Can the idea of 'Balance of Nature' be effectively challenged within a model-based learning environment? Insights from the second cycle of developmental research

• Main Authors: Ampatzidis, Georgios, Ergazaki, Marida
• Other Authors: Tal, Tali
• Format: Book Chapter/Part of Publication
• Language: English
• Published: ERIDOB 2017
• Subjects: model-based learning; collaborative learning; teaching about ecosystems; ecological reasoning; teaching about nature's resilience

This paper reports on the second cycle of developmental research aimed at designing a learning environment that can support non-biology-major students in (a) challenging the idea of ‘the balance of nature’ and constructing an up-to-date understanding of ecosystem function, and (b) using this underst...