Resilience, Adaptability, and Sustainability of Higher Education: A systematic Mapping Study on the Impact of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic and the Transition to the New Normal - Bozkurt, Aras (Journal of Learning for Development, 2022)
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been a global crisis, affecting many areas of society, including higher education, which has not been immune to its effects. This study, therefore, examines COVID-19 from the perspective of higher education, applying data mining and analytics approaches, i.e., t-SNE analysis, text-mining, and social network analysis, to identify research themes and patterns. The results obtained show that studies have not been restricted to addressing only the impact of COVID-19 on learners and educational institutions in terms of pedagogical issues. The study identified three broad themes from the body of research on this subject: (1) educational crisis and higher education in the new normal: resilience, adaptability, and sustainability, (2) psychological pressures, social uncertainty, and mental well-being of learners, and (3) the rise of online distance education and blended-hybrid modes. The study concludes that the survival of higher education depends on the resilience, adaptability, and sustainability skills of higher education institutions.
Number: 1 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:KMU47B2F
Keywords: Covid-19 pandemic; _genre:PR-primary_research; emergency remote education; higher education; online distance education; teaching and learning; ⛔ No DOI found

Evidence-based answers to questions about trigger warnings for clinically-based distress: A review for teachers - Boysen, Guy A. (Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology, 2017)
According to the popular press, students have been increasingly demanding warnings before being exposed to potentially distressing classroom material. The validity of these types of trigger warnings has been a topic of vigorous debate. Based on a review of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) research and closely related topics, this article answers questions that teachers might ask about the validity of the scientific assumptions behind trigger warnings and their use in the classroom. External stimuli causing distress is a feature common to many mental disorders, and trauma-based triggers of distress are an essential feature of PTSD. However, development of PTSD after a traumatic experience is relatively rare. Environmental triggers are often difficult to predict, but warnings may reduce distress among people with PTSD by allowing exposure to be controlled. To the extent that trigger warnings allow avoidance of hyperarousal when trying to learn, they should increase students’ classroom performance. However, avoidance of trauma reminders contributes to the persistence of PTSD symptoms. Although clinical research generally supports the notion of trigger warnings as an accommodation for individual students diagnosed with PTSD, the effectiveness of trigger warnings in the classroom is unknown. In addition, trigger warnings may be a legitimate accommodation for students with psychiatric disabilities, but this does not mean that they are relevant to nonclinical issues. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved)
Place: US Publisher: Educational Publishing Foundation
Keywords: Classroom Management; Distress; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Student Attitudes; Teachers; Teaching; Trauma; Warnings

Analyzing the Determinants of the Matching of Public School Teachers to Jobs: Disentangling the Preferences of Teachers and Employers - Boyd, Donald; Lankford, Hamilton; Loeb, Susanna; Wyckoff, James (Journal of Labor Economics, 2013)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1086/666725 2129771:94IKVPZU 4556019:ZM8P3DDE

Explaining the Short Careers of High-Achieving Teachers in Schools with Low-Performing Students - Boyd, Donald; Lankford, Hamilton; Loeb, Susanna; Wyckoff, James (American Economic Review, 2005)
Keywords: Analysis of Education; Public Sector Labor Markets; _C:Georgia GEO; _C:Norway NOR; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1

Meeting the Learning Needs of Historically Underserved Students during and after California School Closures. Crisis Response Resource - Bowman, Alicia; Jallow, Shelley (WestEd, 2020)
School closures intended to slow the spread of the new coronavirus have been forcing California's public-school leaders to apply their crisis-management skills to the enormous task of delivering instruction to some 6.2 million students across the state who, for an indefinite period, must engage in some type of distance learning. Even under normal conditions, many of California's districts and schools struggle to adequately serve the full range of their highly diverse student populations. Today's extraordinary circumstances only add to the challenge. In doing so, they serve as a call to action for rethinking how to meet the learning needs of student groups that have been on the wrong side of long-standing opportunity gaps.
Publication Title: WestEd KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:X2X7BPA9
Keywords: Access to Computers; Access to Education; At Risk Students; Barriers; Communicable Diseases; Crisis Management; Disease Control; Distance Education; Family Environment; Food; Internet; Online Courses; Planning; Public Schools; Readiness; School Closing; Student Needs; Teacher Competencies; Teacher Role

Feminist Standpoint Theory - Bowell, Tracy (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2019)
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Childhood development stages and learning on global issues - Bourn, Douglas; Hunt, Frances; Hassan, Ahmed (2017)
This helpdesk report provides a summary of available literature and evidence relating to childhood development stages; specifically, when is the best time to influence children’s thinking on global issues. This question is related to a second query covered in a separate helpdesk report that examines the development education landscape in the UK: specifically, what else apart from British Council’s Connecting Classrooms Programme is going on to build partnerships between schools in the UK and schools overseas? How many children/schools are part of something like this? These helpdesk reports are designed to help inform a business case and guide DFID’s thinking for a new approach to delivering development education in the UK when the current phases of Connecting Classrooms and the Global Learning Programme (GLP) ends. Key definitions and terminology can be found in Annex 1.
Accepted: 2018-01-22T14:09:14Z Publisher: Institute of Development Studies KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:PFDE5IT2 4869029:8TKPP7W4
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Overview of UK development education landscape with a focus on partnerships between UK schools and those overseas - Bourn, Douglas; Blum, Nicole; Ndaruhutse, Suzy; Mattingly, Jacqui (2017)
This rapid review provides an overview of the UK development education landscape with a focus on what else apart from the British Council’s Connecting Classrooms Programme is going on to build partnerships between schools in the UK and schools overseas? How many children/schools are part of something like this? These questions are related to a second query covered in a separate helpdesk report that examines childhood development stages; specifically, when is the best time to influence children’s and young people’s thinking on global issues? These helpdesk reports are designed to help inform a business case and guide DFID’s thinking for a new approach to delivering development education in the UK when the current phases of Connecting Classrooms and the Global Learning Programme (GLP) ends.
Accepted: 2018-01-22T11:24:58Z Publisher: Institute of Development Studies KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:5VKF6VFB 4869029:MTZ4DKRN
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

The Sandbox Model: A Novel Approach to Iterating while Implementing an Emergency Education Program in Lebanon during the COVID-19 Pandemic - Boujikian, Michèle; Carter, Alice; Jordan, Katy (Journal on Education in Emergencies, 2022)
Jusoor's Refugee Education Program helps Syrian refugee children living in Lebanon integrate back into formal schooling. When schools closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the refugee program adapted to distance learning by developing Azima, a novel program that used WhatsApp to enable children to keep learning. Azima had to respond immediately to the emergency context while maintaining high education standards, and it also needed to find an effective way to test and refine its content quickly. To do this, the Azima program adopted an innovative experimental approach called a sandbox. A sandbox model operates in rapid iterative cycles and uses multiple methods to quickly test a program's assumptions about how it will meet its goals. In this field note, we use Azima as a case study to report on our experience of applying the sandbox model. We reflect on the benefits and limitations of this novel approach in supporting the use of education technology in a crisis situation.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.33682/rj45-k7z7 4426965:TTY7N7J4 4804264:U5M5IJQA
Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing

The Sandbox Model: A Novel Approach to Iterating while Implementing an Emergency Education Program in Lebanon during the COVID-19 Pandemic - Boujikian, Michèle; Carter, Alice; Jordan, Katy (Journal on Education in Emergencies, 2022)
Jusoor's Refugee Education Program helps Syrian refugee children living in Lebanon integrate back into formal schooling. When schools closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the refugee program adapted to distance learning by developing Azima, a novel program that used WhatsApp to enable children to keep learning. Azima had to respond immediately to the emergency context while maintaining high education standards, and it also needed to find an effective way to test and refine its content quickly. To do this, the Azima program adopted an innovative experimental approach called a sandbox. A sandbox model operates in rapid iterative cycles and uses multiple methods to quickly test a program's assumptions about how it will meet its goals. In this field note, we use Azima as a case study to report on our experience of applying the sandbox model. We reflect on the benefits and limitations of this novel approach in supporting the use of education technology in a crisis situation.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.33682/rj45-k7z7 2129771:RXTUNSRQ 4426965:TTY7N7J4

Developing a Rubric to Assess 3rd-5th Grade Student Understanding of Science Concepts via Screencast Models - Boughey, Sarah (California State University, Long Beach, 2019)
The purpose of this project was to develop a rubric to assess third through fifth grade students’ scientific understanding through NGSS modeling created via screencasts. Scientific modeling can better capture student understanding through screencasts because it shows student thinking through drawing, labeling, writing, and explaining verbally in recordings. It is easier for young children and English leaners to express their thinking by talking than by writing. This project utilized research on science rubric creation, and NGSS modeling to help develop a rubric. Expert reviewer feedback was utilized to revise the rubric into its final version.
ISBN: 9781085561761 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:X82TKH3J
Keywords: Models; Rubric; Screencast; _C:United States USA; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1

Availability of digital object identifiers in publications archived by PubMed - Boudry, Christophe; Chartron, Ghislaine (Scientometrics, 2017)
Digital object identifiers (DOIs) were launched in 1997 to facilitate the long-term access and identification of objects in digital environments. The objective of the present investigation is to assess the DOI availability of articles in biomedical journals indexed in the PubMed database and to complete this investigation with a geographical analysis of journals by the country of publisher. Articles were randomly selected from PubMed using their PubMed identifier and were downloaded from and processed through developed Hypertext Preprocessor language scripts. The first part of the analysis focuses on the period 1966–2015 (50 years). Of the 496,665 articles studied over this period, 201,055 have DOIs (40.48%). Results showed that the percentage of articles with DOIs began to increase for articles published in the 2000s, with spectacular growth in the years 2002–2003, then reached a peak in 2015. Data on countries showed that some countries gradually implemented DOIs over the period 1966 to 2015 (the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands), while some did not (Russia, the Czech Republic, and Romania). The second part of the analysis focuses on the year 2015 and includes 268,790 articles published in 2015, randomly selected to evaluate the current implementation of DOIs. In 2015, 86.42% of articles had DOIs. The geographical analysis of countries of publishers showed that some countries (Russia, Thailand, and Ukraine) still assigned few DOIs to articles in 2015. Thus, if the scientific community aims to increase the number and the usefulness of services rendered by DOIs, efforts must be made to generalize their use by all persons involved in scientific publication, particularly publishers.

