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Showing 1 to 20 of 116 for “"Practical work"”.
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Learner performance in integrated science process skills and attitudes in hands-on practical work versus virtual practical work
… study investigated the effect of virtual practical work on learner performance in science process skills and attitude, working with a non-random sample group of grade 10 physical sciences learners. In this experimental design research, the treatment group of 22 learners was taught the …
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Science practical work: what types of knowledge do secondary science teachers use?
The prominence of practical work in science curricula today infers that these activities offer unique learning experiences for achieving specific goals. Yet, but for a few exceptions, practical work in school science is often neglected and has not been effective in achieving the goals normally …
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At sea : documentation and commentary on the body of practical work submitted for the degree of Masters of Fine Art
This body of work is comprised of individual pieces that differ in media and scale, forming a series of linked and related encounters. All the works find their origin in an eighteen-month period of living on a hospital ship in West Africa, and the story of this time forms the basis of this book. In …
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The classroom transferability of a university-based inset programme of workshops in practical work for senior high school Biology educators
… from a combination of the theoretical frameworks for INSET evaluation recommended by several authors, including the American National Science Standards (1996), Tamir (1997) and Oyasi & Oyasi (2000). The post-workshop data indicated that educators enjoyed the practical activities, and were …
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Actuator-Work Concepts Applied to Morphing and Conventional Aerodynamic Control Devices
… examines the use of an estimated "actuator work" value as a performance parameter for the comparison of various aerodynamic control device configurations. This estimated "actuator work," or practical work as it will be referred to as in this thesis, is based on the aerodynamic and structural …
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The lived experiences of grade 12 life sciences teachers conducting practicals during the covid-19 pandemic in selected high schools in the Western Cape Province
… as they engaged and completed the prescribed practical work within the curriculum. The main research question was: ‘What were the lived experiences of selected Grade 12 Life Sciences teachers in conducting the prescribed practical work during the COVID-19 pandemic?’ It further aimed to explore …
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An evaluation of co-operative education in cost accounting at the Cape Technikon
… education which is generally referred to as "practical work". An evaluation will be made of the following aspects of the training of cost accountants: the curriculum, the practical work that the students are expected to do, career opportunities and the training requirements of practice. It is …
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Studies in Vapour-Liquid Equilibria
A programme of practical work, involving both the determination of vapour-liquid equilibrium data for acetic acid systems, and theoretical work, including the development of data reduction programs, has been carried out. The practical work involved modification of the feed and pressure systems of a …
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Present absence /Absent Presence
… basis fromwhich visually interpret the body of practical work that emphasises the role of emotion and personal experience in locating meaning.
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Skin Stories: Charting and Mapping the Skin. Research using analogies of human skin tissue in relation to my textile practice.
… skin. As a result of theoretical enquiry and practical experiments, interactive design solutions have been developed to a prototype stage for possible application in domestic environments and public spaces as well as for integration into body related design concepts. The development of such …
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Narrative structures in body related crafts objects
… methodology necessary to make the creative work and theoretically examines its intention. Because the theoretical work on narrative structures has been largely done outside the crafts/art context, the research adopts and adapts existing procedures and concepts from hermeneutic philosophy and …
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An investigation from the view of the illustrator, into the representational stereotypes contained within UK-published, children's picture books, 1960-1994
This research contains both written and practical elements, that collectively explore stereotypical representations contained in the illustrations of UK - published children's picture books, between 1960-1994. The project is contained by focusing on themes that relate to the metaphoric use of …
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Decentralized Web-based Data Storage for LinkedPipes Applications using Solid
The following thesis work is focused on developing a decentralized web-based storage solution based on Solid project for the LinkedPipes Applica- tions platform and demonstrate the full benefits of decentralized storage and the Solid technology. The Solid project, started by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, is …
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Mathematical modelling studies of human locomotion
… and Mathematics. Thus the author hopes the work would appeal to as wide an audience as possible. The thesis is directed generally towards a deeper understanding of normal and pathological biped locomotion. It involves theoretical considerations in respect of model building, model testing and …
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Venus revisited : reflecting sights/sites of beauty and its embodiments
… thematic concerns of female beauty that my, work has attempted to represent. She signifies arid originates the centuries of fluctuating meaning and contesting truths about women and the way in which they are represented that are at the centre of my research - in an image that resists …
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Art Ecology and Planning: Strategic Concepts and Creativity within the Post Industrial Public Realm
… intent of this thesis and its attendant body of practical work was to examine and test ideas and practices that can inform and expand the artists' role in the post-industrial public realm and its environmental context. The general focus was on transformative approaches to contemporary public art. …
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Playculture: developing a feminist game design
… I have chosen to apply to the creation of the practical parts of the research. Examples discussed at length in these pages illustrate the tensions between everyday popular culture and interventionist working practices, highlighting a process informed by feminist scholarship of marginalised …
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Image, perception and the unconscious
In both my practical work and my written analysis, I investigate the idea of hiding in plain sight in art, how an image can be hidden but also right in front of you. I give a narrative account of my own practice which explores how the theme originated, reoccurred and developed in my work over the …
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Healthy Piano Technique and the Prevention of Professional Injuries: An Exploration of the Schmidt-Shklovskaya-Minsker Method and its Implementation in Piano Pedagogy
… method developed by two piano pedagogues whose work with pianists' professional injuries is widely known and appreciated in Russia. Anna Schmidt-Shklovskaya based her system on the views and practice of Ivan Kryzhanovsky, a musician and medical doctor who studied piano-related injuries. Her …
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