Uncovering Challenges and Pitfalls in Identifying Threshold Concepts: A Comprehensive Review
Paulo R. M. Correia,
Ivan A. I. Soida,
Izabela de Souza
et al.
Abstract:The exploration of threshold concepts, which represent a transformed way of understanding, interpreting, or viewing something necessary for a learner’s progress, has significantly influenced teaching and learning in higher education, gaining broad acceptance in academic circles. Despite widespread enthusiasm, the scientific development of the field faces obstacles, especially epistemological and ontological uncertainties, directly implying the reliability of identification techniques and, by extension, raising… Show more
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