Functional Explanation in Information Systems
... criteria for explanatory knowledge that provides scientific understanding (Kuhn, 1977). The pragmatic nature of Information Systems science has increased acceptance of an expanded disciplinary matrix that includes multiple ontological perspectives, epistemologies, criteria for explanatory knowledge, ...
... criteria for explanatory knowledge that provides scientific understanding (Kuhn, 1977). The pragmatic nature of Information Systems science has increased acceptance of an expanded disciplinary matrix that includes multiple ontological perspectives, epistemologies, criteria for explanatory knowledge, ...
Music and meaning, ambiguity and evolution
... acquired by an average five year old human child (see Conway & Christiansen, ...
... acquired by an average five year old human child (see Conway & Christiansen, ...
Social Situatedness: Vygotsky and Beyond
... imitation and learning to the zone of proximal development. He argued that a child merely can imitate what is within its zone of proximal development, and if a caregiver presents a too advanced solution to a problem, the child could not grasp the solution, even if the solution was presented repeated ...
... imitation and learning to the zone of proximal development. He argued that a child merely can imitate what is within its zone of proximal development, and if a caregiver presents a too advanced solution to a problem, the child could not grasp the solution, even if the solution was presented repeated ...
Towards an understanding of long
... ecological state of ecosystems and rate of delivering goods and services. This creates feedback impacting both on society and economy. Redman and others (2004) identified five core activities that drive the relationship between social and ecological systems: land use, land cover, production, consump ...
... ecological state of ecosystems and rate of delivering goods and services. This creates feedback impacting both on society and economy. Redman and others (2004) identified five core activities that drive the relationship between social and ecological systems: land use, land cover, production, consump ...
Critical Realism in Information Systems Research
... organisms), social (e.g., the market or the family) or conceptual (e.g., categories or ideas), observable or not, that have powers or tendencies to act in particular ways. It is the continual operation and interaction of these mechanisms that generates the flux of events. Entities or mechanisms may ...
... organisms), social (e.g., the market or the family) or conceptual (e.g., categories or ideas), observable or not, that have powers or tendencies to act in particular ways. It is the continual operation and interaction of these mechanisms that generates the flux of events. Entities or mechanisms may ...
abductive reasoning as the logic of agent
... embraced parts of individualist as well as structuralist theories, so also in case of epistemology the multi-agent simulations can take the middle position between explanation and understanding in order to explore how complex systems work. At the same time, this particular computer simulation method ...
... embraced parts of individualist as well as structuralist theories, so also in case of epistemology the multi-agent simulations can take the middle position between explanation and understanding in order to explore how complex systems work. At the same time, this particular computer simulation method ...
Social and Behavioral Theories - e-Source: Behavioral and Social
... A theory is a set of interrelated concepts, definitions, and propositions that explains or predicts events or situations by specifying relations among variables. ...
... A theory is a set of interrelated concepts, definitions, and propositions that explains or predicts events or situations by specifying relations among variables. ...
Oct Cover_Cover
... ing their scientific reputations (Gieryn 1978; Zuckerman 1978; Ziman 1981; Ziman 1987). Other processes are at work, however, including the desire to conduct research relevant to policy problems (Merton 1979; Worster 1994). By inviting ecologists to evaluate potential research priorities and investi ...
... ing their scientific reputations (Gieryn 1978; Zuckerman 1978; Ziman 1981; Ziman 1987). Other processes are at work, however, including the desire to conduct research relevant to policy problems (Merton 1979; Worster 1994). By inviting ecologists to evaluate potential research priorities and investi ...
2014 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man
... intended to promote applied research and applications, and facilitate collaboration between industrial and academic members of the SMC community. Papers related to the conference theme are especially solicited, including theories, methodologies, and emerging applications. SMC2014 is seeking proposal ...
... intended to promote applied research and applications, and facilitate collaboration between industrial and academic members of the SMC community. Papers related to the conference theme are especially solicited, including theories, methodologies, and emerging applications. SMC2014 is seeking proposal ...
