This document summarizes a study that examined the effectiveness of using concept maps to assess high school students' systems thinking about the human body. The study analyzed 48 concept maps created by 11th grade biology students in Israel. The content of the concept maps was analyzed using a Systems Thinking Hierarchy model to assess students' understanding of three key systems elements: hierarchy, homeostasis, and dynamism. The analysis found that concept maps were effective at describing students' initial levels of systems thinking around analyzing components and synthesizing relationships, but were less effective at eliciting evidence of higher-level thinking involving patterns, homeostasis, and temporal reasoning. The study provides insights into both the benefits and limitations of using concept maps as a tool for teaching and assessing systems
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Fundamental Characteristics of a Complex Systemijtsrd
In this review basic concepts are presented, as well as the fundamental characteristics related to Complexity and some examples of their applications in organizations. It is an interdisciplinary area that is becoming increasingly important in the relentless pursuit of science to expand the limits of our knowledge and the laws governing the phenomena of nature. The main argument of this paper is that the understanding and consequent application of such approaches in the organizational process, provides an improvement in the decision making. Celso Luis Levada | Osvaldo Missiato | Antonio Luis Ferrari | Miriam De Magalhães Oliveira Levada "Fundamental Characteristics of a Complex System" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-6 , October 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd28098.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/other/28098/fundamental-characteristics-of-a-complex-system/celso-luis-levada
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Simulating the effects of biotic and a biotic interactions with or without human interference to compute ecological resilience within a closed ecosystem. Simulating a set food chain in the said ecosystem and studying the effects of biotic factors on the biotic chains and vice versa. Classifying and comparing various closed ecosystems on the said parameters and determinacy of the stability of an ecosystem over time. Study of various a biotic compound statistics via graphical representations in a time controlled order. Ability to introduce new species, remove existing ones or change the concentration amounts of current biotic parameters and thus study various results in a cause effect relationship. Time factoring and control over biotic gene pool to affect ecosystems on both a macro and micro scale. In depth latency about ecosystems in the gaming industry, weather simulators, and life perseverance of various endangered and threatened species along with sustainable resource control. Ankita Dhillon | Kirti Bhatia | Rohini Sharma "Eko: Artificial Life, Determinacy of Ecological Resilience and Classification of Closed Ecosystems" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-5 , August 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd46318.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/computer-science/bioinformatics/46318/eko-artificial-life-determinacy-of-ecological-resilience-and-classification-of-closed-ecosystems/ankita-dhillon
11Systems TheoryBRUCE D. FRIEDMAN AND KAREN NEUMAN ALL.docxmoggdede
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Systems Theory
BRUCE D. FRIEDMAN AND KAREN NEUMAN ALLEN
3
Biopsychosocial assessment and the develop-ment of appropriate intervention strategies for
a particular client require consideration of the indi-
vidual in relation to a larger social context. To
accomplish this, we use principles and concepts
derived from systems theory. Systems theory is a
way of elaborating increasingly complex systems
across a continuum that encompasses the person-in-
environment (Anderson, Carter, & Lowe, 1999).
Systems theory also enables us to understand the
components and dynamics of client systems in order
to interpret problems and develop balanced inter-
vention strategies, with the goal of enhancing the
“goodness of fit” between individuals and their
environments. Systems theory does not specify par-
ticular theoretical frameworks for understanding
problems, and it does not direct the social worker to
specific intervention strategies. Rather, it serves as
an organizing conceptual framework or metatheory
for understanding (Meyer, 1983).
As a profession, social work has struggled to
identify an organizing framework for practice that
captures the nature of what we do. Many have iden-
tified systems theory as that organizing framework
(Goldstein, 1990; Hearn, 1958; Meyer, 1976, 1983;
Siporin, 1980). However, because of the complex
nature of the clinical enterprise, others have chal-
lenged the suitability of systems theory as an orga-
nizing framework for clinical practice (Fook, Ryan,
& Hawkins, 1997; Wakefield, 1996a, 1996b).
