Posted on January 26th, 2009 by ASEE
Informal science is a burgeoning field that operates across a broad range of venues and envisages learning outcomes for individuals, schools, families, and society. The evidence base that describes informal science, its promise, and effects is informed by a range of disciplines and perspectives, including field-based research, visitor studies, and psychological and anthropological studies of [...]
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Posted on January 26th, 2009 by ASEE
(Provided courtesy of Tryengineering.org, a collaboration of IEEE, IBM and the New York Hall of Science) This lesson for ages 8 to 18 explores how computerized barcoding has simplified distributing and pricing of products. Students learn about encoding and decoding, the barcoding system, and how a mathematical formula is embedded in barcoding to safeguard against [...]
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Posted on January 20th, 2009 by ASEE
Andrew N. Meltzoff, Patricia K. Kuhl, University of Washington, Seattle; Javier Movellan, Terrence J. Sejnowski, University of California at San Diego Abstract Human learning is distinguished by the range and complexity of skills that can be learned and the degree of abstraction that can be achieved compared with those of other species. Homo sapiens is [...]
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