Challenging Minds: Cognitive Scientists’ Guide to Interdisciplinary, Research- and Problem-Based Learning

The Challenging Minds booklet introduces an interdisciplinary learning approach that aims to foster a research-oriented mindset in students through the use of problem-based learning of selected phenomena. This approach was developed with the help of the European EUTOPIA alliance. The booklet explores how the described learning approach aims to facilitate the shift from passive recipients (referred to as “student attitutude”) of knowledge to independent critical thinkers and researchers (“researcher attitude”). The text describes how inquiry, uncertainty, and iterative solution-building are central to the learning process, illustrating this on the example of two phenomena–emotions and decision-making. The booklet also includes reflections on pedagogical methods, the importance of interdisciplinarity, and the constructive role of failure and playfulness in scientific exploration. It is intended for students, educators, and all those interested in teaching through uncertainty and exploring complex mental phenomena by combining theoretical knowledge, scientific exploration and lived experience.

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