A Need for Training in Developmental Sciences - Pierre
... be the good ways to provide interdisciplinary training for students. Option 1: Interdisciplinarity at the PhD-level There is certainly a non-exhaustive list (s. Figure 1) that students have to check during their PhD-period. This workload forces a successful student to be very focused because, in Eur ...
... be the good ways to provide interdisciplinary training for students. Option 1: Interdisciplinarity at the PhD-level There is certainly a non-exhaustive list (s. Figure 1) that students have to check during their PhD-period. This workload forces a successful student to be very focused because, in Eur ...
ICIS Proceedings Template
... In her examination of the structural nature of theory, Gregor (2006) identifies ‘theory for explaining’ as one of five types of theory used within the IS field. Within this type (labelled type II), she highlights two forms of theory for explaining phenomena of interest: high level abstract theories ...
... In her examination of the structural nature of theory, Gregor (2006) identifies ‘theory for explaining’ as one of five types of theory used within the IS field. Within this type (labelled type II), she highlights two forms of theory for explaining phenomena of interest: high level abstract theories ...
Relevance, Realism and Rigour:
... equilibrium when there are spot markets (i.e., markets in which goods are exchanged for money at the same time as, for example, in a shop) is this: Agents can have rules to determine their supplies and demands for the various goods and services available to them in different circumstances. In the or ...
... equilibrium when there are spot markets (i.e., markets in which goods are exchanged for money at the same time as, for example, in a shop) is this: Agents can have rules to determine their supplies and demands for the various goods and services available to them in different circumstances. In the or ...
Research Reports
... the time invested into its development it will be decided whether and how the user learns to operate it, and how he or she “likes it”. In order to effectively address these issue we need not only a firm understanding of the individual’s psychological functioning, but we must also look at what the us ...
... the time invested into its development it will be decided whether and how the user learns to operate it, and how he or she “likes it”. In order to effectively address these issue we need not only a firm understanding of the individual’s psychological functioning, but we must also look at what the us ...
Abel, Tom 1998. Complex adaptive systems, evolutionism, and
... multiple scale analysis in the study of culture. We have recognized the need to move away from studying communities as isolates, and toward placing them within global relationships (Bennet 1988; DeWalt and Pelto 1985; Moran 1990). But the study of scale and hierarchy in ecosystems analysis is far mo ...
... multiple scale analysis in the study of culture. We have recognized the need to move away from studying communities as isolates, and toward placing them within global relationships (Bennet 1988; DeWalt and Pelto 1985; Moran 1990). But the study of scale and hierarchy in ecosystems analysis is far mo ...
A Discount Approach to the Semantic Web
... the assertion that each individual learns by a process of interaction, that each individual holds an internal model of the world that is progressively ‘reframed’ — revised — to fit new information and experiences. Social constructivism builds upon this framework with a series of further assertions a ...
... the assertion that each individual learns by a process of interaction, that each individual holds an internal model of the world that is progressively ‘reframed’ — revised — to fit new information and experiences. Social constructivism builds upon this framework with a series of further assertions a ...
Research Reports
... the time invested into its development it will be decided whether and how the user learns to operate it, and how he or she “likes it”. In order to effectively address these issue we need not only a firm understanding of the individual’s psychological functioning, but we must also look at what the us ...
... the time invested into its development it will be decided whether and how the user learns to operate it, and how he or she “likes it”. In order to effectively address these issue we need not only a firm understanding of the individual’s psychological functioning, but we must also look at what the us ...
People, Places and Things: Leveraging Insights from Distributed
... Kirsh, 2000). The link between Dcog and HCI has been examined in the resources model developed by (Wright, Fields, & Harrison, 2000), and in Walenstein’s analytic RODS framework (2002). Extensions of Dcog (Perry, 1999; Walenstein, 2002; Wright, Fields, & Harrison, 2000) were not applied to our resea ...
