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Creative Pragmatics for Active Learning in STEM Education (Contributions from Science Education Research, 14)
by: Connie Svabo (Editor), Michael Shanks (Editor), Chunfang Zhou (Editor), Tamara Carleton (Editor)
Publisher: Springer
Publication Date: 2025-04-11
Language: English
Print Length: 317 pages
ISBN-10: 3031787196
ISBN-13: 9783031787195
Book Description
This edited volume is an invitation to redesign STEMhigher education. It shows the way to active learning in diverse scenarios and provides educators, leaders and policymakers with a visionary approach to active learning and hands-on examples of how education can help students navigate complexity and unpredictability—the challenges of contemporary society.Featuring contributions from a diverse array of scholars and practitioners, this book explores: · Creative learning strategies· Dynamic teacher-student interactions· Innovative assessment methods· The design of engaging learning environmentsIntegrating science education with perspectives from pragmatism, science and technology studies, the humanities, art and design, this book presents a framework for understanding knowledge as an evolving, performative process. Through insightful case studies, the book emphasises agency and creativity as essential elements of learning, promoting interdisciplinary collaboration and flexible problem-solving.Chapters 1 and 7 are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link. springer.com
Editorial Reviews
This edited volume is an invitation to redesign STEMhigher education. It shows the way to active learning in diverse scenarios and provides educators, leaders and policymakers with a visionary approach to active learning and hands-on examples of how education can help students navigate complexity and unpredictability—the challenges of contemporary society.Featuring contributions from a diverse array of scholars and practitioners, this book explores: · Creative learning strategies· Dynamic teacher-student interactions· Innovative assessment methods· The design of engaging learning environmentsIntegrating science education with perspectives from pragmatism, science and technology studies, the humanities, art and design, this book presents a framework for understanding knowledge as an evolving, performative process. Through insightful case studies, the book emphasises agency and creativity as essential elements of learning, promoting interdisciplinary collaboration and flexible problem-solving.Chapters 1 and 7 are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link. springer.com
