scholarly journals The Role of Science Centres and Planetaria

2005 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 1065-1067
Author(s):  
Nick Lomb
Keyword(s):  
School Curriculum ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Science Center ◽  
Astronomy Education ◽  
Science Centres ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Phases Of The Moon

The school curriculum in many countries includes astronomical topics such as the seasons, phases of the moon, planets and stars. Yet most teachers at all school levels do not know any astronomy and have difficulty teaching that part of the curriculum. Even if they have some knowledge of the subject they may not have the resources to illustrate it and enthuse their students. One solution is to take them to a place specializing in astronomy education – a suitable science center or museum or planetarium or public observatory.

scholarly journals The rôle of planetaria: The Library of Alexandria Planetarium Science Center

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (S260) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hoda S. El-Mitaky
Keyword(s):  
Public Interest ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Light Pollution ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Science Center ◽  
The World ◽  
Ancient Times

AbstractIn ancient times the stars and the Moon were humans' only guide to cross the seas and explore the depths of the deserts. With the use of modern technological gadgets, and the increasingly light pollution, citizens of the world stopped looking at the heavens. How can planetaria play a rôle in reviving public interest in astronomy? How can the beauty of astronomy play a rôle in luring the youth to pursue a career in science? How can astronomy play a rôle in raising public awareness about preserving the environment? Moreover, how can astronomy play a rôle in the dialogue among civilisations?

On Testing Rubber

1964 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 24-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. E. Juve
Keyword(s):  
Test Method ◽  
Engineering Practice ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Complex Product ◽  
Simple Observation ◽  
New Methods ◽  
The People ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Cursory Examination

Abstract Measurements are basic to all natural sciences, in fact some say that science is measurement. Whether it is the measurement of the temperature on the moon or the hysteresis properties of a rubber compound, the measurements are intended to give us accurate data with which to proceed further in our understanding of nature. Measurements and analyses are essential in every stage of rubber science and technology from the synthesis of a new rubber chemical to measurements of performance of some complex product such as a tire in service. The all-pervading role of measurements is frequently not appreciated, but a simple observation which each of us can make will demonstrate this fact. A cursory examination of the slides presented at this and other Division of Rubber Chemistry meetings will show that at least 95% of them contain the results of physical or chemical tests required to demonstrate, illustrate or prove a point the speaker is attempting to make. Furthermore, many of the papers will be concerned solely with a new test method or method of analysis. Although as a compounder my work was only incidentally involved with testing, the subject of testing has been a most absorbing interest of mine and it seemed that a discussion of some aspects of it would be acceptable for this lecture. A rough distinction can be made between those tests involved with the fundamental science of rubber as a primary aim and those involved with the engineering practice of rubber technology, although there is an inevitable overlapping. My concern here will be with the latter group and, in general, with those methods which have been standardized by Committee D-11 of ASTM. My central theme will be that too much testing is done, that many of the methods are inadequate, that many are inadequately understood by the users and inadequate analysis and interpretation are made of the data obtained. In an attempt to brighten the picture a little, I will conclude by discussing some new methods which appear to be decided improvements, both from performance and in being adequate in respect to being easily understood by most users. What I have to say will be somewhat critical of the methods used and sympathetically critical of the people who use them. At the start I should point out that criticism of the methods is not a criticism of Committee D-11 of ASTM. It should be realized that D-11 almost invariably standardizes methods which are fairly widely used in the industry and for which a need for standarization is expressed by the industry. The Committee rarely develops new methods, although it can be said that in the process of standardization, methods are usually improved. One of the more important purposes of standardization is to formulate methods so that different laboratories will obtain reasonably reproducible values without which chaos would result.

Corrupting the curriculum? The case of geography

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Lambert ◽  
John Derek Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Global Citizenship ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Think Tank ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Contemporary School

This paper considers influences on the contemporary school curriculum in England. It does so mainly through a critical analysis of one significant critique of the curriculum made by the think tank Civitas in their collection of essays asserting the 'corruption' of the curriculum, published in 2007. The paper places the Civitas position in a wider perspective. It then focuses on one subject critique in particular – geography – drawing from a wider selection of writings which attempt to show the distortion of school geography under pressure from 'good causes' such as global citizenship and sustainable development. The main conclusions of the paper are that whilst the Civitas position takes a rather restricted view of subjects which denies how the discipline has developed in recent years, there is nevertheless an important point for teachers, as curriculum-makers, to note. However, the role of the subject disciplines in the school curriculum continues to evolve. The disciplines, not least geography, are far less static than the Civitas position appears to suggest.

scholarly journals USE OF FIRST-HAND DATA TO CONSTRUCT KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE SUN-EARTH-MOON SYSTEM

