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Name of resource: Perpectives compare and contrast-o-tron
Submitted by: Aidan Sammons
Specification details: All
Other specifications: All
Guidance: Requires a compatible browser (MSIE is fine) and Macromedia/Adobe Flash 8 plug-in (if asked to download 
& update say yes).  Displays best in full screen mode.

Different perspectives are represented by draggable tiles.  These can be moved around the screen.  Crossing axes represent
the dimensions 'nature-nurture' and 'freedom-determinism'.  Arranging the tiles helps learners identify similarities 
and differences easily.  I divide the group up and give each sub-group a perspective each.  They position their own 
perspective & debate can then be provoked about the relative positioning of the perspectives (e.g. is behaviourism really 
more determinist than evolutionary?) and the comparisons/contrasts between them.