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Interactive Learning Environments (ILEs) as Effective Tools for Teaching Social Sciences
Francesco Ceresiasubject
Scheme (programming language)Social fact0211 other engineering and technologiesSocial Scienceseducational technology02 engineering and technologyInteractive LearningconstructivismPedagogyMathematics educationComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATIONSettore M-PSI/06 - Psicologia Del Lavoro E Delle OrganizzazioniGeneral Materials ScienceSociologySocial scienceStudent learningSocial constructivismsocial sciences Interactive learning environment constructivism educational technologycomputer.programming_languageStructure (mathematical logic)021110 strategic defence & security studies05 social sciences050301 educationInteractive learning environmentInteractive Learning Environments0503 educationcomputersocial sciencesdescription
Schoolteachers could enhance learning in social science courses by using teaching tools that favour a methodological approach focused on the topics' basic structure rather than on facts. An innovative system dynamics social-based ILE built with a social constructivist approach is presented here. The pedagogical futures of this ILE are then analysed. The effective impact of different instructional approaches inspired by social-based ILEs on student learning outcomes is also discussed. The ILE and the related inquiry-based instructional approach seem to help students understand fundamental concepts more easily, thus making the topic more comprehensible and helping students place the social facts into a structured scheme. (C) 2016 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-01 | Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences |