Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/220298 
Year of Publication: 
2016
Series/Report no.: 
Discussion Paper No. 210
Publisher: 
Institute for Applied Economic Research (ipea), Brasília
Abstract: 
Education systems can be viewed as complex systems, by considering that learning, teaching, cognition and education are phenomena resulting from interactions between the heterogeneous agents that compose such systems. Given the complex nature of education systems, new approaches seem relevant, and even necessary, if we consider that traditional methods are often not capable of capturing the dynamics of these systems. This paper aims to identify what has been done in Brazil regarding the complex system approach in education, and to bring to discussion the potential benefits of this perspective to education in the country. The main concepts that have marked the theoretical thought of complexity are presented, as well as applications of complex systems' methods and methodologies in education in Brazil, such as Agent-Based Modeling, Network Analysis, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Educational Data Mining, and Learning Analytics, among others. Finally, some insights of the complex system approach to education are discussed.
Subjects: 
complex systems
education
complexity
agent-based models
network analysis
intelligent tutoring systems
educational data mining
learning analytics
public policies
JEL: 
C53
C63
I21
I28
I24
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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