Search Results for animate observer

... to develop theories that can lead to accurate predictions. In many cases, the qualitative researcher does not attempt to control variables, preferring instead to observe the context as it is. However, there are times when a researcher wants to use qualitative techniques to conduct studies that are quasi...

.... The scaling relationships in allometric scaling are often nonlinear, unlike isometric scaling. Allometric scaling is also more common in nature than isometric. Galileo was perhaps the first person to scientifically study allometric scaling in animals. He observed that the bone diameter in animals varies...

... of the curriculum. Global goals include experiencing, observing, and appreciating animate and inanimate nature and developing a responsible attitude toward our planet; learning about the human body and healthy living; learning about matter, space, time, sound, light, and technical devices; and learning about...

... knowledge and devalues whatever is low. In our landscape model, education is most productive at the low elevations. While at high elevations, students are actively discouraged from questioning high-level knowledge, at the lowest elevations, students are surrounded by immersive opportunities to observe...

... observation, reasoning, generalization, explanation and evaluation, modeling and autonomous problem solving ( Planinšič et al., 2008 ). Three studies were carried out to verify the alignment between one element of “complex thinking skills” (modeling) and authorized physics textbooks. The first study...

... questionnaires (to the entire class) administered before and after teaching, plus classroom observations documented in the research/teacher's journal. This paper reported in considerable detail on the six interviewed students’ mental models of these topics. One implication for the study was that students should...

... and Lunetta, 2004 ). Although animation and simulations increase students' conceptual understanding and success in physics, they also positively influence their interest and motivation ( Tambade and Wagh, 2011 ). With the inclusion of technologies in the classroom environment, many studies have been conducted...

... is always at the micro/particle level—that cannot be observed directly. In addition, for physics teachers, the particle-level interactions in chemistry and biology may seem too complex and “messy” to be introduced in secondary school. Thus, the challenge of teaching electrostatic forces in integrated...

... egregious cases of biological window dressing with no biological significance, such as taking a textbook problem about kinematics and substituting an animal for a car. Students typically see through such superficial biological content and may even find it off-putting. However, even when examples connect...

... ( AAAS, 2000 ). Turiman et al. ( 2012 ) viewed SL as a foundation for digital age literacy and focused on science process skills such as observation, classification, measurement, inference, interpretation and evaluation of hypotheses. Croce and Firestone (2020) also define SL in line...

..., diagnostic assessment is significantly more comprehensive and detailed. It entails the use of specially constructed diagnostic tests as well as a variety of other techniques such as interviews, observations, concept maps, and so on. The purpose of diagnostic assessment is to figure out what's causing...

... and tables, and ends with mathematical equations (as the most abstract images). The elimination of gratuitous detail is part of the move from the particularity of one observation to the generality of a scientific claim ( Myers, 1988 ). The study of Dimopoulos et al. (2003) offers a framework...

... electronic devices emit radiation (e.g., Eijkelhof, 1996 ; Acar Sesen and Ince, 2010 ; Neumann, 2013 ; and Siersma et al., 2021 ), and that people and animals emit a sort of “emotional” radiation ( Neumann, 2013 ). Some students distinguish between “good radiation” (found in nature and used...

..., interviews, and observations. There are many different aspects one might attribute to an individual—how they feel ( Jaber and Hammer, 2016 ), their sense of self-efficacy ( Sawtelle et al., 2012 ), and their “mindset” ( Little et al., 2019 ). Here, we focus on what PER has attributed...

.... It covers observations, phenomena, laws, and theories of physics as well as related disciplines. Ideally, the main text outlines a thought process that leads to laws, conclusions and applications. Highlighted text is typically a statement of a physical law, an explanation of a concept, a risk warning...

... ). Flocks of birds, herds of animals, schools of fish, and insect swarms are biological examples of self-organizing systems ( Camazine et al., 2003 ; and Vicsek and Zafeiris, 2012 ). Recently, manufacturing companies have been striving for dependable, autonomous systems that can change...