Coach youth to recognize problem-solving opportunities, master effective heuristics, and bolster motivation through collaboration¶

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Evidence · 1 claim (1 for) · 1 study (1 qualitative), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description¶

The article recommends that pedagogical perspectives promoting practical application of science in non-school contexts — STSE and action research, science for social justice, activism in the curriculum, integrated curriculum, and multi-sciences — should explicitly coach youth. The authors state these perspectives "are well positioned to coach students to solve problems in local and global arenas, through the application of school science and in collaboration with others in everyday life," and that educators should appraise implementation of relevant curriculum initiatives.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Pedagogical approaches such as STSE, social justice, activism, integrated curriculum and multi-sciences that already aim at practical application of science in non-school contexts

Constraints¶

• Directed at high school youth whose everyday problem-solving currently shows minimal persistence and personal rather than societal relevance

Target Learners¶

• high school youth in urban Ontario

Target Learning Goals¶

• applying school science to solve everyday problems
• recognizing problem-solving opportunities in socioscientific issues
• collaborating with others in problem-solving

Claims¶

• Youth motivation to persist in everyday problem-solving is minimal, costing them collaboration and new knowledge [+W]

Related Strategies¶

• Engage youth as partners in stewardship rather than as subjects to be taught
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• Use ChatGPT as a tool for supporting students’ learning and promoting problem-solving skills
• Apply Youth Participatory Action Research principles to school-based citizen science design to support student agency

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Gitari, W. (2016). The Application of School Science by Urban High School Youth through Problem-solving in Everyday Life. Science Education International, 27(3), 344-368. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1118432