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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Dynamic systems theory"”.
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A Dynamic Systems Theory Perspective on Pre-service Chinese Language Teachers’ Professional Identity
… that teacher professional identity is a rich and dynamic concept. It is not fixed; it is fluid, multifaceted, and dynamically evolving (Gee, 2001). To better understand the unstable and shifting nature of teacher professional identity, Complexity Theory (CT) (Larsen-Freeman & Cameron, 2008) and …
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Professional interpreters as a subgroup of highly proficient bilinguals: a Dynamic Systems Theory (DST) approach
… (N = 400). Applying the principles of Dynamic Systems Theory (DST), the data were analysed in terms of the relationships between components of the bilinguals’ external and internal environment. An analysis of the findings for the three groups together provided evidence in support of the …
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Second language writing development from a Complex Dynamic Systems Theory perspective : a multiple case-study of Hungarian learners of English
… to second language acquisition, the Complex Dynamic Systems Theory (CDST), which acknowledges that there is no average language learner (de Bot, Lowie, & Verspoor, 2007). According to the CDST, language is seen “as a dynamic, complex and nonlinear process” (Larsen-Freeman, 1997, p. 142). CDST …
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The interdependence of nature and nurture in the establishment and maintenance of mind: an eco-dynamic paradigm
… or enmeshment of multiple complex, dynamic systems; biological, social, and technological. These are not merely peripheral but rather, jointly are constitutive of mind. I develop this thesis in what I call the “eco-dynamic paradigm,” which modifies and supplements enactivism. This …
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Modelo computacional da dinâmica da cadeia de suprimentos do commodity do café brasileiro
… The coffee market appears to be a complex dynamic system, with dominant negative feedbacks, as well as response delays, which generate oscillations. The dynamic models proposed in the literature for the coffee market are not practical and are not fully calibrated and realistic, although …
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The association between parental marijuana use and mother-child interactions
… et al., 2002; Van Loon et al., 2014). Dynamic systems theory was used to quantify mother-child dyadic interaction patterns, with a specific focus on adaptive flexibility, negativity, and rigidity. Higher levels of flexibility has been shown to moderate the transmission of risk from …
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The Importance and Usefulness of English to Pupils in the Schools of The Saarland, Germany
… Self System (L2MSS), Norton’s investment theory and Complex Dynamic Systems Theory (CDST) to interpret learners' attitudes and behaviours. The findings offer insights for language educators and policymakers, highlighting the importance of developmentally appropriate, identity sensitive …
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Mathematical modeling of molecular mechanisms governing cell cycle progression in Caulobacter crescentus and differentiation of immune system progenitor cells
Mathematical modeling of biological systems can be useful to reveal new insights into biological observations. Here we apply mathematical modeling to study the underlying molecular networks driving observed behaviors of two systems. First, we apply systems biology and dynamic systems theory …
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The role of culture in children’s sex-typed preferences for colours, toys, and affordances: A systems theory approach
… statistical methods, adapted from complex and dynamic systems theory, could be applied to the cross-cultural dataset. A machine learning method suggested that sex, more than culture, affects children’s sex-typed toy preferences. A multistate dynamic method further suggested that sex, more than …
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Aural training at a selected tertiary institution in South Africa, 2015-2019: Student perspectives, motivation and problem-solving strategies
… statistical analysis of student aural and theory marks over a five-year period. The theoretical framework adopted for this study consist of merging Embodied Cognition Theory, Dynamic Systems Theory and Self-determination Theory. Participants included current students enrolled in the Aural …
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Second language writing self-efficacy and tolerance of ambiguity : an investigation of their interactions and developmental change in the Saudi higher education context
… to it. Finally, to apply a relatively new dynamic systems theory (DST) perspective for the interpretation of research findings with the aim of obtaining a holistic view of the currently investigated areas. To that end, participants were asked at the outset of the study to complete two …
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Designing and Evaluating a Virtual English Enrichment Course for Improving Chinese Learners’ Communicative Competence in English
… which integrated communicative language teaching theory, learning theories (complex dynamic systems theory and Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory) and conversation-based communicative computer-assisted language learning. The design-based research study comprised four cycles of development, …
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Environmental influences on communication development: Implications for children with neurodevelopmental communication impairments
… in Chapter 1, the present work is grounded in dynamic systems theory of development and a distributed model of communication, which together emphasize development as a context-dependent dynamic multilevel system that unfolds over time and is shaped by a multitude of factors. Neurodevelopmental …
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Making decisions under conflict with a continuous mind: from micro to macro time scales
Making decisions is a dynamic process. Especially when we face a decision between conflicting options, different forces seem to drag our mind from one option to the other one (James, 1890), again and again. This process may last for a long time, sometimes only coming to a decision when we are …
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Investigating communicative dissonance within relationships of adults with Asperger’s Syndrome (ASD Level 1)
… approach, in combination with a Dynamic Systems Theory framework, allowed for an investigation of the characteristics of prompting and prompt dependency and/or prompt avoidance within a dynamic system of interpersonal communication. Utilising a concurrent, embedded, transformative …
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Individual variation and the role of L1 in the L2 development of English grammatical morphemes: insights from learner corpora
… development. The findings are interpreted with dynamic systems theory (DST), a theory of development that has recently been applied to SLA research. The thesis further examines whether any systematic relationship is observed between the developmental patterns of morphemes. Although DST expects …
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Influence of teacher cognition in the teaching and testing of english grammar in selected secondary schools of Luanshya district, Zambia
… The study was undergirded by the complex dynamic systems theory which posits that teacher cognition is a complex dynamic system where understanding, beliefs and experiences are internally connected and mutually dependent as proposed in the works of (De Bot, et al, 2005). It was also …
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Influence of teacher cognition in the teaching and testing of english grammar in selected secondary schools of Luanshya district, Zambia
… The study was undergirded by the complex dynamic systems theory which posits that teacher cognition is a complex dynamic system where understanding, beliefs and experiences are internally connected and mutually dependent as proposed in the works of (De Bot, et al, 2005). It was also …
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Cognition in action C-i-A: Rethinking gesture in neuro-atypical young people: A conceptual framework for embodied, embedded, extended and enacted intentionality
… theoretical framework and new tools. Biological Dynamic Systems Theory is proposed as the best candidate structure for the reconsideration of gesture. It encompasses the global, synthetic and embodied nature of gesture. Gesture is redefined and considered part of an emergent dynamic, complex, …
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Collective behaviour monitoring in football using spatial temporal and network analysis: application and evaluations.
… events that may not fully incorporate the highly dynamic nature of matches. To circumvent this weakness, applications of collective behaviour metrics applying spatial temporal and social network analyses to data in football have been trending over the last 10 years. The aims of this PhD were to: …
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