Analyse your Model
For Step 2 of the Jeans example
Activity
- Use the table to analyse your model.
- Consider each aspect given in the left column and write your answers in right column.
| Model introduction | Your model |
| What is the theme of the model? | |
| Who has developed the model? | |
| What type of model is it?
(E.g., abstract, theoretical, equation, 3D, etc) |
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| What is the message of the model, or what does the model represent? | |
| Which geographic area and time does the model apply to? | |
| Model description | |
| Which elements are shown? | |
| What patterns and relationships are present? | |
| What are the key messages? | |
| Model explanation | |
| Describe the boundary of the system in focus in the model | |
| List any sub-systems presents in the model | |
| Model testing/evaluation | |
| Do the main features of the model match the relevant aspects of the original situation that is depicted? Are they similar? | |
| Is the model appropriately simplified and clearly presented? | |
| Does the model enable precise descriptions, explanations, and predictions of the original situation in accordance with its purpose and give cause for thought? | |
| What are the limits of the model? | |
| Does the model need to be revised or discarded? |