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 298-311
Author(s):  
Araitz Uskola
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Literacy ◽  
Knowledge Construction ◽  
The Sun ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Moon System ◽  
Use Of Data ◽  
Level Scale ◽  
Phases Of The Moon

Inquiry-based educational contexts including observation of the Moon have been found to facilitate students´ understanding of the Sun-Earth-Moon system. However, the role that the collected data play in the knowledge construction process is unclear, as the process that students develop from the collected data has not previously been reported. Use of data is considered one of the three competencies of scientific literacy, and this research focuses on analysing how eighty four pre-service teachers perform it. A five-level scale has been elaborated. Twenty written group reports and 5 oral data discussion have been analysed. Improvement in the students’ knowledge, especially in areas that had been reported to be problematic, is observed. Results show that the designed activities and group discussions help students take their data into consideration, establish comparisons and identify patterns. However, difficulties in identifying patterns and especially in explaining their causes arise and are discussed. The role of the teacher in the process of establishing the causes of the identified patterns stands out when oral discussions are analysed. Several interventions of the teacher are found to be the key for the students to be able to use the collected data to construct appropriate scientific knowledge. Key words: knowledge construction, phases of the Moon, pre-service teachers, use of data.

scholarly journals On the Narrative of Ernest Koliqi - The Role of Detail in Psychological Catharsis

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 210
Author(s):  
Irena Alimerko ◽  
Alisa Velaj
Keyword(s):  
Boiling Point ◽  
Social Situation ◽  
Moral Character ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Material World ◽  
The Past ◽  
Mother And Daughter ◽  
The Subject

It is the detail that enables the crossing from one time to another one, from one state to another inside the narrative of Ernest Koliqi. Let's look more concretely, through the analysis of the stories, how this detail doesn’t only make shifts of times and states, but overcoming is exactly the "boiling point" of each story, the station where are overthrown all illusion or "real meaningfulness”, which can be created into the reader before the sudden arrival of this detail. The permutations of situations do not necessarily result in shifts of time, while the changes of the time necessarily contain changes into the situations. To look at these metamorphoses, we are lighting on the stories "Did I leave it to you?", "Welter", "Moon of blood", "Little personage" and "It was found behind the bush". The story entitled “Welter “has on the focus a sharp social situation, which inevitably leads to the degeneration of the moral character of the mother and daughter, Sila and Lina. The story entitled "Little personage" chooses as the name of the protagonist that state which has invaded his soul and mind; a real drama in front of the inability to be free, far from the handcuffs of a deeply material world, with the walled borders that do not let his dreamlike soul to breath. Another story, in which the detail immerses the protagonist in a reflective state, is also "Moon of blood". The detail of the Moon turns into a controversy over the development of the subject. At first glance, attractiveness to the moonshine simply encourages the passage or the return from time to time (bearing within the lattermost also the changes in the characters' situations) and seems to "wax the guy" the image of this detail actually appears "to wax" completely the girl. Keywords: detail, psychological catharsis, psychological cogitations, the past and the present

scholarly journals Implementasi nilai-nilai multikultural dalam pembelajaran PKn

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-85
Author(s):  
Sukron Mazid ◽  
Suharno Suharno
Keyword(s):  
Social Issue ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
School Program ◽  
Teaching Activities ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Technique Analysis

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkapkan 1.) Bagaimana implementasi; 2.) Faktor pendukung; 3.) Hambatan dalam implementasi nilai-nilai multikultural dalam pembelajaran PKn di MA Ali Maksum Krapyak Yogyakarta. Pendekatan penelitian menggunakan kualitatif. Penentuan subjek dengan purposive. Teknik pengumpulan data observasi, dokumentasi, wawancara. Keabsahan data diperoleh dengan teknik trianggulasi sumber. Teknik analisis dengan reduksi data, sajian data, dan penarikan simpulan. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa implementasi dilakukan dengan dua tataran: a.) Konseptual melalui visi, misi, tujuan, sedangkan b.) Operasional melalui pertama perencanaan pembelajaran, kedua pelaksanaan pembelajaran melalui: 1.) Menanamkan nilai untuk bersikap toleransi, menghargai, demokrasi, keadilan, kese-taraan dan menghormati keragaman; 2.) Metode yang demokratis, kooperatif dan bervariasi; 3.) Materi yang diajarkan mengandung wawasan keragaman, persitiwa dan masalah sosial; 4.) Melatih peserta didik untuk memecahkan masalah-masalah sosial; dan 5.) Media pembelajaran dengan media yang bervariasi. Ketiga evaluasi pembelajaran. Faktor-fakor pendukung adalah peran kepala sekolah, peran guru, kurikulum sekolah, media pembelajaran, kegiatan dan program sekolah, iklim sekolah, dan peserta didik. Hambatan yaitu kurangnya kesiapan dan kesadaran peserta didik, kurangnya sarana dan prasarana, dan minimnya ruang untuk melakukan refleksi. AbstractThis research aims to reveal 1.) How the implementation; 2.) Factor supporting; 3.) Obstacles for the implementation of values multicultural in teaching Pkn in MA Ali Maksum Krapyak Yogyakarta. Approach the research uses qualitative. The determination of the subject with the purposive. Technique data collection observation, documentation, interview. The validity of data is collected to technique trianggulasi source. Technique analysis by reduction data, cereal offering data, and the withdrawal of drawing conclusions. The results of the study showed that the implementation of be done with two landscape a.) conceptual through vision, mission, the purpose and b.) operational through first planning learning. Second presentation weighting through; 1.) Imparting value to be tolerance, appreciate, democracy, justice, equality and respecting diversity; 2.) The method of democratic, cooperative and vary; 3.) The materials given containing insight diversity, 3 and a social issue; 4.) Train school tuition to tackle problems social; and 5.) The media teaching to the media varying. Third evaluation teaching. Supporting factor-factor is the role of the head school, the teacher, school curriculum, media teaching, activities and school program, climate school, and school tuition. Obstacles that is lack of readiness and awareness school tuition, lack of facilities and infrastructure, and inadequate room to make reflection.

