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Nathaniel Culverwell's stoic theory of common notions
Abstract This article takes a closer look at the theory of knowledge developed by Nathaniel Culverwell in his 1652 Elegant and Learned Discourse of the Light of Nature. Based on Culverwell's endorsement of Edward Herbert of Cherbury against Plato and Aristotle, his critical reception of René Descartes, and his contributions to a controversy between ...
Mogens Lærke
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Undergraduate Research Conference Program
An abstract book for the research conference held Thursday, April 19, 2012, in Squires Student Center and Newman ...
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Deliberative Wave and Neo‐Managerial Conception of Mini‐Publics
Abstract This Research Note analyses how the Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development (OECD) has promoted mini‐publics, before focusing on a specific collaboration between the OECD and the Directorate‐General for Regional and Urban Policy of the European Commission in the case of the mini‐public Besaya Delibera.
Jessy Bailly
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Knowledge Spillover, Trust, Effort, and Error Exposure in Peer‐Assisted Learning
Abstract Peer‐assisted learning has the potential to improve learning in academic settings and beyond. However, the cognitive and motivational mechanisms of learning through interaction with other learners are not fully understood. Here, we present an empirical study in which we compare a peer‐assisted learning condition with two individual learning ...
Ion Juvina +5 more
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Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium
An abstract book for the research conference held on August 3, 2012 at the Inn at Virginia ...
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Abstract Individual worldviews provide a lens through which people interpret and operationalize their perspectives about the natural world. The goal of this research was to better understand student experiences in a university course that examined worldviews using film.
Michael W. Everett +2 more
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Student perspectives on the value of university mobility programmes
Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine the benefits of university–organised international experience for full‐time undergraduate students at a single English post‐1992 university with a high proportion of widening participation entrants. Using a mixed‐methods design, data were collected from 91 undergraduates through a questionnaire and a ...
J. Disley, L. Machin, D. Hindmarch
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The Virginia Tech Undergraduate Research in Computer Science (VTURCS) program highlights the research and capstone projects of our undergraduate students during the past ...
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Abstract Despite significant recent growth in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields, disadvantaged groups continue to face systematic barriers in accessing STEM education opportunities. In response, a wide range of K–12 STEM interventions have emerged to address these inequities.
Rachel McGettrick +6 more
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Abstract The rise of quantitative geosciences approaches and accessible computer science tools have led to increasing overlap and opportunity at the boundaries of both fields. The need for both research innovation and student cross‐training has motivated new, interdisciplinary Computer Science‐Geoscience collaborations.
Elizabeth Hajek +2 more
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