Students adopted nondeterministic (SCOT-like) views in which humans influence technological change, supporting agency¶
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q2 i? A theme (38%) centred on the idea that humans have influence over technological change, expressed in pluralised futures and questioned fears. → 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 (Lydia) coded under the theme 'SCOT views in pluralised futures and questioned fears' (38% of 21 interviews), reflecting the course's invitation to claim human ownership of technology.
"[...] we shouldn't be so black-and-white [about technology] [...] basically robots can't start a revolution unless there's a human behind it."
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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 — a broader claim this one bears on
- Agency metaphors expressed fear that GenAI steals human agency and threatens jobs, reflecting a binary human-versus-machine model — reports the opposite
- Starting the FTW process in the far future (Box 4) frees participants from present technological limitations — related
- Students saw technology and STEM careers as creating concrete possibilities for their own agency — related
- Students express fear and apathy about AI's impact on their careers, shifting focus toward outcomes over process and questioning effort investment in learning computer science — related
- Students perceived the future as more unpredictable after the course, often finding the openness liberating rather than distressing — related
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Students adopted nondeterministic (SCOT-like) views in which humans influence technological change, supporting agency |
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Students adopted nondeterministic (SCOT-like) views in which humans influence technological change, supporting agency |
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