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Everyday Equitable Data Literacy is Best in Social Studies, far more than in STEM

Computing Education Research Blog

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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How can place attachment improve scientific literacy?

Futurum

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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How Did We Get Here? The Tangled History of the Second Law of Thermodynamics

Stephen Wolfram

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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Should universities use differential treatment to admit students?

Futurum

As you can imagine, there are many arguments both for and against these ideas. How does economics combine mathematics and social science? In employment contexts, is it fair to promote an employee who has missed a year of work because they had a baby, over an employee who has been working continuously for many years?

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Prosecuting rap: can we get racial discrimination out of the courtroom?

Futurum

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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Essential Tips: What Are The Key Elements of Integrative Learning?

STEM Education Shopping

We can draw upon various fields such as science, humanities, social sciences, and arts to enrich our understanding. Critical thinking enables me to analyze information, evaluate arguments, and make informed decisions. When we engage in interdisciplinary approaches, we are not limited by the boundaries of one discipline.

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Can AI Solve Science?

Stephen Wolfram

of what’s now Wolfram Language —we were trying to develop algorithms to compute hundreds of mathematical special functions over very broad ranges of arguments. Back in 1987—as part of building Version 1.0 In the past, people had painstakingly computed series approximations for specific cases. So might AI change that?

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