Philosophy of Science: Concepts and Explanations
Filosofía de la Ciencia
Introducción: Explicación en Filosofía de la Ciencia
Theo A. F. Kuipers
1. Un Método Importante, Aunque en Gran Medida Implícito, en Filosofía de la Ciencia
Los científicos utilizan conceptos, principios e intuiciones que son en parte específicos de su materia, pero también comparten parte de ellos con colegas que trabajan en diferentes campos. Comparar, por ejemplo, la noción de química de la valencia de un átomo con la noción de confirmación de una hipótesis
Read MoreAge of Sigmar: Grand Strategies and Battle Tactics
Grand Strategies (3PV)
Conquered in the Name of Khaine: When the battle ends, you complete this grand strategy if there is a friendly AVATAR OF KHAINE or CAULDRON OF BLOOD wholly within enemy territory.
Bloodthirsty Zealots: When the battle ends, you complete this grand strategy if all friendly units either fought at least once during the battle or have been destroyed.
Battle Tactics (2PV)
Gaining Momentum: Pick 1 enemy unit on the battlefield. You complete this battle tactic if that unit is destroyed
Read MoreEssential Educational Terminology and Definitions
Ability (Capacidad)
This can be interpreted as the potential or aptitude inherent in every person to acquire new knowledge and skills.
Active Learning
A process whereby learners are actively engaged in the learning process, rather than passively absorbing lectures. Active learning involves reading, writing, discussion, and engagement in solving problems, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. Active learning often involves cooperative learning.
Aims and Objectives
These express the purpose of the educational
Read MoreStudent Admission, Grouping, and Promotion Strategies
Student Admission and Enrollment
The admission and enrollment of students require attention to fundamental administrative and psychopedagogical aspects. The psychopedagogical approach considers the special conditions of each child. During registration, two scenarios may arise: students enrolling for the first time (no prior schooling) and students transferring from another school. For transferring students, their file containing personal and academic data is requested from the previous school, simplifying
Read MoreModern Science: Characteristics, Concepts, and Explanations
Specific Characteristics of Modern Science
Galileo Galilei inaugurated a new way of making and understanding science. Galileo addressed the same problems that had concerned other scientists before him, but he did this in a radically different and revolutionary way, with two key characteristics:
- Experimentation: Galileo was aware that some of his hypotheses were not observable in everyday life, so he could only confirm them by creating an “ideal situation,” an experiment, in which disturbing elements
Building a Theoretical Framework: Concepts & Utility
Wiersma’s Model Summary
WIERSMA, an excellent way to summarize a model:
- Citation or bibliographic data
- Research problem
- Subject
- Research procedures
- Findings and conclusions
Building a Theoretical Framework
HOW to build a theoretical framework?
The theoretical framework depends largely on 2 factors: what we reveal in the literature review and the approach chosen.
Literature Review Outcomes
The literature reviewed REVEALS:
- There is a fully developed theory with plenty of empirical evidence.
- There are several theories