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6 - The Formation Experiment in the Age of Hypermedia and Distance Learning

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 August 2009

By
Hartmut Giest
Edited by
Bert van Oers ,
Wim Wardekker ,
Ed Elbers  and
René van der Veer
Hartmut Giest
Affiliation:
Institute of Primary School Education, University of Potsdam, Germany
Bert van Oers
Affiliation:
Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
Wim Wardekker
Affiliation:
Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
Ed Elbers
Affiliation:
Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands
René van der Veer
Affiliation:
Universiteit Leiden
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Summary

It is well known that learning tasks and demands in science education present substantial difficulties for the majority of students (Aikenhead, 1994; Solomon & Aikenhead, 1994; Yager, 1996; see also Mikkilä-Erdmann 2001; Vosniadou et al. 2001; Wiser & Amin 2001). International comparisons (e.g., TIMSS – Third International Mathematics and Science Study, Martin & Kelly 1996; Baumert, Lehman, et al. 1997; and PISA – Programme for International Student Assessment, http://www.pisa.oecd.org, Baumert et al., 2001) reveal considerable problems concerning application tasks, problem solving, scientific argumentation, and the like, whereas reproductive tasks and skills are better mastered. In my view these results indicate that most of the students have tremendous problems in theoretical thinking. Science education suffers – among other shortcomings – from a predominant orientation toward isolated, nonsituated facts that are seldom applied to real-life situations, and this orientation leads to difficulties in understanding and a loss of sense and motivation in many students. One reason for this situation is the preference in today's classroom for an often unrelated, single-discipline approach as a means to interpretation and understanding. This approach is no longer viable, however, because mankind's problems are becoming more and more complex and their understanding and solution require the application of a transdisciplinary approach to address this complexity.

Mankind's problems are a consequence of developmental conflicts of complex systems (ecology, economy, climate, democracy). These systems are characterized by opposing tendencies.

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The Transformation of Learning
Advances in Cultural-Historical Activity Theory
 , pp. 100 - 126
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2008

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