School Counselors and COVID-19 - Boudreau, Emily (Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2020)
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Manipulative apps to support students with disabilities in mathematics - Bouck, Emily C.; Working, Christopher; Bone, Erin (Intervention in School and Clinic, 2018)
00007 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1177/1053451217702115 10/gcp7qk 2129771:K8MTTE73 2129771:RPJQ948Q
Keywords: __C:filed:1

Teaching Equivalent Fractions to Secondary Students With Disabilities via the Virtual–Representational–Abstract Instructional Sequence - Bouck, Emily C.; Bassette, Laura; Shurr, Jordan; Park, Jiyoon; Kerr, Jackie; Whorley, Abbie (Journal of Special Education Technology, 2017)
00004 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1177/0162643417727291 10/gdm2tg 2129771:CG9H44U6 2129771:QD74PKYR
Keywords: __C:filed:1

Outcomes-based education and educational reform in South Africa - Botha, Nico (International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2002)
The outcomes-based education or OBE paradigm (the underlying philosophy behind South Africa's ‘Curriculum’ 2005), which focuses on the outcomes of the educational process, was introduced in South Africa during the last decade as one of the measures to improve the quality of education in post-apartheid South Africa and to address the demands for an increasingly skilled working force. The OBE system (model) was introduced in South Africa on the assumption that it would lead to an increase in the quality of education that South African learners attain in schools. However, questions remain regarding whether OBE will necessarily improve the quality of education and transform South African schools. These questions are addressed, and the introduction of outcomes-based education in South Africa is discussed.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/13603120110118831 2129771:DUIPDXI3 2486141:GI5TC7L6

Turning the tide: creating Professional Learning Communities (PLC) to improve teaching practice and learning in South African public schools - Botha, E. M. (Africa Education Review, 2012)
ISBN: 1814-6627 Publisher: Taylor & Francis

El meta-análisis: una metodología para la investigación en educación - Botella, Juan; Zamora, Ángela (Educación XXI: revista de la Facultad de Educación, 2017)
Publisher: Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (España), Facultad de Educación
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

"Ending Child Marriage: Reproductive Health Outcomes and Delaying Marriage and Childbearing for Adolescent Girls " In - Botea, Ioana; Chakravarty, Shubha; Haddock, Sarah; Wodon, Quentin (2017)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

School leadership and social justice: Evidence from Ghana and Tanzania - Bosu, R.; Dare, A.; Dachi, H.; Fertig, M. (International Journal of Educational Development, 2011)
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A Learning Design for Deep Learning for a Distance Teacher Education Programme - Bose, Sutapa (Journal of Learning for Development, 2021)
Self-learning materials (SLM) generally lack the mechanisms for ensuring deep learning but help address the learning needs of large number of learners. Hence, it was retained as the key instructional component for a distance in-service teacher education programme offered by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), India. However, for the programme’s personal contact programme, a learning design was developed with the aim of addressing the SLM’s pedagogic limitations. This study aimed to determine how learners were using the SLM for learning while the design was being implemented at multiple units of analysis. It used the case-study method, and the findings suggested that the learning design encouraged deep learning processes that included the use of workplace learning as a context for interrogating the SLM and evaluating their relevance. Findings of qualitative studies are not generally generalisable. Nevertheless, this study will help in making informed decisions favouring ‘learning designs’ instead of instructional designs for IGNOU’s future teacher education programmes.
Number: 2
Keywords: Distance teacher education; deep learning; learning design; pedagogy; self learning material; ⛔ No DOI found

The impact of Galli Galli Sim Sim on Indian preschoolers - Borzekowski, Dina L. G.; Singpurwalla, Darius; Mehrotra, Deepti; Howard, Donna (Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2019)
While educational media can affect young children's development, rigorous studies rarely occur in low and middle income countries. Using an experimental design, researchers investigated the effect of an educational television series (Galli Galli Sim Sim (GGSS), the Indian version of Sesame Street) with 1340 children in 99 preschools in Lucknow, India. Boys and girls, ages three to seven and mostly from low income households, saw 30 min of television five days a week for twelve weeks, varying how much Galli Galli Sim Sim versus other programming children watched. Assessments occurred at baseline, endline, and six weeks later. Hierarchical models showed that Galli Galli Sim Sim receptivity, an independent variable that combines exposure and recall, significantly improved literacy, numeracy, socio-emotional strategies, and nutritional knowledge. Locally-produced educational media should be encouraged as it can positively affect potential school success and child development.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.appdev.2019.101054 4804264:Y2HM62KX
Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing

The Effects of School Libraries on Language Skills: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in India. - Borkum, Evan; He, Fang; Linden, Leigh L. (No, 2012)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Video as a tool for fostering productive discussions in mathematics professional development - Borko, Hilda; Jacobs, Jennifer; Eiteljorg, Eric; Pittman, Mary Ellen (Teaching and Teacher Education, 2008)
This article explores the use of classroom video as a tool for fostering productive discussions about teaching and learning. The setting for our research is a 2-year mathematics professional development program, based on the Problem-Solving Cycle model. This model relies on video from the teachers’ own classrooms and emphasizes creating a community in which members feel comfortable learning from video. We describe our experiences carrying out the Problem-Solving Cycle model, focusing on our use of video, our efforts to promote a supportive and analytical environment, and the ways in which teachers’ conversations around video developed over a 2-year period.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.tate.2006.11.012 2129771:A29SJWRW 2339240:HJGRG585 2405685:BWHR8RIX
Keywords: C:United States; Mathematics education; Mathematics teachers; Professional development; Teacher learning; Video

Contemporary Approaches to Teacher Professional Development - Borko, H.; Jacobs, J.; Koellner, K. (International Encyclopedia of Education, 2010)
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Professional development and teacher learning: mapping the terrain - Borko, H. (Educational Researcher, 2004)

The Catch-up Education Programme in Turkey: Opportunities and challenges - Börkan, Bengü; Ünlühisarcıklı, Özlem; Caner, H. Ayşe; Sart, Z. Hande (International Review of Education, 2015)
Turkish children between the ages of 10–14 who either never enrolled in primary education, dropped out of school, or were at least three years behind their peers had the opportunity of joining an accelerated learning programme. It was developed by the Turkish Ministry of National Education General Directorate of Primary Education as a response to the urgent need to secure these children’s right to education. The programme, called ‘‘Catch-up Education Programme’’ (CEP), was implemented between September 2008 and 2013 in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to enable those children to complete several grades in a short time and then to continue their education with their peers. This paper presents the ﬁndings of a study, conducted in 2010, reviewing the challenges and opportunities experienced during the implementation process from the points of view of beneﬁciaries (pupils and parents) and implementers. The results are discussed in relation to educational policy and its implementation in general.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1007/s11159-015-9464-2 2129771:SFAUSXWC 2129771:SJWZ6KET 2486141:JBGMBSRG 2486141:PG5HBI8V
Keywords: _AcademicRecoveryOECS; _Added to LR; _T:reviewed; __C:filed:1

The marginal returns to distance education: Evidence from mexico’s telesecundarias - Borghesan, Emilio; Vasey, Gabrielle (2021)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 4804264:6YJ7Q2T5
Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing

Introduction to meta-analysis - Borenstein, M.; Hedges, L.V.; Higgins, J.P.T.; Rothstein, H.R. (John Wiley & Sons, 2009)

Emerging Issues in East Africa for Girls’ Education in East Africa - Booth, Rachel (2022)
Despite progress on girls’ education in the past 25 years, many girls in East Africa are still facing profound education challenges. When combined with gender norms, poverty, location, and disability, girls are likely to struggle with accessing and remaining in education. External pressures such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate-related disasters, and conflict all exacerbate existing inequalities This report draws together evidence on the current status of girls’ education in Somalia, Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and South Sudan, based on 15 days of desk-based research and key informant interviews. Using a combination of education systems thinking and the socio-ecological model, it examines and emphasises the importance of feedback loops, relationships between different actors in the education system and social norms and power which influence education systems and girls’ educational outcomes. The countries covered in this study are at different stages of education system evolution. Further detailed research is needed to find specific entry points for girls’ education support by country. Entry points for potential support have emerged as common themes across the four FCDO priority countries. These are System strengthening, creating Enabling Environments, and Investment in Girls Agency.
Accepted: 2022-01-21T14:05:54Z Publisher: Institute of Development Studies KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.19088/K4D.2022.007 2129771:IJ2H9WS3 4869029:V49HDXN2
Keywords: ⚠️ Invalid DOI

