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A direct process is one which has a causal agent and proceeds sequentially.  Various aspects of the process are directly caused by interactions among or with other aspects of the process.
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A direct process is one which has a causal agent and proceeds sequentially.  Various aspects of a direct process are caused by interactions among the agents, which are dependent upon one another.
  
Cell division is an example of a direct scientific process.
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Cell division, which proceeds through three distinct phases, is an example of a direct scientific process.  Each phase has a definite sequence through which it proceeds; events cannot occur until others are completed.
  
 
For more information, see:  
 
For more information, see:  
Slotta, J. D. & Chi, M.T.H.  (In press).  The impact of ontology training on conceptual change: Helping students understand the challenging topics in science.  <i>Cognition and Instruction.<i>
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Chi, M. T. H. (In press). Three types of conceptual change: Belief revision, mental model transformation, and categorical shift. In S. Vosniadou (Ed.), Handbook of research on conceptual change.  Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
 
Chi, M. T. H. (In press). Three types of conceptual change: Belief revision, mental model transformation, and categorical shift. In S. Vosniadou (Ed.), Handbook of research on conceptual change.  Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Latest revision as of 19:19, 25 July 2007

A direct process is one which has a causal agent and proceeds sequentially. Various aspects of a direct process are caused by interactions among the agents, which are dependent upon one another.

Cell division, which proceeds through three distinct phases, is an example of a direct scientific process. Each phase has a definite sequence through which it proceeds; events cannot occur until others are completed.

For more information, see:
Chi, M. T. H. (In press). Three types of conceptual change: Belief revision, mental model transformation, and categorical shift. In S. Vosniadou (Ed.), Handbook of research on conceptual change. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.