Learning Causality in a Complex World: Understandings of Consequence by Tina A.

Description: Learning Causality in a Complex World by Tina A. Grotzer What do childrens interactions on the playground have to do with foreign policy? How does science understanding in middle school relate to environmental disasters in third world countries? The causal patterns that we detect and how we act upon them pervade every aspect of our lives. These skills will only become more important in the future as our world becomes more global and more interconnected. Yet we arent very skilled at thinking about causality. Research shows that instead we rely on limiting default assumptions that can lead to poor choices in a complex world. What can we do about it? This book offers ways to become aware of these patterns and to reframe our thinking to become more effective learners and citizens of the world. Through examples and accessible explanations, it offers a causal curriculum to enable more effective learning so that we can put the power of better causal understanding to work for ourselves and the next generation- for today and tomorrow. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description What do childrens interactions on the playground have to do with foreign policy? How does science understanding in middle school relate to environmental disasters in third world countries? The causal patterns that we detect and how we act upon them pervade every aspect of our lives. These skills will only become more important in the future as our world becomes more global and more interconnected. Yet we arent very skilled at thinking about causality. Research shows that instead we rely on limiting default assumptions that can lead to poor choices in a complex world. What can we do about it? This book offers ways to become aware of these patterns and to reframe our thinking to become more effective learners and citizens of the world. Through examples and accessible explanations, it offers a causal curriculum to enable more effective learning so that we can put the power of better causal understanding to work for ourselves and the next generation— for today and tomorrow. Author Biography Tina Grotzer, an associate professor of education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a senior researcher at Project Zero, studies how people reason about causal complexity and its implications for K-12 education and the public understanding of science. For this work, she received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, one of the highest honors given by the United States government. Table of Contents Ch 1: IntroductionPart 1: The Lure of Simple CausalityCh 2: Simple Linear Causality: One Thing Makes Another HappenCh 3: The Cognitive Science of Simple Causality: Why Do We Get Stuck?Part 2: Getting Beyond Simple: A Set of Causal Patterns for the CurriculumCh 4: Domino Causality: Effects that Become CausesCh 5: Cyclic Causality: Loops and FeedbackCh 6: Spiraling Causality: Escalation and De-escalationCh 7: Mutual Causality: Symbiosis and Bi-DirectionalityCh 8: Relational Causality: Balances and DifferentialsPart 3: Features of Complex Causality and Our Related Default AssumptionsCh 9: Across Time and Distance: Detecting Delayed and Distant EffectsCh 10: "What Happened?" vs. "Whats Going On?": Thinking about Steady StatesCh 11: What You Cant See Does Matter: Attending to Obvious and Non-Obvious CausesCh 12: Its Not Always a Case of Who Did It: Minding Passive and Unintentional CausalityCh 13: Step by Step…Or Not: The Mind-Bending Concept of Simultaneous CausalityCh 14: Figuring Out What to Count On: Dealing with Stochastic CausalityCh 15: Isnt Anybody in Charge Around Here?: Attending to Distributed Causality and EmergencePart 4: Summing Up: The Implications for Helping a New Generation Understand Causal ComplexityCh 16: Putting it All Together: Teaching for Causal Complexity Review The ability to understand complex causal relations in the world is becoming ever more important for students, workers, and leaders. For many years, Tina Grotzer, one of the nations leading researchers on the development of scientific thinking, has focused her work on this cognitive capacity; she has done more than anyone to elucidate how such complex forms of thinking can be acquired. Her book on this topic will be of great interest to researchers, educators, parents, and others who want to see our children use their minds well. -- Howard Gardner, Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education, Harvard Graduate School of EducationAs humanity struggles to control its self-destructive impacts on the natural world, Professor Grotzers seminal book, teaching us all how better to understand and perhaps predict the consequences of our actions, could not come at a more critically important time. -- Eric Chivian, Director, Center for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard Medical SchoolCause and effect is usually considered as the relationship between one event (the cause) and the consequence of that event (the effect). There are no intervening factors: one thing makes another happen. Grotzer (Harvard Graduate School of Education) uses this simple linear causality, which most readers understand, as a comparison for five more causal patterns that she has identified through research: domino causality (effects that become causes), cyclic causality (loops and feedback), spiraling causality (escalation and de-escalation), mutual causality (symbiosis and bi-directionality), and relational causality (balances and differentials across time and distance). A teachers understanding of these various causality patterns, in light of the 21st-century skill emphasis on critical thinking, would go a long way in helping students move beyond simplifying default assumptions. Understanding causal patterns, their characteristics, and why it is important to attend to this type of student thinking advances the development of scientific thinking in learners. However, the explanations of these patterns are overly complex and perhaps better suited for a researcher audience than a teacher audience. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate, research, and professional collections. * CHOICE * Long Description What do childrens interactions on the playground have to do with foreign policy? How does science understanding in middle school relate to environmental disasters in third world countries? The causal patterns that we detect and how we act upon them pervade every aspect of our lives. These skills will only become more important in the future as our world becomes more global and more interconnected. Yet we arent very skilled at thinking about causality. Research shows that instead we rely on limiting default assumptions that can lead to poor choices in a complex world. What can we do about it? This book offers ways to become aware of these patterns and to reframe our thinking to become more effective learners and citizens of the world. Through examples and accessible explanations, it offers a causal curriculum to enable more effective learning so that we can put the power of better causal understanding to work for ourselves and the next generation-- for today and tomorrow. Review Quote The ability to understand complex causal relations in the world is becoming ever more important for students, workers, and leaders. For many years, Tina Grotzer, one of the nations leading researchers on the development of scientific thinking, has focused her work on this cognitive capacity; she has done more than anyone to elucidate how such complex forms of thinking can be acquired. Her book on this topic will be of great interest to researchers, educators, parents, and others who want to see our children use their minds well. Details ISBN1610488644 Author Tina A. Grotzer Publisher Rowman & Littlefield Year 2012 ISBN-10 1610488644 ISBN-13 9781610488648 Format Paperback Imprint Rowman & Littlefield Education Subtitle Understandings of Consequence Place of Publication Lanham Country of Publication United States DEWEY 122 Pages 208 Short Title LEARNING CAUSALITY IN A COMPLE Language English Media Book Illustrations Yes Publication Date 2012-06-28 AU Release Date 2012-06-28 NZ Release Date 2012-06-28 US Release Date 2012-06-28 UK Release Date 2012-06-28 Alternative 9781610488631 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:44461068;

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