Ways of Thinking in STEM-based Problem Solving
Teaching and Learning in a New Era
- 292 pages
- English
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Ways of Thinking in STEM-based Problem Solving
Teaching and Learning in a New Era
About this book
Taking a future-oriented approach, this book addresses students' ways of thinking in STEM-based problem solving. It provides a rich set of chapters that explore how we can advance important thinking skills in STEM education for K-12 students.
STEM education is essential to understanding and solving many of the world's major challenges. However, the kind of interdisciplinary modes of thinking required to tackle such unforeseen problems is lacking in most STEM education delivery. This book examines the various ways of thinking that can be applied to effective STEM-based problem solving across K-12 education. These include design and design-based thinking, systems thinking and modeling, critical thinking, innovative and adaptive thinking, intuition in problem solving, and computational and algorithmic thinking. Across the chapters, the authors' interdisciplinary perspectives give further depth to understanding how students learn and apply their thinking to solve STEM-based problems. The book also provides guidance on how to assess ways of thinking in STEM education, to ensure educators can recognize students' progress and development.
Bringing together a team of international experts, this book is essential reading for pre-service teachers, teacher educators, and researchers in STEM education.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- List of contributors
- 1 STEM-based problem solving in a new era
- 2 STEM in a changing world: āinsiderā and āoutsiderā perspectives
- 3 Global creative disruption and implications for STEM-based problem solving and learning
- 4 STEM ways of thinking: Elementary grade learnersā possibility and adaptive thinking in STEM-rich contexts
- 5 The critical role of intuition in problem solving
- 6 Nexus for STEM problem solving and transfer research: Instruction first or productive failure first?
- 7 Studentsā systems modeling: A classroom of the future
- 8 Systems thinking in the early grades
- 9 Systems thinking journeys of preschool teachers: A leverage point for problem solving
- 10 Perspectives on design thinking within STEM
- 11 Design-based thinking in problem solving in technology and across the STEM disciplines
- 12 Engineering design in STEM-based problem solving
- 13 Engineering design reasoning for conscientious decision-making
- 14 Critical thinking in STEM education
- 15 Critical thinking in mathematics and mathematical modeling related to STEM
- 16 Computer programming puzzles, mathematics education, and the culture of learning
- 17 Computational problem solving in STEM education
- 18 Challenges in assessing studentsā STEM-based problem solving
- 19 Ways of thinking and STEM-based problem solving: Toward the future
- Index