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CSHL
  • About
  • What is SOL?
  • Positive Results
  • Conversational Methods
  • Theory Building
  • Publications
  • Contact
About
  • About CSHL
    • How it all began
    • History of CSHL
  • What is CSHL
    • Research Contracts & Postgraduate Research Supervision
    • Extracts from Book Reviews and List of Publications
    • Computer Software
    • Workshops And Seminars Mounted By CSHL
    • Academic And Professional Activities Of CSHL Staff Including Visitors
  • Laurie Thomas
    • Biography
    • Laurie’s Introduction
    • Laurie’s Legacy
    • Laurie’s Life
    • Tribute by Andrew Taylor
    • Tribute by Dr. Sheila Harri
    • Tribute by Ken Eason
    • Tribute by Michael Elstob
    • Tribute by Prof. Laurence Solkin
    • Tribute by Roy Groves
  • Sheila Harri-Augstein
    • Sheila’s Introduction
What is SOL?
  • Introduction to Self-Organised Learning
    • What Is S-O-L?
    • Testimonials
      • Detailed Comments
  • What is an S-O-Ler?
    • What is an S-O-Ler? – Details
  • What is an S-O-L Coach?
    • What is an S-O-L Coach? – Details
  • What is an S-O-L Manager?
    • What is an S-O-L Manager? – Details
Positive Results
  • Introduction to Positive Results
  • Three Sources of Positive Results
    • List of Government-Funded Projects
    • List of Business/Private-Funded Projects
    • List of Post-Graduate Projects
  • Three Forms of Positive Results
    • Achieving Personally Valued New Meanings
    • New Insights during Talkback through Records of Learning Activity
    • Better Appreciation of the Results of One’s Learning Activity
Conversational Methods
  • Introduction to Conversational Methods
    • Personal Learning Contract (PLC)
      • Personal Learning Contract (PLC) App
      • My PLCs
    • MAR4S
  • (M) Personal Meaning
    • Introduction to the Five Levels
    • Implications of the Five Levels
    • Repertory Grid Techniques
    • Structure of Meaning: Nets (One Person)
    • Structure of Meaning: Nets (Two People)
    • Charting
  • (A) Learning Activity
    • Observational Records
    • Specially Designed Recorders
    • Video and Computer Simulators
  • (P) Perceiving Results
    • Increasing Insight into Which Senses are Being Used
    • Experimenting With How Other Senses Can Be Added
    • Using Hierarchical Analysis
Theory Building
  • Developing Theory
    • Robotish Activity
    • Challenging the Robot
  • The Seven Levels
    • Level 1: Challenging Your Task Robots
    • Level 2: Challenging the Learning Robots
    • Level 3: Understanding the Learning Conversation
    • Level 4: Becoming Your Own S-O-L Coach
    • Level 5: S-O-L in Groups
    • Level 6: S-O-L in Organisations
    • Level 7: Towards the S-O-L Society

Practice Theory Building, Despite Missing Data, by Completing Tests for Self Consistency

Publication Type: Conference Papers Date: – Authors: Laurie Thomas, R R Traill

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