Fostering Understanding of Complex Systems in Biology Education

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Pedagogies, Guidelines and Insights from Classroom-based Research, Contributions from Biology Education Research

ISBN: 3030981436
ISBN 13: 9783030981433
Herausgeber: Orit Ben Zvi Assaraf/Marie-Christine P J Knippels
Verlag: Springer Verlag GmbH
Umfang: viii, 278 S., 1 s/w Illustr., 278 p. 1 illus.
Erscheinungsdatum: 26.05.2022
Auflage: 1/2022
Produktform: Gebunden/Hardback
Einband: Gebunden

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.

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Prof. Orit Ben-Zvi Assaraf is former Chair of the Graduate Program for Science and Technology Education, at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Israel. Her work in science education focuses on issues such as: Design of informal outdoor learning environments; Cognitive based research into systems thinking in the eld of Biology, Ecology and Earth sciences and development of environmental literacy and nature conservation within science education. Dr. MarieChristine Knippels is an Associate Professor in Science Education and former head of the Biology education team at the Freudenthal Institute, Utrecht University, the Netherlands. She is a biologist, holds a PhD in Genetics Education and completed a postdoc research project on moral reasoning in genomicsrelated dilemmas. Her research focuses on fostering metacognitive skills in biology education and promoting scientific literacy and citizenship, through design based research and Lesson study projects. She has (co)authoredarticles on yoyo thinking, systems thinking, reasoning with models in biology education and socioscientific issues. She has been involved in various European projects and networks, and led the EUFP7 PARRISE project.

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