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This contribution presents three lesson activities for lower secondary education that were developed to teach system thinking in concert with subject matter. The pedagogical approach is described, leading to a practical design philosophy for lesson activities using qualitative representations. These representations allow for capturing basic qualitative notions, such as the entities that constitute the system, their changeable features referred to as quantities, and cause-effect relations that propagate changes between these quantities.
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18-08-2021
In this paper, we discuss the pedagogical approach of two lessons that are aimed at learning domain knowledge and systems thinking simultaneously using qualitative representations. Next to understanding basic cause-effect relationships, these lessons focus on the notion that systems can move through different states of behavior. An additional focus concerns system boundaries and distinguishing between what is part-of and not part-of a system.
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18-08-2021
Systems thinking is a complex skill for learners in secondary education. We argue that qualitative representations can be valuable tools to actively engage in learning this skill. However, the effectiveness of these tools is currently hampered by complexity and the lack of instructional embedding. In this contribution, we present our developments on scaffolds for learning, instructional formats, and automated support in order to unleash the potential of qualitative representations for secondary education.
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18-08-2021
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