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Revision Part 2
Lesson Outline
I wanted to concentrate on Jared's understanding of the concept of the scientific method. All sciences, irrespective of discipline, rely on the scientific method to progress. Advances may be incremental, but ultimately they all contribute to the framework of scientific thought. Most scientists have the luxury of being able to control their experiments in terms of input parameters and setup. Astronomers have to rely on sporadic celestial events to occur, or advances in technology to access the dimmer objects. Ultimately, astronomers build their framework through multiple observations of similar objects, thereby producing a statistically significant sample. Jared appeared to understand these concepts very well, and was able to answer my questions, if not immediately then certainly after a bit of thought. Another hard lesson in which Jared performed extremely well.
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60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
This was the first class in which I spent most of the lesson testing Jared's understanding of what we've covered thus far. I usually quiz him at the start of each class to see how much he has retained since the previous class. This was the first time he was subjected to my quizzing throughout the class - and he held up very well, despite being a bit tired. Jared's understanding, willingness to understand, and analytical skills are all very good. At times, though, I get the impression that he's reluctant to answer something in case he's wrong ... So I try to nudge him in the right direction, and then he gets the confidence to answer. His interest, even in going through drier topics such as the scientific method or reviewing the electromagnetic spectrum, remains high (he really wants to understand, even if he's a bit tired, and I can see him concentrating really hard).
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1.00
Hours Attended
1.00
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