Onder de motorkap: Onderzoek naar EdTech testbeds in Europa - Boot, N.; Jukema, H.; Stappen, E. van der (2022)
Het onderwijs is voortdurend in ontwikkeling. Studenten hebben behoefte aan afwisselend onderwijs dat aansluit op hun eigen belevingswereld. Terwijl docenten het best mogelijke onderwijs willen
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A Review Of The Management Theory For Special Education Task Load Perspective - Boon, Quah Wei; Al, Et (Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education (TURCOMAT), 2021)
There is evidence related to the existence of the issue of teacher workload through several studies. Many researchers have found that workload factors are closely related to the stress levels of special education teachers. They noted that this workload factor is also the highest factor that has caused stress among special education teachers. The study also found that the majority of respondents agreed that special education teachers are burdened with various tasks in school which will ultimately affect the quality of the teaching process and job satisfaction of the teachers involved. There are also studies that state that special education teachers not only need to carry out the teaching process in the classroom, but also be involved in administrative work, discipline management, substitute teachers and many other workloads. This situation requires special education teachers to manage their assignments efficiently and systematically. This study was conducted to examine the existing management theories, in helping teachers manage their assignments better.
Number: 11
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

A grid-based sample design framework for household surveys - Boo, Gianluca; Darin, Edith; Thomson, Dana R.; Tatem, Andrew J. (Gates Open Research, 2020)
Traditional sample designs for household surveys are contingent upon the availability of a representative primary sampling frame. This is defined using enumeration units and population counts retrieved from decennial national censuses that can become rapidly inaccurate in highly dynamic demographic settings. To tackle the need for representative sampling frames, we propose an original grid-based sample design framework introducing essential concepts of spatial sampling in household surveys. In this framework, the sampling frame is defined based on gridded population estimates and formalized as a bi-dimensional random field, characterized by spatial trends, spatial autocorrelation, and stratification. The sampling design reflects the characteristics of the random field by combining contextual stratification and proportional to population size sampling. A nonparametric estimator is applied to evaluate the sampling design and inform sample size estimation. We demonstrate an application of the proposed framework through a case study developed in two provinces located in the western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We define a sampling frame consisting of settled cells with associated population estimates. We then perform a contextual stratification by applying a principal component analysis (PCA) and k -means clustering to a set of gridded geospatial covariates, and sample settled cells proportionally to population size. Lastly, we evaluate the sampling design by contrasting the empirical cumulative distribution function for the entire population of interest and its weighted counterpart across different sample sizes and identify an adequate sample size using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov distance between the two functions. The results of the case study underscore the strengths and limitations of the proposed grid-based sample design framework and foster further research into the application of spatial sampling concepts in household surveys.

Gender Transformation Experiences among Women Leaders in the Western Cape TVET Sector: A Narrative Response - Bonzet, Rene; Frick, Beatrice Liezel (EDUCATION AS CHANGE, 2019)
Leadership structures in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges in South Africa face stark gender inequalities. Narratives of women currently in TVET leadership positions in the Western Cape province of South Africa might shed light on gender transformation in this sector. This article provides an insider perspective on 10 purposively selected respondents' shared experiences during their careers as women leaders through a narrative methodology. The data produced themes like family roles and a professional career balance, stages in becoming a leader, gender-related notions, leadership contexts, and strategies to manage gendered experiences. The analytical framework developed illustrates how these themes were reconciled with a structured method of narrative analysis, described as a problem-solution approach, analysing raw data for five elements of plot structure, namely characters, setting, problem, actions, and resolutions. Aligning the conceptual and analytical frameworks facilitated re-storying inside a plot-structured narrative. The results reported gender transformation progress regarding the career progression of women leaders. Conversely, progress concerning gender stereotyping and men-to-women and women-to-women discrimination was unsatisfactory, causing some respondents to abandon leadership ambitions. Although the small sample size precludes any claim to generalisability, the reported narratives serve as a guideline in addressing all-inclusive gender transformation in TVET college leadership.\n
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The challenges and prospects of ICTs in teaching and learning in Sunyani Polytechnic, Ghana - Bonsu, KA; Duodu, A; Bonsu, K; Duodu, K (Capa Scientific Journal, 2013)
Globally, the impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the past decades has been enormous. ICT plays a crucial role in socio-economic development and in bringing the world together as a global village. Indeed, in today‟s knowledge based economy, a completely new set of skills are required. Developing countries need to respond to demand for strategies to prepare the youth for the competitive opportunities driven by information and communication technology. The role of ICT tools in education should be more emphasized despite the heavy investment on ICT infrastructure, equipment and professional development for improved education. However, the adoption of ICT and its integration in teaching and learning have met challenges. This study reports the state of ICT usage in teaching and learning at Sunyani Polytechnic, Ghana. The study highlights factors that influence effective integration of ICT in teaching and learning. The findings revealed minimal adoption of ICT in teaching and learning at Sunyani Polytechnic, Ghana. The study makes recommendations that would enhance ICT uptake and adoption when implemented.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:IBZFIJST 2317526:SDK35I7X
Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:H:final; -RRQ:U:final; A:Africa; A:Sub-Saharan Africa; CA:AandC; CL:en; CLL:en; CLS:en; CT:A; CT:C; CT:F; CT:P; CT:Q; CT:R; CT:T; F:learning; F:teaching; P:economy; P:teacher education; Q:ICT; Q:educational technology; R:case study; T:TVET; _C:Ghana GHA; __C:filed:1; publicImportV1; ⛔ No DOI found

Can tablet apps support the learning of handwriting? An investigation of learning outcomes in kindergarten classroom - Bonneton-Botté, Nathalie; Fleury, Sylvain; Girard, Nathalie; Le Magadou, Maëlys; Cherbonnier, Anthony; Renault, Mickaël; Anquetil, Eric; Jamet, Eric (Computers & Education, 2020)
Publisher: Elsevier KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.compedu.2020.103831 2129771:QS64JRJK
Keywords: __C:filed:1

Digital transformation in German higher education: student and teacher perceptions and usage of digital media - Bond, Melissa; Marín, Victoria I.; Dolch, Carina; Bedenlier, Svenja; Zawacki-Richter, Olaf (International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 2018)
Digitalization in Higher Education (HE) institutions is an issue that concerns many educational stakeholders. ICT skills are becoming increasingly relevant in every context, especially in the workplace, therefore one of the prime objectives for universities has become preparing future professionals to be able to deal with problems and search for solutions, including digital competence as a vital skill set. Different policies, initiatives and strategies are currently being proposed in Germany, addressing educational technology innovations in HE. The University of Oldenburg is presented as an example, in an endeavour to gain an understanding of what is being proposed and what is actually happening in teaching and learning in German university classrooms. Two datasets were examined regarding the use and perceptions of students (n = 200) and teachers (n = 381) on the use of digital tools. Findings reveal that both teachers and students use a limited number of digital technology for predominantly assimilative tasks, with the Learning Management System being perceived as the most useful tool. In order to support the broader use of educational technology for teaching and learning purposes, strategies for HE institutions are suggested.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1186/s41239-018-0130-1 2129771:WU3RAAUR
Keywords: Digital media usage; Digitalization; Educational technology; Germany; Higher education; Student perceptions; Teacher perceptions; University professors; University students; _C:Australia AUS; _C:Canada CAN; _C:Finland FIN; _C:Germany DEU; _C:Israel ISR; _C:Luxembourg LUX; _C:New Zealand NZL; _C:Spain ESP; _C:Turkey TUR; _C:United Kingdom GBR; _C:United States USA; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1; _genre:LR-literature_review

Mapping research in student engagement and educational technology in higher education: a systematic evidence map - Bond, Melissa; Buntins, Katja; Bedenlier, Svenja; Zawacki-Richter, Olaf; Kerres, Michael (International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 2020)
Digital technology has become a central aspect of higher education, inherently affecting all aspects of the student experience. It has also been linked to an increase in behavioural, affective and cognitive student engagement, the facilitation of which is a central concern of educators. In order to delineate the complex nexus of technology and student engagement, this article systematically maps research from 243 studies published between 2007 and 2016. Research within the corpus was predominantly undertaken within the United States and the United Kingdom, with only limited research undertaken in the Global South, and largely focused on the fields of Arts & Humanities, Education, and Natural Sciences, Mathematics & Statistics. Studies most often used quantitative methods, followed by mixed methods, with little qualitative research methods employed. Few studies provided a definition of student engagement, and less than half were guided by a theoretical framework. The courses investigated used blended learning and text-based tools (e.g. discussion forums) most often, with undergraduate students as the primary target group. Stemming from the use of educational technology, behavioural engagement was by far the most often identified dimension, followed by affective and cognitive engagement. This mapping article provides the grounds for further exploration into discipline-specific use of technology to foster student engagement.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1186/s41239-019-0176-8 2129771:AQCZVJ86
Keywords: Educational technology; Evidence map; Higher education; Student engagement; Systematic review; _genre:LR-literature_review

