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Interdisciplinarity on the curriculum—teachers hold different views on what students should learn
Phys.org ·
The Brief
- Climate transition, energy supply and technological development are cited as areas that require knowledge from several disciplines to combine.
- Engineering students are often given opportunities to work on interdisciplinary problems, according to the article.
- Teachers hold different views on what students should learn about interdisciplinarity in the curriculum.
Why it matters
Differing teacher views on interdisciplinary content affect how curricula are designed and which skills students gain for complex real-world problems.
Who’s affected
- teachers and educators
- curriculum designers
- engineering students and their educators
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The climate transition, energy supply and technological development are just some examples of areas where knowledge from several disciplines needs to come together to find relevant solutions. Engineering students are therefore often given the opportunity to work on…