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Showing 1 to 20 of 588 for “"Natural Sciences"”.
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Jacques Rohault and the natural sciences
… career of Jacques Rohault and his work in the natural sciences. More specifically, I have attempted to identify the sources of inspiration of his Traité de Physique. Most historians of science have paid little more than casual homage to Rohault's work as a synthesiser and propagandist of …
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The Reasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences
… Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences," claims that "the miracle of the appropriateness of the language of mathematics for the formulation of the laws of physics is a wonderful gift which we neither understand nor deserve." Contrary to this view, this thesis delineates …
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Self-assembled Precipitation Membranes and the Implications for Natural Sciences
Far from thermodynamic equilibrium, many precipitation reactions can generate complex membrane structures. Such membranes are of great research interest in fields ranging from chemical engineering to geophysics, and even biology where they are thought to have played a vital role in the origin of …
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The influence of Natural Sciences teachers’ assessment beliefs on grade 9 learners’ self-directed learning behaviour
… to centre the current study on how grade 9 Natural Sciences (NS) teachers' assessment beliefs may influence learners' SDL behaviour. A qualitative multiple case study approach was utilised to achieve this goal. Face-to-face individual semi- structured interviews were conducted to obtain NS …
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Data work configurations in the field-based natural sciences: mesoscale infrastructures, project collectives, and data gateways
… of research projects in the field-based natural sciences. Project collective data work involves managing data in addition to facilitating digital data archiving. Through qualitative analysis, the concepts of data work arenas, information environments, and pre-archive data work are …
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The theory of the Anthropocene: Inquiry into the ‘age of Anthropos’ between natural sciences and environmental humanities
The present research aims to analyze how the notion of ‘Anthropocene’ is implemented within the scientific and humanistic inquiry. More specifically, the research will attempt to shed light and critically reflect upon the basic elements that constitute the Anthropocene as a potentially rich …
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General education in the natural sciences: comparisons of selected sections of a community college general biology course
From the establishment of Harvard in 1636, to the establishment of the first public Junior College in 1901, to the curricular reforms of the 1960's and 1970's, the purpose of higher education and the role of general education have been the subjects for many lively debates. The national debate on …
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Exploring novice teachers’ experiences in teaching of natural sciences to grade 8 and 9 within Pietermaritzburg secondary schools
… of novice teachers teaching the subject of Natural Sciences to Grade 8 and 9, within Pietermaritzburg secondary schools. Qualitative methods were used in this study, specifically semi-structured interviews were used for data collection. The purposive sampling technique was used to select the …
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Exploring the strategies used by grade 6 teachers in the teaching of Natural Sciences and Technology in the Ngwelezane Circuit schools
… that teachers used in Grade 6 in the teaching of Natural Sciences and Technology in the Ngwelezane Circuit schools. The objectives of the study were to identify the teaching strategies used by the Grade 6 Natural Sciences and Technology teachers in their teaching; to explore the views of teachers …
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Enhance school-based assessment practices in a grade 4 natural sciences and technology class at Amajuba district, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
… the School Based Assessment practices in grade 4 Natural Sciences and Technology classes in Amajuba District. The expectation was also that this would improve the existing School Based Assessment practices and ultimately, improve learner performance in grade 4 classes. Four objectives were …
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A case study of multimodal and authoritative meaning making in grade 5 isiZulu, English, and Natural Sciences lessons in a quintile 1 primary school
… meaning making in grade 5 isiZulu, English, and Natural Sciences lessons in a quintile 1 primary school in KwaZulu-Natal, uMzinyathi Municipality in Nqutu. This study investigated the nature of classroom discourse in each of the subject areas and the opportunities learners have for participation …
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Designed to fail: evaluating grade 1-3 English first additional language textbooks as preparation for English medium grade 4 natural sciences and technology in South Africa
… 1-3 prepare them to make sense of a Grade 4 Natural Sciences and Technology (NST) textbook?' This study employed content and discourse analysis, specifically relating to school textbooks and curriculum documents. The focus was on evaluating the readability of one Grade 4 NST textbook, in …
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Making Change Intelligible: Why The Study of Human Kinds Is Just Science As Usual
This paper challenges the notion that the social sciences require a fundamentally different methodology from the natural sciences due to the interactivity of human kinds. By examining the concept of classificatory looping and its impact on human kinds, the author argues that understanding the …
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Lietuvos fizinių ir technologijos mokslų specialistų tarptautinė migracija /
… professionals – especially in certain areas of natural sciences and technology - faces the various challenges. However, is seen missing of theoretical and empirical research to interpret the international migration of natural science and technology professionals. Moreover, in spite of emigration …
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The doctrine of revelation in the theology of Thomas F. Torrance
… (chapter two). Barth's reasons for rejecting natural theology are explored (chapter three). Chapters four and five demonstrate that the gracious aspect of knowledge of reality applies not only to theology but also to the natural sciences. The natural sciences are brought under a larger …
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Integrointi ympäristö- ja luonnontiedossa : maantiedon osuuksien eheyttämisvinkit opettajan oppaissa vuosiluokilla 1–4
… elementary school as a part of environmental and natural sciences. Previous studies have shown that the study materials have a significant role in the way geography is taught. There has been very little integration of different disciplines in environmental and natural sciences. The new curriculum, …
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Cinema e Ciências: olhares do corpo docente acerca da mediação de filmes no processo de ensino
… productions can improve the teaching of Natural Sciences in Elementary School II. Configuring one of the most popular and influential forms of media and art in contemporary society, cinema can tell/portray stories, transmit values, cultures, and customs. In this way, it is interesting …
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A utilização de recursos audiovisuais nas aulas de ciências: um estudo com professores polivalentes.
… use visual aids to teach the course content of Natural Sciences. After collecting and analyzing the data concluded that teachers make use of audiovisual resources exist in schools, but not with the potential that the resource can offer, or as often as necessary to stimulate children to learn in …
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Redundancy and uniqueness of subject access points in online catalogs
… Decimal Classification classes--300s (Social Sciences), 500s (Natural Sciences and Mathematics), 600s (Technology (Applied Sciences)), and 700s (the Arts--Fine and Decorative Arts) at the ""concept"" or ""subject idea"" level."
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Physical causes and rational belief: A problem for materialism?
… an examination of the merits of an argument that naturalism is self-stultifying because it is incompatible with the possibility of rational inference. Since naturalists are committed not only to the view that nothing exists but nature, but are also to the truthfulness of the natural sciences, such …
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