Global emergency remote education in secondary schools during the COVID-19 pandemic - Bond, Melissa; Bergdahl, Nina; Mendizabal-Espinosa, Rosa; Kneale, Dylan; Bolan, Faye; Hull, Poppy; Ramadani, Fjolla (Open Science Framework, 2021)
Global emergency remote education in secondary schools during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Schools and Emergency Remote Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Living Rapid Systematic Review - Bond, Melissa (Asian Journal of Distance Education, 2020)
The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 has had an unprecedented impact on education around the world. In order to understand and face this challenge, educators and researchers undertook a range of research, however the time that teachers have to undertake professional development and seek out such literature to inform their practice has been sorely lacking. Furthermore, literature exploring the wider variety of stakeholder experiences has been suggested to be missing. This living rapid systematic review synthesises K-12 research on teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, published in English and indexed in 5 international databases. 89 studies were included for synthesis in the present article, and the results are discussed against a bioecological model of student engagement. The results indicate that the majority of research was conducted in Europe and Asia, predominantly focused on teachers, with more studies undertaken in high schools. Online surveys were the most used method, although future research must include all study design information. Recommendations from the literature include providing further funding for professional development and equipment, prioritising equity, designing collaborative activities, and using a combination of synchronous and asynchronous technology. Gaps in the literature are highlighted and practical tips for teachers are provided.
Publisher: Asian Society of Open and Distance Education KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:A93NCNTC 2129771:RMI4JBYE
Keywords: Bibliometrics; COVID-19; Distance Education; Educational Change; Educational Environment; Educational Research; Educational Technology; Electronic Learning; Elementary Secondary Education; Faculty Development; Family Influence; Foreign Countries; Learner Engagement; Literature Reviews; Pandemics; Peer Influence; Research Methodology; School Closing; Teacher Influence; Technology Uses in Education; _genre:LR-literature_review; ⛔ No DOI found

DFID rated “very good”, FCO “poor”, in aid transparency index - Bond (2018)
While DFID is rated as one of the most transparent donors in the world, the FCO is lagging far behind.
Library Catalog: www.bond.org.uk KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:S25UJC26

Animal Sourced Foods (ASF): Evidence on Stunting and Programmes to Increase Consumption - Bolton, Laura (2019)
Animal source foods (ASF) are an important source of nutrients. They are a particularly good source of iron and zinc which prevents stunting. The main factors affecting ASF consumption that were discussed in the literature identified were nutritional knowledge, price, and livestock production. Broader links between poverty and ASF were not discussed within the scope of this report. Nutritional knowledge should first be assessed before education programmes are devised. Many communities have nutritional knowledge and the cost of ASFs was found to be the biggest barrier. Price ratios show how unaffordable ASFs are in poorer regions. Livestock production tends to be positively associated with increased ASF consumption. Increased risk of diseases passed on by animals should be considered. Information may also need to be given so that breast-feeding is not replaced by milk consumption in households that own cows. A small number of intervention evidence was identified in this rapid review though the list is unlikely to be exhaustive. ASF consumption was found to increase in Nepal following a poverty alleviation programme with a focus on livestock production. A health and nutrition education programme in India found a significant increase in egg consumption. A school-feeding programme which supplemented children with eggs found positive results on stunting. There are concerns over the environmental impact of animal production which warrant attention. There wasn’t scope within this report to explore ASF alternatives which may also improve stunting.
Accepted: 2019-08-22T13:04:33Z Publisher: IDS KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:XGAAMM5Z 4869029:8IPT9QQI
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Barriers to Education for Girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo - Bolton, Laura (2020)
There was little published literature on the barriers to girls’ education in the DRC. The main findings of the research suggest that cultural history, economic lack, and the coexistence of these are the main factors hindering access to girls’ education. Limited data suggest that inequality is less significant at primary age so looking at problems for both boys and girls is likely to be relevant. At adolescence the gap is wider and the barriers are more gendered. This review synthesises evidence on barriers hindering access to education the reasons for low attainment or achievement levels for girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Other barriers identified include: early/forced marriage, parents’ lack of interest in childrens’ activities and low value placed on schooling, and children’s disinterest in school due to lack of school quality. The research provides a very useful insight but there is agreement1 that there are distinct regional differences in the DRC. For example, rural areas have more children out of school than urban areas. Recommendations for improved learning outcomes from DFID Girls’ Education Challenge include: coaching for teachers alongside structured teaching materials, extra-curricular clubs and activities, collection of data for planning, working with boys and men to improve gender inequality, and promoting change at all levels (community, school and national).
Accepted: 2020-03-30T13:32:46Z Publisher: IDS KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:BFEFTX62 4869029:ZM499KP7
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Effective Adult Education - Bolton, Laura (2017)
The most important element for successful adult literacy and numeracy learning is to take a people-centred approach. Literacy and numeracy teaching should be incorporated into subjects that are directly relevant and useful for participants. Ideally, learners would be consulted on their priorities and be involved in the planning and design of the programme and of educational materials. The most effective learning will happen when adults are actively engaged in the construction of their own knowledge. Inter-generational or family learning programmes is one possible approach which has seen success in being responsiveness to the needs and concerns of learners.
Accepted: 2017-07-14T15:07:19Z Publisher: Institute of Development Studies KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:YIC8STEU 4869029:VU6CGGEB
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Effective Learning Strategies to Improve Basic Education Outcomes - Bolton, Laura (2018)
Improving basic education outcomes is a very broad research area. The time constraints of the helpdesk review directed focus on large-scale reviews of learning strategies in low- and middle-income countries. This was supplemented by rapid searching to see what research could be identified within the limitations of this report that focussed on outcomes on highly marginalised, conflict affected children, or those from federal states. Broader scope strategies to improve learning for other important marginalised groups for example, girls and indigenous populations, are also included.Different systematic reviews emphasise different conclusions. Bashir et al. (2018) highlight a focus on teaching to improve learning. They recommend focus on teacher knowledge, teaching practice, and instructional time.
Accepted: 2018-06-01T09:18:03Z Publisher: Institute of Development Studies KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:296DKUQW 4869029:9PIQJY7A
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Evaluation Learning Review for DFID Nigeria - Bolton, Laura (2019)
Eight evaluation and one research report were provided by DFID for this review. The Girls Education Project (GEP III) consists of multiple interventions aiming to provide meaningful and relevant quality basic education for integrated Qur’anic education. Outputs include increasing capacity of teachers, improved governance and improving access and demand. Evaluations on the capacity of teachers to improve learning outcomes did not produce improved learning outcomes. The evaluation of the GEP III found limited impact on the knowledge of trained teachers, curriculum knowledge deteriorated and there was some improvement in teacher’s ability to interpret English was found. It suggests that the use of reading resources could improve teacher’s comprehension skills and using a phonics approach could improve their English. The limited effectiveness of the training is suggested to be related to low initial subject knowledge and pedagogical knowledge, language barriers and the changing class environment. The evaluation concludes that the intervention is highly unlikely to have improved gender sensitive class practice.
Accepted: 2019-07-02T15:47:46Z Publisher: IDS KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:ZDNULPD5 4869029:4AWJ88FP
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Foundational Mathematics Education in Developing Countries - Bolton, Laura (2019)
There is concern that children in developing countries are not learning sufficient mathematics skills. Focus on enrolment and literacy may have led to neglect of mathematics learning and less is known about the status in this area. According to a UNESCO study in 2014 fewer than 50 per cent of grade 6 students have achieved a minimum level in mathematics in three quarters of eastern and southern African countries (UNESCO, 2014). In the remaining quarter of countries, between 56 and 62 per cent of students had learned basic mathematics skills. To obtain information on mathematics progress this report extracts data from the World Bank database. Section 2 describes the different data scales and section 3 reports results. Section 4 includes some case studies from further research into different countries. The following sections 5 to 9 discuss findings on teacher capacity, barriers, curricula, and technology. Section 10 outlines recommendations and research gaps. Factors affecting mathematics progress tend to mirror issues affecting educational attainment in general. Studies identify socio-economic factors as commonly associated with learning in mathematics. There is a consensus that making improvements in overall school quality will likely improve mathematics attainment. One problem specific to mathematics is cultural attitude. Some cultures do not value mathematics and have expectations of failure. Attitudes need to be changed within the public and education sector highlighting the benefits, accessibility and achievability of mathematics for everyone. Some evidence is found that teaching mathematics in English or French rather than local languages may impede learning. Translating shared materials into local languages may be resource intensive. Some teachers do not know the local language where they are teaching. Some case studies are found where technologies have been shown to improve mathematics results. Technologies are particularly cost-effective as they can be shared more easily but language of instruction would not be mother-tongue. Early childhood development interventions are a good place to start to improve foundational numeracy learning. Positive examples are identified in Botswana, South Africa, and Rwanda.
Accepted: 2019-10-08T12:24:24Z Publisher: IDS KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:ACS3MUMJ 4869029:9AFTGZ7J
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Gender Parity in Education in Ethiopia - Bolton, Laura (2019)
This report synthesises evidence on the trends in the gender gap in primary and secondary school, particularly for the emerging regions: Afar, Benishangul-Gumuz, Gambela, and Somali in 2000 to 2019. This report was completed in two parts, results from statistical research and extraction from four reports provided by the requester. Four reports were provided to review for this helpdesk with data extraction in section 8. A report on advancing women’s equality in Africa focussed on improving economic opportunities and noted that parity in work and society must come together. Ethiopia was deemed to be performing particularly badly on parity in ‘legal protection and political voice’. However, Ethiopia has an above average score on political representation. Research looking at the role of politics in relation to girls’ education gives important insight. Yorke, Rose, and Pankhurst (2019) explore this with discussion on why positive progress in official policy is not necessarily leading to changes on the ground. They recommend a focus on the meso-level, the space between policy and implementation.
Accepted: 2020-02-04T14:43:04Z Publisher: IDS KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:94GE8ANA 4869029:9GKHI85K
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Social Services Budgeting in Southern Africa - Bolton, Laura (2018)
It is not possible to do a formal comparison of budget allocations within social services in different countries with the data identified. The data from different countries are from different sources and different years and budget allocations are measured and reported in different ways. There are even some discrepancies from different sources on the same country. The data reported here, however, can be used to give a broad impression of the amounts of social budgets apportioned to wages for comparison. High wage bills for general government expenditure has been highlighted as problematic in recent years and a focus for development reform across different sectors. The concern of this query was the amount of budgets spent on employment within health, education and social protection services. Budget apportioned to other areas of services is more difficult to compare as reporting is not uniform. Some reports describe data on other allocations more specifically, such as amount apportioned to infrastructure, supplies, equipment, and donor development. And some are described more broadly eg. Other recurrent transactions. A balance between funding for different areas is required for optimising services. For example, a well-staffed health facility requires equipment and infrastructure with which to function and conversely a well-equipped facility needs trained staff to deliver the services (UNICEF, 2017a). This rapid review draws on literature on social services budgeting in Southern Africa by drawing samples from Zambia, Malawi, Botswana, Mozambique and South Africa by focusing on three key services including Health, Education and Social Protection.
Accepted: 2019-01-04T16:10:02Z Publisher: IDS KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:WWE6U6U3 4869029:TPMTAH2P
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Transition to Federal Health and Education Governance - Bolton, Laura (2021)
This report looks at transition from central to federal responsibilities for health and education in Nepal and Indonesia. Federalism is a complex process and it was outside of the scope of this review to investigate the extent to which it has been developed in these countries and the nature of its functioning. Challenges identified in the literature on transition to federalism and decentralisation include ensuring equitable distribution of finances and resources across states, slow transfer of power and lack of coordination between government levels, lack of capacity at local levels and incoherence in capacity building, ensuring continuity of medical supplies and continuity of health services during transition, and training local level health personnel in procurement. This report also notes some recommendation from experience on transition to decentralisation, including the need to put a clear legislative framework, to make a slowly phased transition is needed to allow for changes and adjustments, to consider conditional grants to ensure that health is not de-prioritised in a federal system.
Accepted: 2021-07-01T11:44:42Z Publisher: Institute of Development Studies KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.19088/K4D.2021.096 2129771:G9ZCP7AT 4869029:4QZXWSHX

Violence in Schools - Bolton, Laura (2017)
This rapid literature review sets out to identify evidence on approaches to measuring the prevalence of violence in schools across low and middle income countries and the data available based on these measurement approaches. The review includes a list of key sources of evidence on measurements and a review of statistical data on the the prevalence of violence in schools for low and middle income countries globally.
Accepted: 2017-09-08T10:45:52Z Publisher: Institute of Development Studies KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:5659BGEB 4869029:PT83LLPZ
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Impact of assistive technology on education performance of learners with visual impairment at the University of Rwanda - College of Education - BOLINGO, Amurani (2019)

Experimental evidence on scaling up education reforms in Kenya - Bold, Tessa; Kimenyi, Mwangi; Mwabu, Germano; Ng’ang’a, Alice; Sandefur, Justin (Journal of Public Economics, 2018)
What constraints arise when translating successful NGO programs to improve public services in developing countries into government policy? We report on a randomized trial embedded within a nationwide reform of teacher hiring in Kenyan government primary schools. New teachers offered a fixed-term contract by an international NGO significantly raised student test scores, while teachers offered identical contracts by the Kenyan government produced zero impact. Observable differences in teacher characteristics explain little of this gap. Instead, data suggests that bureaucratic and political opposition to the contract reform led to implementation delays and a differential interpretation of identical contract terms. Additionally, contract features that produced larger learning gains in both the NGO and government treatment arms were not adopted by the government outside of the experimental sample.
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Keywords: Contract teachers; Education; External validity; Kenya; Randomized evaluation; State capacity

Enrollment without learning: Teacher effort, knowledge, and skill in primary schools in Africa - Bold, Tessa; Filmer, Deon; Martin, Gayle; Molina, Ezequiel; Stacy, Brian; Rockmore, Christophe; Svensson, Jakob; Wane, Waly (Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2017)

Prospects, Issues and Challenges of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Revamping Nigeria's Depressed Economy - Bolarina, Fehintola Fatimoh Bintu; Akinyele, Temitayo Abosede (International Journal of Vocational and Technical Education Research, 2018)
Nigeria aspires to become a major player in the world economy in line with her Vision 20-2020. To achieve this ambitious goal, the most crucial vehicle apart from power and infrastructure, is a skilled and competent workforce. This is necessary for the effective implementation of national development projects and for attracting necessary international investment by hi-tech industries. (NBTE, 2011). Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is used as a comprehensive term referring to those aspects of the educational process involving, in addition to general education, the study of technologies and related sciences, the acquisition of practical skills, attitudes, understanding and knowledge relating to occupations in various sectors of economic and social life (UNESCO and ILO 2001) In addition to technical knowledge and aptitude, TVET is also concerned with softer skills like communication, negotiation and teamwork. It is dispensed in public and private educational establishments or other forms of formal or informal instructor aimed at granting all segments of the society access to lifelong resources.
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Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:H:final; -RRQ:U:final; A:Africa; A:West Africa; C:Nigeria; CA:AandC; CL:en; CLL:en; CLS:en; CT:A; CT:C; CT:P; CT:Q; CT:T; Q:higher education; T:CTE; T:OE; T:PVE; T:TVET; T:career; T:occupational education; T:professional and vocational education; publicImportV1; ⛔ No DOI found

Artificial Intelligence for Literature Reviews: Opportunities and Challenges - Bolanos, Francisco; Salatino, Angelo; Osborne, Francesco; Motta, Enrico (arXiv, 2024)
This manuscript presents a comprehensive review of the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Systematic Literature Reviews (SLRs). A SLR is a rigorous and organised methodology that assesses and integrates previous research on a given topic. Numerous tools have been developed to assist and partially automate the SLR process. The increasing role of AI in this field shows great potential in providing more effective support for researchers, moving towards the semi-automatic creation of literature reviews. Our study focuses on how AI techniques are applied in the semi-automation of SLRs, specifically in the screening and extraction phases. We examine 21 leading SLR tools using a framework that combines 23 traditional features with 11 AI features. We also analyse 11 recent tools that leverage large language models for searching the literature and assisting academic writing. Finally, the paper discusses current trends in the field, outlines key research challenges, and suggests directions for future research.
arXiv:2402.08565 [cs] KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 5440726:NH6ZERWC
Keywords: Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence; Computer Science - Human-Computer Interaction; Computer Science - Information Retrieval

Creating and sustaining effective professional learning communities - Bolam, Ray; McMahon, Agnes; Stoll, Louise; Thomas, Sally; Wallace, Mike; Greenwood, Angela; Hawkey, Kate; Ingram, Malcolm; Atkinson, Adele; Smith, Michele (Research report, 2005)

Influence of Air Temperature on School Teachers’ Mood and the Perception of Students’ Behavior - Boix-Vilella, Salvador; Saiz-Clar, Elena; León-Zarceño, Eva; Serrano, Miguel Angel (Sustainability, 2021)
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.3390/su13179707 2129771:4PNX97S6 4682641:95GTJTGG
Keywords: BE:RELEVANT

Exploring Blended Learning for Science Teacher Professional Development in an African Context - Boitshwarelo, Bopelo (The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2009)
This paper explores a case of teacher professional development in Botswana, where a blended learning solution was attempted. The analysis of the implementation environment reveals deficiencies in policy, schools (workplaces), and training providers. The paper concludes with three recommendations: 1) Schools should support on-going teacher learning in the workplace and should manage ICT resources for use by both teachers and students; 2) Government should support participatory and localised learning and institutionalise ICT access and use; and 3) Training providers should use blended methods and should model good ICT practices. The author also notes that change is needed in the culture of teaching and learning so that ongoing, situated, participatory, and collaborative approaches are accepted. Finally, collaboration between the training providers and the schools is necessary as is a change in beliefs about the use of ICTs in education.
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Keywords: C:Botswana; _C:Botswana BWA; _C:Cuba CUB; _C:Senegal SEN; _C:South Africa ZAF; _C:Turkey TUR; _C:Uganda UGA; _C:United Kingdom GBR; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1; ___working_potential_duplicate

Save the Children Sierra Leone - Boisvert, Kayla (UNHCR Accelerated Education Working Group, 2017)
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Keywords: _Added to LR; _C:Sierra Leone SLE; _T:reviewed

Water Cycle in Nature-An Innovative Virtual Reality and Virtual Lab: Improving Learning Experience of Primary School Students. - Bogusevschi, Diana; Muntean, Gabriel-Miro (CSEDU (1), 2019)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:CU5YIY4Q
Keywords: _C:Dominican Republic DOM; _C:Greece GRC; _C:Ireland IRL; _C:Netherlands NLD; _C:Portugal PRT; _C:Romania ROU; _C:Slovakia SVK; _C:Spain ESP; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1; ⛔ No DOI found

Distance Learning for Teacher Training in Brazil - Bof, Alvana (International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2004)
shortDOI: 10/ggx3rc KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.19173/irrodl.v5i1.172 10/ggx3rc 2129771:GFRAXRCR 2405685:7N6P78H9
Keywords: C:Brazil; _C:Brazil BRA; _C:Germany DEU; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1

wwwlitbaskets.io, an IT artifact supporting exploratory literature searches for Information Systems research - Boell, SK; Wang, B (Proceedings of the Pacific Asia conference on information systems (eds KK Wei, 2019)
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Keywords: _Added-ailr-2024; ⛔ No DOI found

