Basics of systems thinking and conceptual modeling skills can be imparted within less than one semester¶

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Currency · newest study 2023 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Imparting the basics of systems thinking and conceptual modeling skills can be achieved within a short period of time — less than one semester. → Peretz 2023

Evidence¶

Peretz 2023¶

Peretz, R., Tal, M., Akiri, E., Dori, D., & Dori, Y. J. (2023). Fostering engineering and science students' and teachers' systems thinking and conceptual modeling skills. Instructional Science, 51, 509–543. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-023-09625-9

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The authors state this as a main conclusion extending beyond the online learning context, drawn from the study in which participants completed four food-related learning assignments and created OPM conceptual models. No effect size is printed.

"One main conclusion that extends beyond the online learning was that imparting the basics of systems thinking and conceptual modeling skills can be achieved even within a short period of time—less than one semester."

Discussion¶

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