Cross-Disciplinary Learning: A Framework for Assessing Application of Concepts across Science Disciplines

Autor/inn/en	Borda, Emily; Haskell, Todd; Todd, Andrew
Titel	Cross-Disciplinary Learning: A Framework for Assessing Application of Concepts across Science Disciplines
Quelle	In: Journal of College Science Teaching, 52 (2022) 1, S.83-92 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-231X
Schlagwörter	Interdisciplinary Approach; Multiple Choice Tests; Protocol Analysis; Evaluation Methods; Undergraduate Study; Science Instruction; Transfer of Training; Statistical Analysis; Physics; Qualitative Research + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Multiple choice examinations; Multiple-choice tests, Multiple-choice examinations; Multiple-Choice-Verfahren; Grundstudium; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Training; Transfer; Ausbildung; Statistische Analyse; Physik; Qualitative Forschung
Abstract	We propose cross-disciplinary learning as a construct that can guide instruction and assessment in programs that feature sequential learning across multiple science disciplines. Crossdisciplinary learning combines insights from interdisciplinary learning, transfer, and resources frameworks and highlights the processes of resource activation, transformation, and integration to support sense-making in a novel disciplinary context by drawing on knowledge from other prerequisite disciplines. In this article, we describe two measurement approaches based on this construct: (a) a paired multiple choice instrument set to measure the extent of cross-disciplinary learning; and (b) a think-aloud interview approach to provide insights into which resources are activated, and how they are used, when making sense of an unfamiliar phenomenon. We offer implications for program and course assessment. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01