Reconstitutive: " Understanding a threshold concept may entail a shift in learner subjectivity, which is implied through the transformative and discursive aspects already noted. ĭiscursive: Meyer and Land suggest that the crossing of a threshold will incorporate an enhanced and extended use of language. īounded: A threshold concept will probably delineate a particular conceptual space, serving a specific and limited purpose. Integrative: Threshold concepts, once learned, are likely to bring together different aspects of the subject that previously did not appear, to the student, to be related. Irreversible: Given their transformative potential, threshold concepts are also likely to be irreversible, i.e.
when it is counter-intuitive, alien or seemingly incoherent. Perkins has suggested that knowledge can be troublesome e.g. Troublesome: Threshold concepts are likely to be troublesome for the student. Transformative: Once understood, a threshold concept changes the way in which the student views the discipline. This web page will describe, briefly, the characteristics of a threshold concept and list selected references to the work of those examining its value in a broad range of disciplines. The threshold concept has been seen as a valuable tool, not only in facilitating students understanding of their subject, but in aiding the rational development of curricula in rapidly expanding arenas where there is a strong tendency to overload the curriculum (Cousin, ). Over the past decade this concept has been embraced by many disciplines outside economics indeed the above quote is from Glynis Cousins excellent short introduction to the concept written for earth scientists. Glynis Cousin, An introduction to threshold concepts These concepts, Meyer and Land argued, could be described as threshold ones because they have certain features in common.” To Erik Meyer and Ray Land, that certainĬoncepts were held by economists to be central to the mastery of their subject. Pursuing this research in the field of economics, it became clear Undergraduate education ( Enhancing Teaching-LearningĮnvironments in Undergraduate Courses). Teaching and learning environments in the disciplines for
Research project into the possible characteristics of strong “ The idea of threshold concepts emerged from a UK national
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Threshold Concepts: Undergraduate Teaching, Postgraduate Training, Professional Development and School EducationĪ Short Introduction and a Bibliography fom 2003 to 2018
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