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Enhancing System Thinking in Education Using System Dynamics

Holger Arndt

für Erziehungswissenschaft/Schulpädagogik, Pädagogische Hochschule Karlsruhe, Bismarckstrasse 10 76133 Karlsruhe, Germany; holger{at}arndt-sowi.de

System thinking skills are a prerequisite for acting successfully and responsibly in a complex world. However, traditional education largely fails to enhance system thinking skills whereas learnercentered educational methods seem more promising. Several such educational methods are compared with respect to their suitability for improving system thinking. It is proposed that integrated learning environments consisting of system dynamics models and additional didactical material have positive learning effects.This is exemplified by the illustration and validation of two learning sequences.

Key Words: Applications in social sciences and the humanities • economics • tools and technology • modeling and simulation environments • theory and methodology • system dynamics • education—training and the profession • modeling and simulation in education

SIMULATION, Vol. 82, No. 11, 795-806 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0037549706075250
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