Play and self-regulation: Lessons from Vygotsky - Bodrova, Elena; Germeroth, Carrie; Leong, Deborah (American Journal of Play, 2013)
The authors consider the analysis of the literature on play research by Lillard and others in the January 2013 Psychological Bulletin, an analysis that questioned the prevailing assumption of a causal relationship between play and child development, especially in the areas of creativity, reasoning, executive function, and regulation of emotions. The authors regard these connections as critical for teachers in early-childhood classrooms and for other advocates of child play. They claim that the conclusions of Lillard and her coauthors place these professionals in a difficult position because they already face sharp pressure to replace play with academic activities. The authors suggest that the difficulty researchers have in linking play to development partly results from a failure to account for both cognitive and non cognitive developments across a complex trajectory. To help see the problem more clearly, they argue for a return to the Vygotskian and post-Vygotskian theories that differentiate between immature and mature play. The authors then describe their creation, an observational tool based on such theories, that helps researchers and practitioners judge the quality of pretend play. Key words: Lev Vygotsky; mature play; Mature Play Observation Tool; play and child development; self-regulation
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Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Machine learning in weather prediction and climate analyses—applications and perspectives - Bochenek, Bogdan; Ustrnul, Zbigniew (Atmosphere, 2022)
Publisher: MDPI

Annotated Bibliography: Approaches to psycho-social support in protracted crises - Boateng, Pearl (2017)
This annotated bibliography highlights 14 key resources drawn from the studies which underpinned the questions answered in this helpdesk report. Some selection criteria included the source’s relevance to the query, recent publication, contextual relevance and methodology. The sources below are grouped into three sets: those selected based on their relevance to the Syrian context; those selected based on their focus on evidence of best practice psycho-social support in conflict/post-conflict settings; toolkits and guidelines to support decision-making and practitioners
Accepted: 2017-07-14T15:01:53Z Publisher: Institute of Development Studies KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:PKZC6PWQ 4869029:ND22CF5V
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Examination Malpractice in Low-Income Contexts - Boateng, Pearl (2019)
This non-standard helpdesk report found that there was little research evidence detailing the types of examination malpractice and even fewer studies focusing on effective strategies to mitigate these issues. Due to the sensitive nature of the topic and the implications for corruption and bribery across entire education systems, this is unsurprising. As a result, from the outset it was agreed with the requester that expert comments and inputs would form the basis of the response to this query. Where evidence was found, this focused on Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and India. In this report, ‘malpractice’ is defined as purposeful actions intended to influence the marks/grades achieved by individual students or groups of students rather than considering other potential reasons for malpractice (e.g. to influence national policy, working terms and conditions etc.). Malpractice can have different motives and take different forms in different types of examinations (e.g. national assessments for system monitoring which are high stakes for individual schools or regions but not high stakes for individual learners). This report focuses on national exams taken under exam conditions rather than other components that may contribute to the final grades of students (e.g. coursework, School Based Assessment, continuous assessment). As a result, the information presented focuses on national summative examinations in pre-tertiary education. This report has two parts. First, a typology outlining the most common forms of examination malpractice. The typology uses sources from newspaper articles, unpublished conference papers, blogs and other forms of grey literature. Second, a table addressing potential strategies to combat forms of examination malpractice. This was largely made up of expert comments and inputs with some references to research literature. The purpose of this report is to help refine and reframe the policy debate around this issue in Sierra Leone, drawing on evidence from other low-income contexts.
Accepted: 2019-11-14T12:38:52Z Publisher: IDS KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:TN3TWG87 4869029:9THLYUTH
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Managing Transitions from Mother Tongue Instruction to English as the Medium Instruction - Boateng, Pearl (2019)
International evidence is clear that there is no best practice in transitioning from mother tongue to English as the medium of instruction in low and middle-income countries. Many studies found in the development of this helpdesk report provided in-depth analysis on the complex colonial histories of mother tongue language policies, nation building, implementation realities and challenges, as well as the importance of a cohesive mother tongue policy. Other papers found for this report provided useful policy considerations for governments, donors and programme staff. Much of the research addresses wider enablers to promote better quality inclusive education at a systemic level through mother tongue language policies. Some authors suggest that we are quite a way from a ‘global’ understanding of the aims and purposes of EMI because it appears to be a phenomenon which is being introduced ‘top-down’ by policy makers and education managers, rather than through consultation with the key stakeholders. Likewise there is a lack of understanding of the wider consequences or the outcomes of EMI (Clegg, 2005; Pinnock, 2009; Dearden, 2014). The benefits of mother tongue instruction (MTI) are well established in literature. The literature describes three main language of instruction models, namely: ‘early-exit’ (1-4 years of MTI), ‘late-exit’ (1-6 years of MTI), and ‘very late-exit’ (1-8 years or beyond in MTI). Results from early-exit policies show low learning outcomes, and this model is often fraught with implementation challenges from political will to resourcing. The sudden transition in early-exit policies does not allow learners to develop adequate cognitive, linguistic and academic skills in their mother tongues prior to the switch. The effective transfer of cognitive and academic competences from the mother tongue to the second language is possible only when the learners have acquired adequate linguistic and academic competence in their mother tongues. The weight of current evidence strongly suggests that if the academic benefits of MTI are to be achieved, then initial MTI needs to be a minimum of six years.
Accepted: 2019-02-19T14:41:09Z Publisher: IDS KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:3756JRGX 4869029:2554C6A3
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Physical education and arts programme approaches in conflict settings - Boateng, Pearl (2017)
This helpdesk report is the concluding report in the query addressing psycho-social interventions in protracted crises with reference to Syria and its neighbouring countries as well as from other fragile and conflict affected states (FACS). This report specifically addresses sports/physical education programmes in and around Syria and its impact
Accepted: 2017-07-14T14:56:31Z Publisher: Institute of Development Studies KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:2XQA6NFD 4869029:YSB2TELS
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Think Tanks’ Influence on Education Policymaking in Low-Income Contexts - Boateng, Pearl (2018)
Though think tanks are acknowledged as critical partners bridging research with policy formulation, one significant challenge that almost all think tanks face is measuring and demonstrating their effectiveness and influence. Whilst their engagement might be visible in public discourse, think tanks’ direct impact on policy is somewhat limited. Many ideas generated by think tanks, even when adopted as government policy, are rarely credited as such. Even in instances where think tanks’ ideas seem to have influenced policy change or processes, the timing of such decisions by policymakers often suggests that larger political forces are driving the agenda. In addition to measuring impact, think tanks face a number of challenges which impinge on their operational and organisational capacity and therefore their ability to engage and influence policymakers and other end users of their outputs such as the general public. These challenges include: financing, autonomy and integrity, changes in political and economic environments, relevance, staff capacity, quality and overall sustainability. Notwithstanding, there are a number of potential opportunities for think tanks to increase their efficacy. These include: exploring alternative funding routes, co-creation and genuine partnership with government and other end users of their research/policy outputs, establishing regional/continental think tank networks, making research accessible using technology and other means, creating strategic plans, designing a creative and proactive research agenda, developing a pipeline for early career researchers and collaboration with universities and other research institutions to strengthen influence. There is great interest in collaboration between universities and think tanks and when collaborating under mutually beneficial terms, partnership has resulted in strong engagement with decision makers. This interest in collaboration is not only among the institutions themselves but extends to the individuals working in them as well as the organisations that use and fund policy research, training, policy dialogue and consultancy. Potentially useful synergies between both types of institutions include improved quality of research outputs and training, networking, increased visibility, financial gains and capacity building.
Accepted: 2019-01-11T10:24:35Z Publisher: IDS KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:BNHTTAYN 4869029:JVBMTWRS
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Restructuring vocational and technical education in Ghana: The role of leadership development - Boateng, C (International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2012)
Vocational technical education and training in Ghana is currently undergoing restructuring. Many reforms are in place to improve the quality of provision and learning outcomes to make it more accessible and attractive to all, and to ensure it is relevant and connected to the world of work. The potential success of these reforms will depend largely on the administrators and managers who are responsible for generating ideas and formulating policies ,as well as those responsible for transforming policies into practice. In this regard, effective leadership becomes an important variable that must be considered in the new vocational education environment. There is the need for Ghana to pay attention to providing leadership programs and guidance to current leaders and new and aspiring administrators and managers of vocational technical education. Such leadership development programs should attempt to cultivate in individuals key attributes and characteristics that can predispose successful leadership performance. The availability of leadership development programs and the possibility of being able to acquire certain leadership behaviours and enhance and use certain leadership attributes holds great promise for those participating in and leading vocational educational programs, reform efforts, and the change process in the country.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:M5PF2WFZ 2317526:5ZL9IKEU
Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:H:final; -RRQ:U:final; A:Africa; CA:AandC; CL:en; CLL:en; CLS:en; CT:A; CT:C; CT:F; CT:P; CT:T; F:leadership; F:policy; T:TVET; _C:Ghana GHA; __C:filed:1; publicImportV1; ⛔ No DOI found

Where Are the Foxes in Mathematics Education? - Boaler, Jo; Selling, Sarah Kate; Sun, Kathy (Vital Directions for Mathematics Education Research, 2013)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1007/978-1-4614-6977-3_9 2129771:DFPY5N4M

