A Collaborative Problem-Solving Process through Environmental Field Studies

Autor/inn/en	Kim, Mijung; Tan, Hoe Teck
Titel	A Collaborative Problem-Solving Process through Environmental Field Studies
Quelle	In: International Journal of Science Education, 35 (2013) 3, S.357-387 (31 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0950-0693
DOI	10.1080/09500693.2012.752116
Schlagwörter	Cooperative Learning; Problem Solving; Middle School Students; High School Students; Environmental Education; Science Education; Field Studies; Interdisciplinary Approach; Decision Making; Communication (Thought Transfer); Peer Relationship; Foreign Countries; Malaysia; Singapore + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kooperatives Lernen; Problemlösen; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Praxisforschung; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Communication; thought; Kommunikation; Gedanke; Peer-Beziehungen; Ausland; Singapur
Abstract	This study explored and documented students' responses to opportunities for collective knowledge building and collaboration in a problem-solving process within complex environmental challenges and pressing issues with various dimensions of knowledge and skills. Middle-school students ("n" =?16; age 14) and high-school students ("n"?=?16; age 17) from two Singapore public institutions participated in an environmental science field study to experience knowledge integration and a decision-making process. Students worked on six research topics to understand the characteristics of an organic farm and plan for building an ecological village. Students collected and analysed data from the field and shared their findings. Their field work and discussions were video-recorded, and their reflective notes and final reports were collected for data coding and interpretation. The results revealed that throughout the study, students experienced the needs and development of integrated knowledge, encountered the challenges of knowledge sharing and communication during their collaboration, and learned how to cope with the difficulties. Based on research findings, this study further discusses students' learning through a collaborative problem-solving process, including the interdependence of knowledge and the development of mutual relationships such as respect and care for others' knowledge and learning. (Contains 1 note, 3 tables, and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10