Title :
Science, explanation, instruction
Author_Institution :
Rensselaer Polytech. Inst., Troy, NY, USA
Abstract :
Turning scientific theories and data into explanations and instructions for the layman requires a two-step translation process. First, scientific concepts need to be transformed into explanations that lay people can understand. Second, lay explanations need to be transformed into actions that people can apply in their physical environments
Keywords :
education; natural sciences; professional communication; actions; explanations; instructions; lay people; physical environments; scientific concepts; scientific data; scientific theories; translation; Biomechanics; Books; Logic testing; Mathematics; Physics; Statistical analysis; Turning;
Conference_Titel :
Professional Communication Conference, 1999. IPCC 99. Communication Jazz: Improvising the New International Communication Culture. Proceedings. 1999 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5709-4
DOI :
10.1109/IPCC.1999.799142
