What is new, according to Huber and Hutchings (2008), is a conviction that ‘intentional learning’ is a capacity educators should explicitly explore in teaching. Several core principles inform this conviction. Intentional learning, which is steeped in the philosophies of Dewey, has a deep sense of purpose in how it connects the fragmented and the disconnected. It seeks to develop an understanding of the self as a learner with a heightened understanding of the processes involved and goals as learners. Intentional learning enhances the ability to ask deep questions and to synthesise and evaluate information. Huber and Hutchings assert intentional learning entails cognitive processes that have learning as a goal
rather than an incidental outcome (2008). Advocates of this approach point to the power of ‘explicit goals’, goals to which students themselves have negotiated input, thus enhancing the ownership and intrinsic value of learning.
Intentional learning can also be viewed through the lens of reflection in practice. The need for reflective practice in teacher education has been argued on the grounds that it highlights the connection between thought and action as a key foundation of learning in which doing and thinking are interrelated (Schon, 1983). Schon argues, by reflecting “we can make new sense of…situations of uncertainty or uniqueness…” (1983, p. 61).
The idea of engaging with intentional, integrative learning was an important consideration as the curriculum design team considered possible strategies to support deep learning of the students in the pre-service teacher education course ‘Integrated Science and Technology Curriculum’ in the Bachelor of Education (Teaching) Primary Degree at Massey University College of Education. Problem-Based Learning, as highlighted in this paper is strategically designed to foster the intentional development described and contribute significantly to the professional development of the pre-service teacher and subsequent classroom practice.
What is new, according to Huber and Hutchings (2008), is a conviction that ‘intentional learning’ is a capacity educators should explicitly explore in teaching. Several core principles inform this conviction. Intentional learning, which is steeped in the philosophies of Dewey, has a deep sense of purpose in how it connects the fragmented and the disconnected. It seeks to develop an understanding of the self as a learner with a heightened understanding of the processes involved and goals as learners. Intentional learning enhances the ability to ask deep questions and to synthesise and evaluate information. Huber and Hutchings assert intentional learning entails cognitive processes that have learning as a goalrather than an incidental outcome (2008). Advocates of this approach point to the power of ‘explicit goals’, goals to which students themselves have negotiated input, thus enhancing the ownership and intrinsic value of learning.Intentional learning can also be viewed through the lens of reflection in practice. The need for reflective practice in teacher education has been argued on the grounds that it highlights the connection between thought and action as a key foundation of learning in which doing and thinking are interrelated (Schon, 1983). Schon argues, by reflecting “we can make new sense of…situations of uncertainty or uniqueness…” (1983, p. 61).The idea of engaging with intentional, integrative learning was an important consideration as the curriculum design team considered possible strategies to support deep learning of the students in the pre-service teacher education course ‘Integrated Science and Technology Curriculum’ in the Bachelor of Education (Teaching) Primary Degree at Massey University College of Education. Problem-Based Learning, as highlighted in this paper is strategically designed to foster the intentional development described and contribute significantly to the professional development of the pre-service teacher and subsequent classroom practice.
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