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Teaching and Learning About Complex Systems in K–12 Science Education: A Review of Empirical Studies 1995–2015

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Teaching and Learning About Complex Systems in K–12 Science Education: A Review of Empirical Studies 1995–2015
Abstract/Description
The study of complex systems has been highlighted in recent science education policy in the United States and has been the subject of important real-world scientific investigation. Because of this, research on complex systems in K–12 science education has shown a marked increase over the past two decades. In this systematic review, we analyzed 75 empirical studies to determine whether the research (a) collectively represents the goals of educational policy and real-world science, (b) has considered a variety of settings and populations, and (c) has demonstrated systematic investigation of interventions with a view to scale. Results revealed needs in five areas of research: a need to diversify the knowledge domains within which research is conducted, more research on learning about system states, agreement on the essential features of complex systems content, greater focus on contextual factors that support learning including teacher learning, and a need for more comparative research.
Author/creator
Yoon, Susan A.
Goh, Sao-Ee
Park, Miyoung
Date
2018
In publication
Review of Educational Research
Volume
88
Issue
2
Pages
285-325
Resource type
en Research/Scholarly Media
Resource status/form
en Published Text
Scholarship genre
en Synthesis/Overview
Keywords
science education
complex systems
student and teacher learning
Language
en
Open access/full-text available
en No
Peer reviewed
en Yes
ISSN
0034-6543
DOI
10.3102/0034654317746090
URL
Official Publisher's Webpage (SAGE)
Citation
Yoon, S. A., Goh, S.-E., & Park, M. (2018). Teaching and Learning About Complex Systems in K–12 Science Education: A Review of Empirical Studies 1995–2015. Review of Educational Research, 88(2), 285–325. https://doi.org/10.3102/0034654317746090
Cited in
Critical Perspectives on the Contexts of Improvement Research in Education
Abbreviation
Review of Educational Research
Item sets
Handbook Chapter 11 Citations

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