Students reported acquiring new futures thinking skills (scenario building, backcasting) that systematised their thinking¶
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q2 i? The theme of new futures thinking skills systematising thinking appeared in 76% of interviews; students valued concrete thinking tools such as the Futures Cone and backcasting. → Tapio Rasa 2022
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Tapio Rasa 2022¶
Tapio Rasa, Elina Palmgren, Antti Laherto. (2022). Futurising science education: students' experiences from a course on futures thinking and quantum computing. Instructional Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-021-09572-3
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Interview excerpt (Marcus) coded under the theme 'New futures thinking skills (e.g. scenario building, backcasting) systematise one's thinking', the most prevalent theme (76%, 16 of 21 interviews). The authors note backcasting seemed to leave a lasting impression.
"I have a more concrete idea that there are these tools, even concrete tools for thinking of the future."
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Related Claims¶
- After the futures-and-quantum-computing course, upper-secondary students reported a more optimistic or hopeful outlook on the future — related
- Students' perceptions of futures broadened and pluralised, and deterministic thought patterns were questioned — related
- Imagining preferable futures, especially via backcasting, was seen by students as creating possibilities for agency — related
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Students reported acquiring new futures thinking skills (scenario building, backcasting) that systematised their thinking |
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Students reported acquiring new futures thinking skills (scenario building, backcasting) that systematised their thinking |
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