Threshold knowledge
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Threshold knowledge is a term in the study of higher education used to describe "core concepts that once understood, transform perception of a given subject"[1] or one can describe individual threshold concepts. The theory was introduced by JHF Meyer and Ray Land, who have published frequently on it.[2][1][3][4] Meyer & Land also discuss the related idea of troublesome knowledge, ideas that appear alien or counter-intuitive.[1][3][4]
These ideas have been explored by several subsequent researchers in a variety of disciplinary contexts.[5][6][7][8]
References
- ^ a b c Meyer J H F and Land R 2003 "Threshold Concepts and Troublesome Knowledge – Linkages to Ways of Thinking and Practising" in Improving Student Learning – Ten Years On. C.Rust (Ed), OCSLD, Oxford.
- ^ Threshold Concepts within the Disciplines, edited by Ray Land, Jan H. F. Meyer and Jan Smith Sense Publishers, Rotterdam, 2008 [Educational Futures: Rethinking Theory and Practice, Michael Peters (Ed.), volume 16] ISBN 978−90−8790−267−4 (paperback), ISBN 978−90−8790−268−1 (hardback).
- ^ a b Meyer JHF, Land R (2005). "Threshold concepts and troublesome knowledge (2): Epistemological considerations and a conceptual framework for teaching and learning" Higher Education, 49(3), 373-388.
- ^ a b Land, R., Cousin, G., Meyer, J.H.F. and Davies, P. (2005), Threshold concepts and troublesome knowledge (3): implications for course design and evaluation, in C. Rust (ed.), Improving Student Learning − equality and diversity, Proceedings of the 12th Improving Student Learning Conference. Oxford: OCLSD.
- ^ Park EJ, Light G (2009). "Identifying Atomic Structure as a Threshold Concept: Student mental models and troublesomeness" International Journal of Science Education, 31(2), 233-258.
- ^ Baillie C, Goodhew P, Skryabina E (2006). "Threshold concepts in engineering education-exploring potential blocks in student understanding" International Journal of Engineering Education, 22(5), 955-962.
- ^ Clouder L (2005). "Caring as a 'threshold concept': Transforming students in higher education into health (care) professionals" Teaching in Higher Education, 10(4), 505-517.
- ^ Bradbeer J (2006). Threshold concepts within the disciplines. Planet, no. 17, 16-7. http://www.gees.ac.uk/planet/p17/jb.pdf