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  2. McKinsey 7S Framework - Wikipedia

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    Visual representation of the model [1]. The McKinsey 7S Framework is a management model developed by business consultants Robert H. Waterman, Jr. and Tom Peters (who also developed the MBWA-- "Management By Walking Around" motif, and authored In Search of Excellence) in the 1980s.

  3. Models of scientific inquiry - Wikipedia

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    Stephen Hawking supported items 1, 2 and 4, but did not mention fruitfulness. [6] On the other hand, Kuhn emphasizes the importance of seminality. [7] The goal here is to make the choice between theories less arbitrary. Nonetheless, these criteria contain subjective elements, and are heuristics rather than part of scientific method. [8]

  4. Peter J. Denning - Wikipedia

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    Peter James Denning (born January 6, 1942) is an American computer scientist and writer. He is best known for pioneering work in virtual memory, especially for inventing the working-set model for program behavior, which addressed thrashing in operating systems and became the reference standard for all memory management policies.

  5. Project-based learning - Wikipedia

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    Students learn about a subject by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to a complex question, challenge, or problem. [2] It is a style of active learning and inquiry-based learning. Project-based learning contrasts with paper-based, rote memorization, or teacher-led instruction that presents established facts or ...

  6. Tree of life (biology) - Wikipedia

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    Edward Hitchcock's fold-out paleontological chart in his 1840 Elementary Geology. Although tree-like diagrams have long been used to organise knowledge, and although branching diagrams known as claves ("keys") were omnipresent in eighteenth-century natural history, it appears that the earliest tree diagram of natural order was the 1801 "Arbre botanique" (Botanical Tree) of the French ...

  7. Philosophy of science - Wikipedia

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    Philosophy of science is the branch of philosophy concerned with the foundations, methods, and implications of science.Amongst its central questions are the difference between science and non-science, the reliability of scientific theories, and the ultimate purpose and meaning of science as a human endeavour.

  8. Worked-example effect - Wikipedia

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    The worked-example effect is a learning effect predicted by cognitive load theory. [1] [full citation needed] Specifically, it refers to improved learning observed when worked examples are used as part of instruction, compared to other instructional techniques such as problem-solving [2] [page needed] and discovery learning.

  9. Internal working model of attachment - Wikipedia

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    Internal working models are subject to intergenerational transmission, meaning that parents' internal working model patterns may be passed on to their children. [ 2 ] [ 13 ] Indeed, high correlations have been found between security of early infant attachment and parental internal working model security.