Playing Epistemic Games in Science and Mathematics Classrooms

Autor/inn/en	Bielaczyc, Katerine; Kapur, Manu
Titel	Playing Epistemic Games in Science and Mathematics Classrooms
Quelle	In: Educational Technology, 50 (2010) 5, S.19-25 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1962
Schlagwörter	Play; Educational Change; Foreign Countries; Social Scientists; Mathematics Instruction; Epistemology; Teaching Methods; Games; Intervention; Science Education; Classroom Environment; Primary Education; Public Schools; Singapore + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Spiel; Bildungsreform; Ausland; Social scientist; Sozialwissenschaftler; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Erkenntnistheorie; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Game; Spiele; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Primarbereich; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Singapur
Abstract	Education in the Knowledge Age calls for engaging students in creative work with knowledge. A major implication for research and design in the learning sciences is that the necessary shift is not simply technological or pedagogical, but essentially epistemological (Brown, 2007). In this article, the authors view such creative work with knowledge through the theoretical lens of "epistemic games" (Collins & Ferguson, 1993; Morrison & Collins, 1995). Epistemic games refer to strategic play with disciplinary knowledge in complex domains, and are based on the study of disciplinary communities such as Physical, Biological, and Social Scientists. The authors describe two instantiations of epistemic game play drawn from classroom interventions in science, "Ideas First" (Bielaczyc & Ow, 2007), and mathematics, "Productive Failure" (Kapur, 2008). The two research projects were funded as part of a comprehensive reform effort in Singapore schools toward 21st century education. Their analyses illustrate the design features of epistemic games in learning environments and discuss the implications of learning to play epistemic games. (Contains 4 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10