A Pedagogical Challenge: Integrative Thinking.

Autor/inn/en	Peterson, Nils S.; und weitere
Institution	Washington State Univ., Pullman. Dept. of Veterinary and Comparative Anatomy, Pharmacology and Physiology.
Titel	A Pedagogical Challenge: Integrative Thinking.
Quelle	(1985), (29 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Biology; Cardiovascular System; Cognitive Processes; College Science; Computer Assisted Instruction; Higher Education; Instructional Improvement; Interdisciplinary Approach; Physiology; Problem Solving; Science Education; Science Instruction; Skill Development; Technology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Biologie; Herz-Kreislauf-System; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Unterrichtsqualität; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Physiologie; Problemlösen; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Technologie
Abstract	An instructional framework which provides opportunities for students to synthesize knowledge and recognize general approaches to problem representation and solution is advocated and discussed in this paper. The need for a combination of an interdisciplinary approach with the new technologies of the information age is emphasized. Major ideas addressed include: (1) the need for knowledge integration; (2) the nature of complex systems, using the cardiovascular system as an example; (3) hierarchial representation of complex systems; (4) problem solving in complex systems, using the cardiovascular system as an example; (5) the role of the computer in teaching about complexity; (6) a way to modify the existing curriculum and to teach integrative thinking by using new computer-based simulations; and (7) a new professional activity, knowledge interface design, which will facilitate the transformation of the present curriculum. (ML)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC