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METASTRUCTURE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1994-05-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computers and Calculators
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- metastructure
1, record 1, English, metastructure
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- meta-structure 1, record 1, English, meta%2Dstructure
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Ordinateurs et calculateurs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- métastructure
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9tastructure
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- méta-structure 1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9ta%2Dstructure
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Vocabulaire Rint-Nouvelles Technologies de l'information, 1994. 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9tastructure
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1986-08-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Education Theory and Methods
- Educational Psychology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- meta-pattern
1, record 2, English, meta%2Dpattern
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Attending to content distracts from attending to the thinking tools being used. Theory predicts this outcome: you cannot build meta-patterns on one level and experience patterns on another level at the same time. (de Bono, Edward, The Direct Teaching of Thinking as A Skill, Phi Delta Kappan, June, 1983) 1, record 2, English, - meta%2Dpattern
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
- Psychologie scolaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- métastructure
1, record 2, French, m%C3%A9tastructure
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- métaconfiguration 1, record 2, French, m%C3%A9taconfiguration
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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