Fostering System Thinking Learning by Combining Problem-Based Learning and Simulation-Based Learning Approaches

Autor/inn/en	do Amaral , João Alberto Arantes; Fregni, Felipe
Titel	Fostering System Thinking Learning by Combining Problem-Based Learning and Simulation-Based Learning Approaches
Quelle	In: International Journal of Instruction, 14 (2021) 3, S.1-16 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1694-609X
Schlagwörter	Thinking Skills; Skill Development; Problem Based Learning; Graduate Students; Foreign Countries; Computer Simulation; Assignments; Student Attitudes; Brazil + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Denkfähigkeit; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Problem-based learning; Problemorientiertes Lernen; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Ausland; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Assignment; Auftrag; Zuweisung; Schülerverhalten; Brasilien
Abstract	This article presents findings regarding a Systems Thinking graduate course that took place in 2019, involving 11 graduate students from the University of São Paulo. The course followed a combination of problem-based learning and simulation-based learning approaches. The students were challenged to model the dynamics portrayed in short-films, documentaries, and case studies. Comics were used to illustrate key points. Our research goal was to analyze the educational components of this program qualitatively. We collected qualitative data using questionnaires and in-deep interviews and analyzed following a systemic analysis. Our findings are: (a) Creating models of situations portraited in videos and case studies helped the learning of qualitative modeling tools by motivating the students and promoting knowledge sharing. b) Computer simulation improved the learning of quantitative modeling tools, fostered critical thinking skills, and increased the understanding of the system's structures and patterns of behavior. c) Comics helped the students to comprehend complex issues. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Gate Association for Teaching and Education. e-mail: iji@ogu.edu.tr; Web site: http://e-iji.net/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01