Student 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

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Modern 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
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Building a Theoretical Framework: Concepts & Utility

Wiersma’s Model Summary

WIERSMA, an excellent way to summarize a model:

  1. Citation or bibliographic data
  2. Research problem
  3. Subject
  4. Research procedures
  5. 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:

  1. There is a fully developed theory with plenty of empirical evidence.
  2. There are several theories
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Axiomatic and Hypothetical-Deductive Methods in Science

Axiomatic Method

The axiomatic method aims for axiomatization, applying rigorously in formal sciences like logic and mathematics. It offers advantages in physical sciences and serves as an ideal in other knowledge branches. Complete objectivity is unattainable; no domain achieves total objectivity.

The idea of axiomatizing knowledge, present in Aristotle and mathematics, has been extended to logic and physics. Interest in axiomatization has grown.

An axiom signifies “recognition of validity,” representing

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Periods in Science History, Methods, and Differences

Periods in the History of Science

The history of science can be divided into distinct periods, each with unique characteristics:

Ancient Science

Ancient science is closely tied to ancient philosophy. It can be further divided:

  • Pre-Socratic Philosophy: Represented by figures like Thales and Pythagoras, science was theoretical, focusing on physis (nature).
  • Classical Period: Shifted towards a more practical approach, focusing on humans and their lives, setting philosophy aside.
  • Hellenistic Period: Science
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Effective Interview Techniques: Strategies for Qualitative Research

Effective Interview Techniques for Qualitative Research

Interviews are usually audio recorded, although some research projects may require video recording, such as some group interviews. This doesn’t mean that researchers no longer take notes, but it is an alternative used when a respondent explicitly denies permission to be recorded. In these cases, the interviewer’s memory becomes crucial. When the issues are common and accessible, there are generally no problems with audio recording. It is recommended

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