Strategie zur gezielten Gewinnung von Fachkräften aus Drittstaaten - BMWi – Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (2019)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:XEQ3LK5Z 2486141:GDN8QUAV

Strategiepapier der Bundesregierung zur internationalen Berufsbildungszusammenarbeit - BMBF (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, 2013)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:LPD7DU74 2317526:6RI87PDW 2317526:RZ354GI2
Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -GeneralCitations; CLL:de; publicImportV1

Strategiepapier der Bundesregierung zur internationalen Berufsbildungszusammenarbeit - BMBF (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, 2019)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:DU25EIMR 2317526:LKAKGKF6
Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -GeneralCitations; CLL:de; publicImportV1

Predicting poverty and wealth from mobile phone metadata - Blumenstock, J.; Cadamuro, G.; On, R. (Science, 2015)

Integration durch Bildung. Migranten und Flüchtlinge in Deutschland - Blossfeld, Hans-Peter; Bos, Wilfried; Daniel, Hans-Dieter; Hannover, Bettina; Köller, Olaf; Lenzen, Dieter; Roßbach, Hans-Günther; Seidel, Tina; Tippelt, Rudolf; Wößmann, Ludger (Münster: Waxmann, 2016)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:AII6RXZJ 2486141:7V24C8WW 2486141:9AWAN55E
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Digitization, Digitalization, and Digital Transformation: Confuse Them At Your Peril - Bloomberg, J. (Forbes, 2018)
We digitize information, we digitalize processes and roles that make up the operations of a business, and we digitally transform the business and its strategy. Each one is necessary but not sufficient for the next.
Section: Tech KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 4804264:4H95WXGE 4804264:ERQH4GKR
Keywords: Final_citation; anystyle; existing

OER Awareness and Use: The Affinity Between Higher Education and K-12 - Blomgren, Constance (The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2018)
Educators within Higher Education (HE) and K-12 share in the need for high quality educational resources to assist in the pursuit of teaching and learning. Although there are numerous differences between the two levels of education, there are commonalties in the perceptions of the purpose, practical uses, and challenges that abide in the use of Open Educational Resources (OER). Observations made while producing podcasts and videos for OER awareness, use, and championing, form an exposition of the merits of OER for HE and K-12. Benefits include cost-savings in acquiring resources for teaching and learning as well as user-generated content, instructor creativity, and contextualized and responsively timely learning opportunities. Additionally, the teaching culture of K-12 has historically supported the sharing of learning activities and learning resources. At all levels of education, OER awareness requires a deeper understanding of the changes to teaching and learning borne by open educational practices.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.19173/irrodl.v19i2.3431 4804264:GPZ5WF9I
Keywords: Final_citation; HE OER; K-12 OER; OER awareness; OER benefits; cited; existing; open educational practices; open pedagogy

Can online learning communities achieve the goals of traditional professional learning communities? What the literature says - Blitz, Cynthia L (2013)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Parental Human Capital and Effective School Management: Evidence from the Gambia. - Blimpo, M.; Evans, D.; Lahire, N. (World Bank, 2015)

An Atlas of Nigerian Languages - Blench, Roger (2019)
A listing and introduction to the languages of Nigeria. 2019 edition of a document first published in 1976 as 'An Index of Nigerian Languages'

Topic models - Blei, David M.; Lafferty, John D. (Text mining, 2009)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:F3V8HLD9 2486141:FRWS4FU3
Keywords: _yl:b

Visualizing Topics with Multi-Word Expressions - Blei, David M.; Lafferty, John D. (arXiv, 2009)
We describe a new method for visualizing topics, the distributions over terms that are automatically extracted from large text corpora using latent variable models. Our method finds significant $n$-grams related to a topic, which are then used to help understand and interpret the underlying distribution. Compared with the usual visualization, which simply lists the most probable topical terms, the multi-word expressions provide a better intuitive impression for what a topic is "about." Our approach is based on a language model of arbitrary length expressions, for which we develop a new methodology based on nested permutation tests to find significant phrases. We show that this method outperforms the more standard use of $\chi2$ and likelihood ratio tests. We illustrate the topic presentations on corpora of scientific abstracts and news articles.
arXiv:0907.1013 [stat] KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:Y77NXVN4 2486141:P5KQSTV9
Keywords: Statistics - Machine Learning; _yl:a

Educational inequality and the expansion of UK higher education - Blanden, Jo; Machin, Stephen (Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2004)
In this paper we explore changes over time in higher education (HE) participation and attainment between people from richer and poorer family backgrounds during a time period when the UK higher education system expanded at a rapid rate. We use longitudinal data from three time periods to study temporal shifts in HE participation and attainment across parental income groups for children going to university in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. The key finding is a highly policy relevant one, namely that HE expansion has not been equally distributed across people from richer and poorer backgrounds. Rather, it has disproportionately benefited children from relatively rich families. Despite the fact that many more children from higher income backgrounds participated in HE before the recent expansion of the system, the expansion acted to widen participation gaps between rich and poor children. This finding is robust to different measures of education participation and inequality. It also emerges from non-parametric estimations and from a more detailed econometric model allowing for the sequential nature of education choices with potentially different income associations at different stages of the education sequence.
Publisher: Wiley Online Library KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:9SHPDK5M 2129771:YRNPRTC6

The effects and characteristics of family involvement on a peer tutoring programme to improve the reading comprehension competence - Blanch, Sílvia; Duran, David; Valdebenito, Vanessa; Flores, Marta (European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2013)
The aim of the present study was to investigate the impact of an educational programme involving peer tutoring at school and family tutoring at home on child reading comprehension achievement in Catalunya, Spain. We drew upon a sample of 303 primary school students from 8 to 11 years old and 223 family tutors from home (61.5% mothers, 15% fathers, 17% both parents, 6.5% siblings). Reading comprehension performance was assessed through standardised tests in pre and post-test bases. Background variables were collected by means of student and parent questionnaires and also teacher and family interviews. An analysis of the family tutoring interactions was also performed. The main results showed positive effects for all the students, but especially for the 223 students who received family support. Overall, the study reveals the effectiveness of peer learning to improve reading comprehension skills and the potential of family involvement for the development of academic skills when the school provides trust and support for it.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1007/s10212-012-0104-y 2129771:HHRSWFSQ 2486141:2VXQ3DX2
Keywords: _Added to LR; _T:reviewed

Effects of Classroom Environment on Learning - Blaker, Andrew; Andrew, Blaker (甲南大学マネジメント創造学部HSMR編集委員会, 2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.14990/00003653 2129771:BUCLTNKF 4682641:5NU6IRQS
Keywords: BE:RELEVANT

Geo-Referenced Infrastructure and Demographic Data for Development - Blair-Freese, Io (2019 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC), 2019)

Social Hazards or Helpers?: The Role of Mobile Media in Early Childhood Social Development - Blackwell, Courtney K. (Mobile Learning Applications in Early Childhood Education, 2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:SZ22D3PR
Keywords: __C:filed:1

GPT-NeoX-20B: An Open-Source Autoregressive Language Model - Black, Sid; Biderman, Stella; Hallahan, Eric; Anthony, Quentin; Gao, Leo; Golding, Laurence; He, Horace; Leahy, Connor; McDonell, Kyle; Phang, Jason; Pieler, Michael; Prashanth, USVSN Sai; et al. (arXiv, 2022)
We introduce GPT-NeoX-20B, a 20 billion parameter autoregressive language model trained on the Pile, whose weights will be made freely and openly available to the public through a permissive license. It is, to the best of our knowledge, the largest dense autoregressive model that has publicly available weights at the time of submission. In this work, we describe \model{}'s architecture and training and evaluate its performance on a range of language-understanding, mathematics, and knowledge-based tasks. We find that GPT-NeoX-20B is a particularly powerful few-shot reasoner and gains far more in performance when evaluated five-shot than similarly sized GPT-3 and FairSeq models. We open-source the training and evaluation code, as well as the model weights, at https://github.com/EleutherAI/gpt-neox.
arXiv:2204.06745 [cs]
Keywords: Computer Science - Computation and Language

Early Childhood Development Coming of Age: Science through the Life Course. - Black, Maureen M.; Walker, Susan P.; Fernald, Lia C.H.; Andersen, Christopher T.; DiGirolamo, Ann M.; Lu, Chunling; C, Dana (McCoy et al, 2017)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Non-formal vocational education in Uganda: Practical empowerment through a workable alternative - Blaak, M.; Zeelen, J.; Openjuru, , G.L. (International Journal of Educational Development, 2013)
This article reflects on the potential of non-formal vocational education in Uganda to improve the quality of life of those excluded from formal education. Based on an exploration of humanizing development theorists Sen, Freire and Nyerere, together with two case studies, practical empowerment is described as a desirable outcome of education for development. Practical empowerment includes acquiring marketable skills as well as capabilities to critically give direction to one's life. Although education leading to this outcome is desirable for all, non-formal vocational education can reach those currently excluded from formal education, thus enhancing their empowerment by equipping them with useful skills and knowledge. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2012.02.002 10/gf62mt 2129771:8TXYAWXU 2317526:QFZ3G83W DOI-10.1016/j.ijedudev.2012.02.002
Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:H:final; -RRQ:U:final; A:Sub-Saharan Africa; CA:AandC; CL:de; CL:en; CLL:en; CLS:en; CT:A; CT:C; CT:F; CT:P; CT:R; CT:T; F:outcomes; HDR25; R:case study; T:TVET; Z:Alternative provision; Z:Drop-out; Z:Employment skills; Z:Poverty; Z:Vocational education and training; _C:Uganda UGA; __C:filed:1; publicImportV1