Top-Down Processing and Visual Reorientation Illusions in a Virtual Reality Environment

2004 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 143-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fred W. Mast ◽  
Charles M. Oman
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Visual Processing ◽  
Line Length ◽  
Perceptual Cues ◽  
Virtual Reality Environment ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Test Conditions ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Processing Mechanisms

The role of top-down processing on the horizontal-vertical line length illusion was examined by means of an ambiguous room with dual visual verticals. In one of the test conditions, the subjects were cued to one of the two verticals and were instructed to cognitively reassign the apparent vertical to the cued orientation. When they have mentally adjusted their perception, two lines in a plus sign configuration appeared and the subjects had to evaluate which line was longer. The results showed that the line length appeared longer when it was aligned with the direction of the vertical currently perceived by the subject. This study provides a demonstration that top-down processing influences lower level visual processing mechanisms. In another test condition, the subjects had all perceptual cues available and the influence was even stronger.

The future role of the psychiatrist in Europe – a UEMS perspective

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (01) ◽  
pp. 35-42
Author(s):  
M. Hermans
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
General Interest ◽  
Future Role ◽  
Personal Opinion ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Many

SummaryThe author presents his personal opinion inviting to discussion on the possible future role of psychiatrists. His view is based upon the many contacts with psychiatrists all over Europe, academicians and everyday professionals, as well as the familiarity with the literature. The list of papers referred to is based upon (1) the general interest concerning the subject when representing ideas also worded elsewhere, (2) the accessibility to psychiatrists and mental health professionals in Germany, (3) being costless downloadable for non-subscribers and (4) for some geographic aspects (e.g. Belgium, Spain, Sweden) and the latest scientific issues, addressing some authors directly.

Alignment

2016 ◽  
pp. 33-50
Author(s):  
Pier Giuseppe Rossi
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Enactive Approach ◽  
The World ◽  
Strategic Role ◽  
Education Today ◽  
Current Context ◽  
The Subject

The subject of alignment is not new to the world of education. Today however, it has come to mean different things and to have a heuristic value in education according to research in different areas, not least for neuroscience, and to attention to skills and to the alternation framework.This paper, after looking at the classic references that already attributed an important role to alignment in education processes, looks at the strategic role of alignment in the current context, outlining the shared construction processes and focusing on some of the ways in which this is put into effect.Alignment is part of a participatory, enactive approach that gives a central role to the interaction between teaching and learning, avoiding the limits of behaviourism, which has a greater bias towards teaching, and cognitivism/constructivism, which focus their attention on learning and in any case, on that which separates a teacher preparing the environment and a student working in it.

TheOrvosi Hetilap (Hungarian Medical Journal)in the network of medical journals

2014 ◽  
Vol 155 (22) ◽  
pp. 876-879
Author(s):  
András Schubert
Keyword(s):  
Medical Journal ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Network ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
Scientific Enterprise ◽  
Medical Journals ◽  
The Subject

The role of networks is swiftly increasing in the production and communication of scientific knowledge. Network aspects have, therefore, an ever growing importance in the analysis of the scientific enterprise, as well. The present paper demonstrates some techniques of studying the network of scientific journals on the subject of seeking the position of Orvosi Hetilap (Hungarian Medical Journal) in the international journal network. Orv. Hetil., 2014, 155(22), 876–879.

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