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- 1conceptual changeConceptual change is the process whereby concepts and relationships between them change over the course of an individual person’s lifetime or over the course of history. Research in three different fields – cognitive developmental psychology, science education, and history and philosophy of science - has sought to understand this process. Indeed, the convergence of these three fields, in their effort to understand how concepts change in content and organization, has led to the emergence of an interdisciplinary sub-field in its own right. This sub-field is referred to as “conceptual change” research.
- 2Situativity theorySituativity theory refers to theoretical frameworks which argue that knowledge, thinking, and learning are situated (or located) in experience.
- 3Cognitive psychologyCognitive psychology is the scientific study of mind and mental function, including learning, memory, attention, perception, reasoning, language, conceptual development, and decision making. The modern study of cognition rests on the premise that the brain can be understood as a complex computing system.
- 4manipulatev [Tn]
1 control or handle (sth) with skill
2control or influence (sb) cleverly or by unfair means - 5tenentTenent was the common spelling in the 1600s for tenet, which was defined as a belief or principle. Today it is a common misspelling for either tenet or tenant, which are defined as someone who rents a space.
- 6physical symbol system (symbol system model)A physical symbol system (also called a formal system) takes physical patterns (symbols), combining them into structures (expressions) and manipulating them (using processes) to produce new expressions.
- 7cognitive task analysisCognitive task analysis (CTA) is a type of Task analysis aimed at understanding tasks that require a lot of cognitive activity from the user, such as decision-making, problem-solving, memory, attention and judgement.
- 8organismn
1 (a) (usu small) living being with parts that work together
(b) individual plant or animal
2(fml 文) system made up of parts which are dependent on each other - 9state of affairs[N-SING] usu with supp
If you refer to a particular state of affairs, you mean the general situation and circumstances connected with someone or something.
This state of affairs cannot continue for too long, if parliament is to recover... - 10biological determinismBiological determinism refers to the idea that all human behavior is innate, determined by genes, brain size, or other biological attributes. This theory stands in contrast to the notion that human behavior is determined by culture or other social forces.
- 11epistemologynounPHILOSOPHY
the theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope, and the distinction between justified belief and opinion. - 12implicitadj.
1~ (in sth) implied, but not expressed directly; not explicit
2unquestioning and absolute - 13methodology[N-VAR]
A methodology is a system of methods and principles for doing something, for example for teaching or for carrying out research. (FORMAL)
Teaching methodologies vary according to the topic...
● methodological [ADJ] usu ADJ n
...theoretical and methodological issues raised by the study of literary texts. - 14pay offpay off (infml 口) (of a risky policy, course of action, etc) bring good results; be successful; work
- 15incorporatev.
1(a) [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (in/into sth) make sth part of a whole; include
(b) [Tn] have (sth) as part of a whole
2 [Tn] (US) form a legal corporation(2b) - 16metacognitionnounPSYCHOLOGY
awareness and understanding of one's own thought processes. - 17schema theoryLinguists, cognitive psychologists, and psycholinguists have used the concept of schema (plural: schemata) to understand the interaction of key factors affecting the comprehension process. Simply put, schema theory states that all knowledge is organized into units.
- 18readjustment(readjustments)
1 [N-VAR] usu with supp
Readjustment is the process of adapting to a new situation, usually one that you have been in before.
The next few weeks will be a period of readjustment...
2 [N-VAR] usu with supp
A readjustment of something is a change that you make to it so that it is more effective or appropriate.
The organization denies that it is seeking any readjustment of state borders.
...the effects of economic readjustment. - 19coordinatev
1 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (with sth) cause (different parts, limbs, etc) to function together efficiently - 20underpinv (-nn-) [Tn]
1 support (a wall, etc) from below with masonry, etc
2(fig 比喻) form the basis for (an argument, a claim, etc); strengthen - 21validatev [Tn]
1make (sth) legally valid; ratify
2make (sth) logical or justifiable - 22commitment1 [N-UNCOUNT] oft N to n
Commitment is a strong belief in an idea or system.
...commitment to the ideals of Bolshevism.
2 [N-COUNT]
A commitment is something which regularly takes up some of your time because of an agreement you have made or because of responsibilities that you have.
Work commitments forced her to uproot herself and her son from Reykjavik.
3 [N-COUNT] usu N to-inf, N to n
If you make a commitment to do something, you promise that you will do it. (FORMAL)
We made a commitment to keep working together...
They made a commitment to peace.
4 [N-VAR]
Commitment is the process of officially sending someone to a prison or to hospital. (AM; in BRIT, use committal) - 23Enculturation enculturedEnculturation is the process by which people learn the requirements of their surrounding culture and acquire values and behaviours appropriate or necessary in that culture.
- 24Empiricismem|piri|cism /?mp'?r?s?z?m/
[N-UNCOUNT]
Empiricism is the belief that people should rely on practical experience and experiments, rather than on theories as, a basis for knowledge. (FORMAL)
¡ñ empiricist [N-COUNT]
He was an unswerving empiricist with little time for theory. - 25discursiveadj.
(of the way a person speaks or writes) wandering from one point to another - 26ontologynoun
1.
the branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of being.
2.
a set of concepts and categories in a subject area or domain that shows their properties and the relations between them.
"what's new about our ontology is that it is created automatically from large datasets" - 27ontology and epistemologyOntological questions ask about the nature of being. Given this, we can state clearly that ontology is a subset of metaphysics, whereas epistemology is its own branch of philosophy which asks about knowledge and the nature of true/false statements.
- 28dialogicadj.
: of, relating to, or characterized by dialogue
–di·a·log·i·cal·ly \-ji-k(ə-)lē\ adverb - 29hard-pressedalso hard pressed
1 [ADJ]
If someone is hard-pressed, they are under a great deal of strain and worry, usually because they have not got enough money. (JOURNALISM)
The region's hard-pressed consumers are spending less on luxuries.
2 [ADJ] v-link ADJ to-inf
If you will be hard-pressed to do something, you will have great difficulty doing it.
This year the airline will be hard-pressed to make a profit. - 30relativist[ADJ]
A relativist position or argument is one according to which the truth is not always the same, but varies according to circumstances.
Bonger advocated a relativist position. In his view, what is considered immoral depends on the social structure.
≠ absolutist - 31scaffoldingIn the field of education, the term scaffolding refers to a process in which teachers model or demonstrate how to solve a problem, and then step back, offering support as needed. Psychologist and instructional designer Jerome Bruner first used the term 'scaffolding' in this context back in the 1960s.
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