Search results for "Scientific knowledge"
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Teaching mechanical oscillations using an integrate curriculum
1997
Abstract A set of teaching materials dealing with harmonic oscillations was developed as part of a research project investigating the influence of different pedagogical tools on physics learning. The materials incorporate simulation software and laboratory activities associated with Teacher and Student Units. The project involved research groups at seven Italian universities and the materials have been trialled in high schools nation‐wide. This paper describes the experimental protocol for the use of these materials in pilot classes and the evaluation of student learning and teacher training results. The intervention was found to improve physics education at school praxis level and to promo…
Splash erosion: A review with unanswered questions
2017
66 Pags.- 1 Tabl.- 7 Figs. The definitive version is available at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00128252
Sevend Pounds y Biología. Zoología y transplante de órganos en el epílogo del film, una experiencia en formación de docente
2015
Las experiencias didácticas vividas en formación docente inicial tienen un fuerte impacto en la conformación del perfil profesional del profesor. Estas deben ser coincidente con los fines que se tienen para la enseñanza de las ciencias en el nivel educativo medio: formar ciudadanos críticos. Propuestas de enseñanza de la zoología con un enfoque CTS ofrecen una visión integrada, interdisciplinar, y problematizadora del saber científico, que conectan la ciencia con la realidad que vive el individuo en la sociedad. La utilización del cine como recurso didáctico permite vincular de manera muy favorable los avances científicos y tecnológicos con aspectos sociales. La experiencia didáctica que pr…
Trends in scientific research on climate change in agriculture and forestry subject areas (2005–2014)
2017
The term “Climate change” involves an alteration of the mean and variability of the climate properties. It implies unusual variations in the planet earth atmosphere, which causes related effect on other parts of the planet. The reduction in the land crops annual yield is derived from those alterations. The objective of this paper was to contribute to a better understanding of the scientific knowledge of climate change and its effect concerning agriculture and investigate its evolution through published papers. The items under study were obtained from the Web of Science (WOS) platform from Thomson Reuters. A bibliometric and social network analysis was performed to determine the indicators o…
Pre-service Primary Teachers' Scientific Knowledge and Attitudes towards Science Learning and Their Influence on Understanding of the Nature of Scien…
2016
The present study focused on the knowledge about the nature of science and the question of the extent to which this knowledge could be explained by employing scientific knowledge, as well as attitudes towards science learning. We obtained data from 171 Spanish pre-service primary school teachers on their knowledge about: a) science concepts, b) science process skills, c) the nature of science (that was split into science construction and validation and the role and function of scientific models), and d) their attitudes towards science learning. Quantitative and qualitative analyses provided interesting results: a) there were significant correlations between any pair of scores of conceptual …
User Psychology: Re-assessing the Boundaries of a Discipline
2010
Currently, efforts of psychologists to improve interactive technology have fragmented and the systemization of scientific knowledge stalled. There is no home for integrative psychological research on computer use. In this programmatic paper, we reassess three meta-scientific issues defining this discipline. As the first step, we pro- pose to extend the subject of study from the analysis of human mind in the interaction to the broader view of human as an intentional user of interactive technology. Hence, the discipline is most aptly called user psychology. Secondly, problem-solving epistemology is advocated as an alternative to the notion from natural sciences that progress in science involv…
Modern civilization and scientific knowledge
1972
(1972). Modern civilization and scientific knowledge. The Philosophy Forum: Vol. 12, No. 3-4, pp. 217-243.
Educomunicación y noticias científicas en los libros de Ciencias para el Mundo Contemporáneo.
2017
La asignatura Ciencias para el Mundo Contemporáneo contiene finalidades y objetivos ligados al desarrollo de las alfabetizaciones científica y mediática de todos los estudiantes de Bachillerato. En esta materia obligatoria el desarrollo de la competencia científica se plantea desde los conocimientos y habilidades científicos necesarios para comprender, participar y tomar decisiones sobre las controversias sociocientíficas en los medios de comunicación (Educomunicación). En este artículo mostramos un análisis de la presencia, del contenido y del tratamiento de las noticias científicas incluidas en los libros de texto de esta asignatura. Los resultados ponen de manifiesto que sólo cinco edito…
How do journals of different rank instruct peer reviewers? Reviewer guidelines in the field of management
2020
Current knowledge on peer review consists of general formulations of its goals and micro level accounts of its practice, while journals’ attempts to guide and shape peer review have hardly been investigated so far. This article addresses this gap by studying the content of the reviewer guidelines (RG) of 46 journals in the field of management, as editors may use guidelines to nudge reviewers considering all relevant criteria, properly, and consistently with the needs of the journal. The analysis reveals remarkable differences between the instructions for reviewers of journals of different rank. Average and low rank journals mostly use evaluation forms, they emphasize the empirical contribut…
Defining user experience goals to guide the design of industrial systems
2015
The key prerequisite for experience-driven design is to define what experience to design for. User experience (UX) goals concretise the intended experience. Based on our own case studies from industrial environments and a literature study, we propose five different approaches to acquiring insight and inspiration for UX goal setting: Brand, Theory, Empathy, Technology, and Vision. Each approach brings in a different viewpoint, thus supporting the multidisciplinary character of UX. The Brand approach ensures that the UX goals are in line with the company's brand promise. The Theory approach utilises the available scientific knowledge of human behaviour. The Empathy approach focuses on knowing…