Computing Education Research Blog

JULY 15, 2024

If you want students to develop equitable data literacy skills that they can use in their everyday life, then those skills should be taught in social studies classes. Here’s a sketch of the argument. We make four main points: Data literacy makes social studies more effective. Most of us don’t read Science or Nature.

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STEM Geography Argumentation Data Science 95

Futurum

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Economics is the study of how people make decisions, how we choose where to study and work, how we promote fairness in society and how our lives are shaped by market institutions and government policies,” says Dr Emil Temnyalov, an economist at the University of Technology Sydney. How does economics combine mathematics and social science?

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Economics Government Mathematics Publication 111

Futurum

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Ben and Julia used two social science research methods to gather data. However, environmental geography is a very interdisciplinary field, and those who want to work within it need training in social science as well – including psychology, sociology, political science and communications,” says Ben. •

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Geography Research Research Sciences 98

Stephen Wolfram

JANUARY 31, 2023

But in 1798 Benjamin Thompson (Count Rumford) (1753–1814) measured the heat produced by the mechanical process of boring a cannon, and began to make the argument that, in contradiction to the caloric theory, there was actually some kind of correspondence between mechanical energy and amount of heat.

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Energy Physics Argumentation Mathematics 88

Futurum

JUNE 21, 2022

DEFENCE – (in court) the argument that the accused person should not be found guilty. DEFENCE – (in court) the argument that the accused person should not be found guilty. At school or college, study social science or humanities subjects (such as law, sociology, politics, anthropology, history or human geography). •

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Research Research Professor Argumentation 79

Stephen Wolfram

AUGUST 22, 2023

the Vietnam War), whose idea was that it was time to stop the government fighting an unwinnable war, and this could be achieved by having an organization that would coordinate citizens to threaten a run on banks unless the war was ended. Richard Feynman and I would get into very fierce arguments. It’s just my nature. We haven’t.

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Computer Physics Sciences Science 68

Futurum

MAY 11, 2023

Social science for social change: the story of marriage equality in the US Published: For centuries, gay people have suffered discrimination, prejudice and persecution. The US government initially ignored the problem, so gay men had to find ways of supporting each other. I was delighted to oblige!”

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Equality Social Sciences Sciences Science 57