The term system emerged from Émile Durkheim’s
early study of social systems (Robbins, Chatterjee,
& Canda, 2006), as well as from the work of
Talcott Parsons. However, within social work, sys-
tems thinking has been more heavily influenced by
the work of the biologist Ludwig von Bertalanffy
and later adaptations by the social psychologist Uri
Bronfenbrenner, who examined human biological
systems within an ecological environment. With
its roots in von Bertalanffy’s systems theory and
Bronfenbrenner’s ecological environment, the
ecosys tems perspective provides a framework that
permits users to draw on theories from different dis-
ciplines in order to analyze the complex nature of
human interactions within a social environment.
RELEVANT HISTORY
Ludwig von Bertalanffy (1901–1972), as mentioned
above, is credited with being the originator of the
form of systems theory used in social work. Von
Bertalanffy, a theoretical biologist born and educated
in Austria, became dis satisfied with the way linear,
cause-and-effect theories explained growth and
change in living organisms. He felt that change might
occur because of the interac tions between the parts
of an organism, a point of view that represented a
dramatic change from the theories of his day.
Existing theories had tended to be reductionis t,
understanding the whole by breaking it into its parts.
Von Bertalanffy’s introduction of systems theory
changed that framework by looki ...
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described on two timescales (Richerson et al. 2003, 383). The frst is the
long period during the Pleistocene when our social instincts were honed
by living in small and mobile hunter-gatherer groups. During this time,
many genetic changes occurred as a function of humans living in groups
with social institutions that were heavily infuenced by culture. At this timescale
of hundreds of thousands of years, genes and culture coevolved. The
second is the short period of the past 10,000 years, the Holocene, when
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genetic changes were fairly insignifcant, while the cultural changes turned
out to be ever larger and faster.
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LO 1 Describe potential problems with
using only the scientific method to
explain family functioning
LO 2 Explain systemic functioning using
a paradigm or descriptive model
LO 3 Discuss some characteristics of a
family system
LO 4 Apply systemic thinking to family
therapy
84
Family therapy is informed by systems theory and systemic
thinking in order to fully understand and provide psycho
therapy to couples and families (Stanton & Welsh, 2012).
A systemic approach stands in contrast to the individualis
tic thinking typical of most people raised in Western society
who were educated in the context of the Cartesian scientific
method espoused by Rene Descartes in 1738 (Capra, 2002).
1 Extending Beyond the
Scientific Method
The scientific method begins with a questioning mind that
does not accept anything as true unless there is clear evidence
of its truth and proceeds to break any problem under inves
tigation into pieces in order to understand the components
of the problem and tries to solve it. The reconnection of the
pieces proceeds from those easiest to understand to those most
complex without considering any natural connection between
the parts and concludes when thorough questioning ensures
nothing was left out of the solution. This method led to ma
jor scientific discoveries and the solution of many problems in
medicine, food production, and industry. Most of us in the
western hemisphere were educated to think according to this
method, and we now do so without even realizing we are do
ing so. However, as this method became the standard way of
thinking in Western societies, it resulted in extreme individ
ualism (loss of the natural relationship between parts of the
whole), reductionism (trying to understand complex problems
by looking at parts of them apart from the context around
SYSTEMS THEORY AND SYSTEMIC THINKING
them,.
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Document Type: Book Chapter
Title of book: Family Therapy: An Overview (9th Edition)
Author of book: Irene Goldenberg, Mark Stanton, Herbert Goldenberg
Chapter Title: Chapter 4 Systems Theory and Systemic Thinking
Author of Chapter: Irene Goldenberg, Mark Stanton, Herbert Goldenberg
Year: 2017
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Place of Publishing: United States of America
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of
photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted materials. Under certain conditions
specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other
reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not
to be used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research. If a user makes
a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of fair use
that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
LO 1 Describe potential problems with
using only the scientific method to
explain family functioning
LO 2 Explain systemic functioning using
a paradigm or descriptive model
LO 3 Discuss some characteristics of a
family system
LO 4 Apply systemic thinking to family
therapy
84
Family therapy is informed by systems theory and systemic
thinking in order to fully understand and provide psycho
therapy to couples and families (Stanton & Welsh, 2012).
A systemic approach stands in contrast to the individualis
tic thinking typical of most people raised in Western society
who were educated in the context of the Cartesian scientific
method espoused by Rene Descartes in 1738 (Capra, 2002).
