Study of the conceptions related to learning of complex concepts: the case of the ecosystem

lamjed messoussi

Abstract


To what extend does the apprehension of a so-called "systemic" thought ensure success in the process of learning of complex concepts? That is the main question underlying this didactic research.

This study tries to approach the conceptions of the teachers about the concept of the system and its complexity, by emerging modes of reasoning and by identifying the educational choices related to the learning styles. An approach to categorization of conceptions is carried out; it highlights particular complexity barriers in the case of the concept of the ecosystem. The analysis of educational choices related to this teaching of the ecosystem can be used to develop hands-on activities to introduce the systems approach as a didactic approach to the teaching of the concept of the ecosystem.

 


Keywords


System; conceptions; complexity; ecosystem; systemic approach

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