Thinking in Levels: A Dynamic Systems Perspective to Making Sense of the World.
U. Wilensky, and M. Resnick 1999 Journal of Science Education and Technology, v8(1), p3-18

This paper advocates for an expanded role for the concept of emergent levels in science education, an approach that encourages students to view math and science as a system or network of emerging levels, not a collection of disconnected facts and ideas. Descriptions of case studies where students use computer models to gain a deeper understanding of the concept of levels are described. StarLogo is the modeling language the students used to build their own models of multi-level phenomena.



Subject: Education
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Journal Article
Research on Learning: Geoscience Expertise:Complex Systems, Instructional Design:Use of Technology, Cognitive Domain:How information is organized:Mental models