to the rapidly changing segments of knowledge and practice in educational communications and technology at all levels and around the globe. There is no other comparable work that is designed not only to gather vital, current, and evolving information and understandings in these knowledge segments but also to be updated on a continuing basis in order to keep pace with the rapid changes taking place in the relevant fields. The Handbook is composed of substantive (5,000 to 15,000 words), peer-reviewed entries that examine and explicate seminal facets of learning theory, research, and practice. It provides a broad range of relevant topics, including significant developments as well as innovative uses of technology that promote learning, performance, and instruction. This work is aimed at researchers, designers, developers, instructors, and other professional practitioners.

Author : Sanket Joshi
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 587 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789819994625

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Systems Biology Approaches: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Understanding Mechanisms of Complex Diseases by Sanket Joshi Pdf

Author : Alberto Cañas,Priit Reiska,Joseph Novak
Publisher : Springer
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783319455013

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Innovating with Concept Mapping by Alberto Cañas,Priit Reiska,Joseph Novak Pdf

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Concept Mapping, CMC 2016, held in Tallinn, Estonia, in September 2016. The 25 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 135 submissions. The papers address issues such as facilitation of learning; eliciting, capturing, archiving, and using “expert” knowledge; planning instruction; assessment of “deep” understandings; research planning; collaborative knowledge modeling; creation of “knowledge portfolios”; curriculum design; eLearning, and administrative and strategic planning and monitoring.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789087901042

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International Handbook of Technology Education by Anonim Pdf

This first volume in the International Technology Education Series offers a unique, worldwide collection of national surveys into the developments of Technology Education in the past two decades.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 952 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011-05-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0080931227

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Philosophy of Complex Systems by Anonim Pdf

The domain of nonlinear dynamical systems and its mathematical underpinnings has been developing exponentially for a century, the last 35 years seeing an outpouring of new ideas and applications and a concomitant confluence with ideas of complex systems and their applications from irreversible thermodynamics. A few examples are in meteorology, ecological dynamics, and social and economic dynamics. These new ideas have profound implications for our understanding and practice in domains involving complexity, predictability and determinism, equilibrium, control, planning, individuality, responsibility and so on. Our intention is to draw together in this volume, we believe for the first time, a comprehensive picture of the manifold philosophically interesting impacts of recent developments in understanding nonlinear systems and the unique aspects of their complexity. The book will focus specifically on the philosophical concepts, principles, judgments and problems distinctly raised by work in the domain of complex nonlinear dynamical systems, especially in recent years. -Comprehensive coverage of all main theories in the philosophy of Complex Systems -Clearly written expositions of fundamental ideas and concepts -Definitive discussions by leading researchers in the field -Summaries of leading-edge research in related fields are also included