1 Extending Beyond the
Scientific Method
The scientific method begins with a questioning mind that
does not accept anything as true unless there is clear evidence
of its truth and proceeds to break any problem under inves
tigation into pieces in order to understand the components
of the problem and tries to solve it. The reconnection of the
pieces proceeds from those easiest to understand to those most
complex without considering any natural connection between
the parts and concludes when thorough questioning ensures
nothing was left out of the solution. This method led to ma
jor scientific discoveries and the solution of many problems in
medicine, food production, and industry. Most of us in the
western hemisphere were educated to think according to this
method, and we now do so without even realizing we are do
ing so. However, as this method became the standard way of
thinking in Western societies, it resulted in extreme individ
ualism (loss of the natural relationship between parts of the
whole), reductionism (trying to understand complex problems
by looking at parts of them apart from the context around
SYSTEMS THEORY AND SYSTEMIC THINKING
them,.
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11Systems TheoryBRUCE D. FRIEDMAN AND KAREN NEUMAN ALL.docxmoggdede
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Systems Theory
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Biopsychosocial assessment and the develop-ment of appropriate intervention strategies for
a particular client require consideration of the indi-
vidual in relation to a larger social context. To
accomplish this, we use principles and concepts
derived from systems theory. Systems theory is a
way of elaborating increasingly complex systems
across a continuum that encompasses the person-in-
environment (Anderson, Carter, & Lowe, 1999).
Systems theory also enables us to understand the
components and dynamics of client systems in order
to interpret problems and develop balanced inter-
vention strategies, with the goal of enhancing the
“goodness of fit” between individuals and their
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ticular theoretical frameworks for understanding
problems, and it does not direct the social worker to
specific intervention strategies. Rather, it serves as
an organizing conceptual framework or metatheory
for understanding (Meyer, 1983).
As a profession, social work has struggled to
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captures the nature of what we do. Many have iden-
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Talcott Parsons. However, within social work, sys-
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the work of the biologist Ludwig von Bertalanffy
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Bronfenbrenner, who examined human biological
systems within an ecological environment. With
its roots in von Bertalanffy’s systems theory and
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form of systems theory used in social work. Von
Bertalanffy, a theoretical biologist born and educated
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cause-and-effect theories explained growth and
change in living organisms. He felt that change might
occur because of the interac tions between the parts
of an organism, a point of view that represented a
dramatic change from the theories of his day.
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using only the scientific method to
explain family functioning
LO 2 Explain systemic functioning using
a paradigm or descriptive model
LO 3 Discuss some characteristics of a
family system
LO 4 Apply systemic thinking to family
therapy
84
Family therapy is informed by systems theory and systemic
thinking in order to fully understand and provide psycho
therapy to couples and families (Stanton & Welsh, 2012).
A systemic approach stands in contrast to the individualis
tic thinking typical of most people raised in Western society
who were educated in the context of the Cartesian scientific
method espoused by Rene Descartes in 1738 (Capra, 2002).
1 Extending Beyond the
Scientific Method
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does not accept anything as true unless there is clear evidence
of its truth and proceeds to break any problem under inves
tigation into pieces in order to understand the components
of the problem and tries to solve it. The reconnection of the
pieces proceeds from those easiest to understand to those most
complex without considering any natural connection between
the parts and concludes when thorough questioning ensures
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jor scientific discoveries and the solution of many problems in
medicine, food production, and industry. Most of us in the
western hemisphere were educated to think according to this
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thinking in Western societies, it resulted in extreme individ
ualism (loss of the natural relationship between parts of the
whole), reductionism (trying to understand complex problems
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LO 3 Discuss some characteristics of a
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LO 4 Apply systemic thinking to family
therapy
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thinking in order to fully understand and provide psycho
therapy to couples and families (Stanton & Welsh, 2012).
A systemic approach stands in contrast to the individualis
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who were educated in the context of the Cartesian scientific
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of its truth and proceeds to break any problem under inves
tigation into pieces in order to understand the components
of the problem and tries to solve it. The reconnection of the
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2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
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Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.