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A Network Theory Approach to Curriculum Design.

John O'Meara¹, Ashwin Vaidya¹

¹Department of Mathematics, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ 07043, USA.

Entropy (Basel, Switzerland)

|October 23, 2021

Summary

Education curricula are complex systems of connected ideas. Analyzing textbooks as concept networks reveals teaching strategies that foster personalized learning and student creativity.

Keywords:

complexity creativity curriculum education theory network

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Area of Science:

Educational Theory
Network Science
Curriculum Design

Background:

Traditional curricula often present concepts in isolation.
Effective pedagogy requires elucidating connections between ideas.
Students benefit from personalized learning and meaning-making.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose and mathematically verify that educational curricula function as complex systems.
To analyze the structure of precalculus textbooks as concept networks.
To identify network metrics relevant to teaching and learning.

Main Methods:

Conceptualizing curriculum as a complex system of nodes (concepts) and edges (connections).
Mapping precalculus textbooks into concept networks.
Calculating network metrics like average path length, clustering coefficient, and degree distribution.

Main Results:

Textbook structures can be quantified using network analysis.
Network metrics offer insights into pedagogical approaches.
Specific network properties correlate with effective concept integration.

Conclusions:

Viewing curricula as complex networks provides a novel analytical framework.
Network metrics can inform educators about effective teaching strategies.
This approach supports the development of pedagogies that enhance student understanding and creativity.