... Kirsh, 2000). The link between Dcog and HCI has been examined in the resources model developed by (Wright, Fields, & Harrison, 2000), and in Walenstein’s analytic RODS framework (2002). Extensions of Dcog (Perry, 1999; Walenstein, 2002; Wright, Fields, & Harrison, 2000) were not applied to our resea ...
The Brain Doesn`t Work That Way: From Microgenesis to Cognition
... • System detectable error – Content is not system accessible for any of these models – Comparing content with what is supposed to be being represented to determine truth or error is representational problem all over again – They are circular with respect to this criterion ...
... • System detectable error – Content is not system accessible for any of these models – Comparing content with what is supposed to be being represented to determine truth or error is representational problem all over again – They are circular with respect to this criterion ...
Ecological Perception: Seeing Systems Abstract
... p.477). Metaphors are used to communicate ideas, construct meaning and establish cultural legitimacy by harnessing preconceived ideas to help create new understanding. One of the ways that visual communication builds meaning is through visual metaphors that are emotionally charged. Metaphors are cog ...
... p.477). Metaphors are used to communicate ideas, construct meaning and establish cultural legitimacy by harnessing preconceived ideas to help create new understanding. One of the ways that visual communication builds meaning is through visual metaphors that are emotionally charged. Metaphors are cog ...
Model documentation
... evolve is ‘showering’. Showering is a relatively recent method of cleaning oneself that has rapidly evolved in many western countries over the last fifty years. Previously, it was considered the norm to take a bath once or twice a week. However, over the past 50 years bathroom infrastructure has cha ...
... evolve is ‘showering’. Showering is a relatively recent method of cleaning oneself that has rapidly evolved in many western countries over the last fifty years. Previously, it was considered the norm to take a bath once or twice a week. However, over the past 50 years bathroom infrastructure has cha ...
cognitive synergy: a universal principle for feasible
... a set of goals, which are then refined by inference, aided by other processes. Terms like “inference” are used very broadly here; for instance there is no commitment to explicit use of a logic engine and, from the point of view of a high-level description like this diagram, inference could just as w ...
... a set of goals, which are then refined by inference, aided by other processes. Terms like “inference” are used very broadly here; for instance there is no commitment to explicit use of a logic engine and, from the point of view of a high-level description like this diagram, inference could just as w ...
New Frontier in Informatics and Systems
... many intermixed signals is the key to highperformance digital communications. ...
... many intermixed signals is the key to highperformance digital communications. ...
Lev Semyonovich Vygotsky
... changes with age, by becoming softer or being just a whisper. The second element in the sociocultural theory is the zone of proximal development (ZPD). Vygotsky believed that any pedagogy creates learning processes that lead to development and this sequence results in zones of proximal development. ...
... changes with age, by becoming softer or being just a whisper. The second element in the sociocultural theory is the zone of proximal development (ZPD). Vygotsky believed that any pedagogy creates learning processes that lead to development and this sequence results in zones of proximal development. ...
Learning Theories
... methods of instruction like worked examples. Sweller (2006) discusses the worked-example effect as a alternative to problem-solving for novices. However practice with feedback is condoned and even encouraged by Sweller and his associated because these types of learning are important for those who al ...
... methods of instruction like worked examples. Sweller (2006) discusses the worked-example effect as a alternative to problem-solving for novices. However practice with feedback is condoned and even encouraged by Sweller and his associated because these types of learning are important for those who al ...
Successful Aging: A Developmental Approach
... status, socioeconomic status, health). A priori theoretical accounts of why certain variables are likely to be correlated with life satisfaction are missing, and obtained findings are left in a sort of explanatory ambiguity. Even the recent causal model of life satisfaction proposed by Markides and ...
... status, socioeconomic status, health). A priori theoretical accounts of why certain variables are likely to be correlated with life satisfaction are missing, and obtained findings are left in a sort of explanatory ambiguity. Even the recent causal model of life satisfaction proposed by Markides and ...