A Mind with a Mind of Its Own: How Complexity Theory Can Inform Early Science Pedagogy
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DOI: 10.1007/s10648-019-09472-6
Abstract: In the current paper, we develop an approach to early science pedagogy that is based on insights about how complex adaptive systems function. Complexity approaches have an important advantage over traditional information-processing approaches: They anticipate… read more here.
Keywords: science; science pedagogy; mind; early science ... See more keywords
Teaching to Transform: (W)holistic Science Pedagogy
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DOI: 10.1080/00405841.2019.1626616
Abstract: As the scientific and technological divide widens, access to quality science instruction has become a civil rights issue: those equipped with the knowledge and skill will remain caretakers of status and power. This inequality is… read more here.
Keywords: science pedagogy; science; teaching transform; holistic science ... See more keywords
On the Tacit Aspects of Science Pedagogy in Higher Education
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00656
Abstract: In this article, we examine the concept of tacit knowledge and its implications for science education. We suggest that the history of scientific ideas and the personal nature of learning imply that higher education in… read more here.
Keywords: science pedagogy; aspects science; tacit aspects; higher education ... See more keywords