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@Article{Kirbach:1976:UME,
  author =       "J{\"u}rgen Kirbach and Joachim W. Schmidt",
  title =        "On the uses of models in education",
  journal =      j-SIGCSE,
  volume =       "8",
  number =       "1",
  pages =        "212--222",
  month =        feb,
  year =         "1976",
  CODEN =        "SIGSD3",
  DOI =          "https://doi.org/10.1145/952989.803475",
  ISSN =         "0097-8418 (print), 2331-3927 (electronic)",
  ISSN-L =       "0097-8418",
  bibdate =      "Sun Nov 18 08:53:52 MST 2012",
  bibsource =    "http://portal.acm.org/;
                 http://www.math.utah.edu/pub/tex/bib/sigcse1970.bib",
  note =         "Proceedings of the SIGCSE--SIGCUE joint symposium on
                 Computer science education.",
  abstract =     "Some preliminary observations may demonstrate some of
                 man's motivation for using models: Generally science is
                 concerned with causal systems, which are systems the
                 states of which do not depend on future inputs to the
                 system. It is this class of systems which is pretty
                 well understood (differential equations, automata,
                 deterministic or not). The purpose for engaging in
                 science about causal systems is --- besides pure
                 curiosity --- mainly to aid man's desire to behave in a
                 goal-directed manner. Since a modern society has a need
                 for goal-directed behavior of its members, e.g., in
                 problem solving, there is also the need to teach people
                 the associated structures. They need --- to get to know
                 existing models (knowledge), --- to learn the way
                 models are used (methods), --- to get to know the tools
                 for modelling (theories), and --- to be able to use
                 strategies for developing them (science). The
                 introduction may give the impression that we favor a
                 very loose use of the term ``model''. This is not so,
                 however. On the contrary since this term is so loosely
                 used presently, it should find a refinement by
                 explication which can be done by examining the
                 associated structures further. That this may not be a
                 waste of effort may have been demonstrated by the
                 central role models play for man's goal-directed
                 behavior.",
  acknowledgement = ack-nhfb,
  fjournal =     "SIGCSE Bulletin (ACM Special Interest Group on
                 Computer Science Education)",
  journal-URL =  "http://portal.acm.org/browse_dl.cfm?idx=J688",
}

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