Integrating foldscopes into problem-based learning

Lounell White ()
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Lounell White: North-West University

No 9612117, Proceedings of Teaching and Education Conferences from International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences

Abstract: Skills required in the 21st century necessitate teaching methodologies that educators use to equip learners for practice. Problem-based learning (PBL) supports the development of 21st-century skills as it fosters critical thinking, problem solving, creativity and collaboration. The current research aimed to determine whether Life Sciences (Biology) methodology student teachers could integrate the use of foldscopes into PBL. The research found that student teachers experienced the foldscopes as exciting, and revealed positive responses for classroom use. Some student teachers were, however, unable to develop a PBL activity for their learners, and leaned towards traditional teaching methods. Cultural historical activity theory (CHAT) was used as lens to analyse the activity system and identify tensions within the system.

Keywords: Cultural historical activity theory; Foldscopes; Self-directed learning; Problem-based learning; 21st-century skills (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I24 I29 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 14 pages
Date: 2019-10
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Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 8th Teaching & Education Conference, Vienna, Oct 2019, pages 392-405

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