Sentence examples for conceptions that from inspiring English sources

As they listened to what children were saying and doing, it became clear that learners did not come to the classroom as blank slates; rather, they developed robust conceptions that were different from the accepted mathematical and scientific concepts presented in instruction.

Regardless of the form of perceived pressure, there does appear to be both internal and external pressure to understand science conceptions that are not believed, resulting in compartmentalization of controversial science concepts.

That development ran counter to the conceptions that had dominated political thought for the preceding 2,000 years.

Already, on the internet and in other forums, one can see feminists and gay and governance activists challenging the conceptions that underlie it.

According to Dr Cagnacci, a normal sex ratio is 511 males and 489 females out of every 1,000 conceptions that yield a live birth.

Similarly, it is a mistake to attribute to hunters and gatherers conceptions that are bound up with agriculture and the fertility of fields.

After teaching the Renaissance to the early 20th century for 20-odd years, I cannot think of a student who ever concluded that "the time of vast original conceptions that cause a readjustment of accepted ideas" is "over".

But in this age of conceptions that can be simultaneously multipartied and immaculate -- using egg donors, sperm donors, embryo donors, surrogates, even posthumous sperm -- defining parenthood has become dizzyingly complex.

This reflects a strong humanitarian element in Norwegian national self-conceptions that places the country closer to Sweden than to Denmark.

During the analysis the group maintained sensitivity to pre-conceptions that we might have brought to the analysis.

Typically, advocates of epistemic democracy propose mixed conceptions of democratic legitimacy conceptions that combine conditions that refer to the decision-making process with conditions that relate to the epistemic quality of the outcomes (see below).