Improving system dynamics teaching using online surveys and exercises
Thesis (M. Eng. and S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2006.
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| author | Behrens, Nicholas A |
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| description | Thesis (M. Eng. and S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2006. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/367962019-04-10T09:05:27Z Improving system dynamics teaching using online surveys and exercises Behrens, Nicholas A John Sterman. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Thesis (M. Eng. and S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2006. Includes bibliographical references (leaf 50). As the world becomes increasingly connected, traditional problem solving and decision-making skills becomes less effective. Complex systems found in nature and society exhibit long time delays between cause and effect, feedback, and non-linearity making it difficult to reason effectively about system behavior. Recent studies have shown even highly educated graduate students lack basic systems thinking skills indicating a need for improved system dynamics education. This paper describes the development of a two new tools for improving system dynamics education: a stock-flow simulator that allows users to experiment with simple stock-flow systems, and a web application framework for building system dynamics surveys. This framework is used to build a survey capable of evaluating systems thinking skills and compare the effectiveness of online teaching methods. by Nicholas A. Behrens. M.Eng.and S.B. 2007-03-12T17:54:32Z 2007-03-12T17:54:32Z 2006 2006 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/36796 79637972 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 67 leaves application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Behrens, Nicholas A Improving system dynamics teaching using online surveys and exercises |
| title | Improving system dynamics teaching using online surveys and exercises |
| title_full | Improving system dynamics teaching using online surveys and exercises |
| title_fullStr | Improving system dynamics teaching using online surveys and exercises |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improving system dynamics teaching using online surveys and exercises |
| title_short | Improving system dynamics teaching using online surveys and exercises |
| title_sort | improving system dynamics teaching using online surveys and exercises |
| topic | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. |
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