Continuous professional learning in private higher education: Making a case for distributed leadership - Bitzer, E. M.; Cronje, F. (South African Journal of Higher Education, 2019)
ISBN: 1011-3487 Publisher: Higher Education South Africa (HESA)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Ações de telessaúde no continente africano: uma revisão sistemática - Bittencourt, Hítalo Kassios (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Escola de Enfermagem. Curso de Saúde Coletiva: Bacharelado., 2017)
A África, em especial a região subsaariana, passa por uma crise de saúde-pública. Apesar do aumento de investimentos para tratamento de doenças contagiosas a região africana apresenta alarmantes índices de mortalidade infantil e doenças contagiosas como a AIDS. Tendo em vista este estado alarmante as ações de Telessaúde, por meio das Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação (TIC), vem para diminuir lacunas, agilizando e qualificando a tomada de decisão clinica dos profissionais da saúde. O presente trabalho de conclusão de curso apresenta os resultados parciais de uma revisão sistemática feita nos Bancos de Dados (BD) Web Of Science (WoS), PubMed, Scopus e Embase sobre ações exitosas ou não de Telessaúde no continente Africano, analisando o perfil epidemiológico, história e conceito de Telessaúde, bem como apresentando suas análises bibliométricas.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:HPCVLCAD 2317526:56XHPAAX
Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:H:final; CLL:pt; publicImportV1

TV-Based Learning in Bangladesh : Is it Reaching Students? - Biswas, Kumar; Asaduzzaman, TM; Evans, David; Fehrler, Sebastian; Ramachandran, Deepika; Sabarwal, Shwetlena (World Bank, 2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:WTAU4C2G 2339240:IV9AYHPY

Safe Schools course: Assessment materials for modules 1, 2, and 3 - Biscette, Clendon; Vijil-Morin, Alejandra; Moustafa, Nariman; Haßler, Björn (Open Development & Education, 2022)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
ZenodoArchiveID: 10277852 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.53832/opendeved.1056 ZenodoArchiveConcept: 10277851
Keywords: _internal; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Safe Schools course. Module 1: Creating safer schools - Biscette, Clendon; Vijil-Morin, Alejandra; Moustafa, Nariman; Haßler, Björn (Open Development & Education, 2022)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
ZenodoArchiveID: 10277844 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.53832/opendeved.1053 ZenodoArchiveConcept: 10277843
Keywords: _internal; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Safe Schools course. Module 2: Managing emergencies in safe schools - Biscette, Clendon; Vijil-Morin, Alejandra; Moustafa, Nariman; Haßler, Björn (Open Development & Education, 2022)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
ZenodoArchiveID: 10277848 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.53832/opendeved.1054 ZenodoArchiveConcept: 10277847
Keywords: _internal; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Safe Schools course. Module 3: Education continuity and disaster resilient education - Biscette, Clendon; Vijil-Morin, Alejandra; Moustafa, Nariman; Haßler, Björn (Open Development & Education, 2022)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
ZenodoArchiveID: 10277850 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.53832/opendeved.1055 ZenodoArchiveConcept: 10277849
Keywords: _internal; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Matching couples with Scarf’s algorithm - Biró, Péter; Fleiner, Tamás; Irving, Robert W. (Annals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence, 2016)
Scarf’s algorithm [18] provides fractional core elements for NTU-games. Biró and Fleiner [3] showed that Scarf’s algorithm can be extended for capacitated NTU-games. In this setting agents can be involved in more than one coalition at a time, cooperations may be performed with different intensities up to some limits, and the contribution of the agents can also differ in a coalition. The fractional stable solutions for the above model, produced by the extended Scarf algorithm, are called stable allocations. In this paper we apply this solution concept for the Hospitals Residents problem with Couples (HRC). This is one of the most important general stable matching problems due to its relevant applications, also wellknown to be NP-hard. We show that if a stable allocation yielded by the Scarf algorithm turns outto be integral then it provides a stable matching for an instance of HRC, so this method can be used as a heuristic. In an experimental study, we compare this method with other heuristics constructed for HRC that are applied in practice in the American and Scottish resident allocation programs, respectively. Our main finding is that the Scarf algorithm outperforms all the other known heuristics when the proportion of couples is high.
Keywords: _C:Hungary HUN; _C:Ireland IRL; _C:Spain ESP; _C:United States USA; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1

The Hospitals / Residents Problem with Couples: Complexity and Integer Programming Models - Biro, P.; Manlove, D. F.; McBride, I. (arXiv:1308.4534 [cs], 2014)
The Hospitals / Residents problem with Couples (HRC) is a generalisation of the classical Hospitals / Resident problem (HR) that is important in practical applications because it models the case where couples submit joint preference lists over pairs of (typically geographically close) hospitals. In this paper we give a new NP-completeness result for the problem of deciding whether a stable matching exists, in highly restricted instances of HRC. Further, we present an Integer Programming (IP) model for HRC and extend it the case where preference lists can include ties. Also, we describe an empirical study of an IP model or HRC and its extension to the case where preference lists can include ties. This model was applied to randomly generated instances and also real-world instances arising from previous matching runs of the Scottish Foundation Allocation Scheme, used to allocate junior doctors to hospitals in Scotland.
arXiv: 1308.4534
Keywords: Computer Science - Data Structures and Algorithms; _C:Canada CAN; _C:Hungary HUN; _C:Japan JPN; _C:United States USA; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1; ⛔ No DOI found

Early Marriage, Pregnancy and Girl Child School Dropout - Birchall, Jenny (2018)
The aim of this review was to present the recent evidence on the impact of early marriage and/or pregnancy on the rates of girl child drop out. It also synthesises evidence that focus on laws, policies and practices that force pregnant girls or new mothers out of school. Although early marriage and pregnancy are often linked to school dropout, evidence proving a direct and causal link is limited. This is because early marriage and pregnancy can be both the cause and consequence of dropping out of school. Girls certainly leave or are taken out of school because they are pregnant or married, but girls who have already dropped out of school are more likely to marry and/or become pregnant. There is a significant body of evidence looking at the links between early pregnancy (often outside of marriage) and school dropout in Sub-Saharan Africa, and there are some studies that consider the relationship between early marriage (and resulting early pregnancies) and school drop out in South Asia. While it is clear that early pregnancy and marriage play an important part in girl child school dropout, the different perimeters of available studies, combined with a lack of robust, comparable national data, and the fact that early marriage and pregnancy, as well as school dropout, are so interlinked with socioeconomic inequalities and unequal gender norms, means it is difficult to make simple causal assumptions about exactly how early marriage and pregnancy influence school dropout.
Accepted: 2019-01-17T15:09:30Z Publisher: IDS KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:PLMDELP4 4869029:9NFMXNI4
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Financial Incentives to Reduce Female Infanticide, Child Marriage and Promote Girl’s Education: Institutional and Monitoring Mechanisms - Birch, Izzy (2020)
The focus of this paper is on the complementary mechanisms and interventions likely to increase the effectiveness and impact of conditional cash transfer (CCT) schemes in South Asia that aim to reduce female infanticide and child marriage and promote girls’ education. The literature on the institutional aspects of these particular schemes is limited, but from this and from the wider literature on CCT programmes in similar contexts, the following institutional mechanisms are likely to enhance success: a strong information and communication strategy that enhances programme reach and coverage and ensures stakeholder awareness; advance agreements with financial institutions; a simple and flexible registration process; appropriate use of technology to strengthen access, disbursement, and oversight; adequate implementation capacity to support processes of outreach, enrolment, and monitoring; monitoring and accountability mechanisms embedded in programme design; coordination mechanisms across government across social protection schemes; an effective management information system; and the provision of quality services in the sectors for which conditions are required. There is a very limited body of evidence that explores these institutional issues as they apply to the specific CCT programmes that are the focus of this report, however, there is more available evidence of the potential impact of ‘cash-plus’ programmes, which complement the transfers with other interventions designed to enhance their results or address the structural barriers to well-being
Accepted: 2021-01-15T11:26:39Z Publisher: Institute of Development Studies KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.19088/K4D.2021.005 2129771:I85V7ULU 4869029:QEXVGYCN

Teacher Education at a Distance: Impact on Development in the Community - Binns, Felicity; Wrightson, Tony (DFID, 2006)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:YC4QXI68 2405685:3IPM5K7Y
Keywords: C:Low- and middle-income countries; _C:Canada CAN; _C:Egypt EGY; _C:Ghana GHA; _C:Guyana GUY; _C:Jamaica JAM; _C:Kenya KEN; _C:Lesotho LSO; _C:Malawi MWI; _C:Mexico MEX; _C:New Zealand NZL; _C:Nigeria NGA; _C:South Africa ZAF; _C:Sudan SDN; _C:Tanzania TZA; _C:Trinidad and Tobago TTO; _C:Uganda UGA; _C:United Kingdom GBR; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1; ⛔ No DOI found

Barriers to the successful integration of ICT in teaching and learning environments: A review of the literature - Bingimlas, Khalid Abdullah (Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, science and technology education, 2009)
Publisher: Modestum KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.12973/ejmste/75275 4804264:WZGKG6R7
Keywords: Final_citation

Reconhecimento do trabalho de cuidado: o caso do Programa Expandido de Trabalhos Públicos na África do Sul - Bilo, Charlotte; others (International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2017)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:HJZ3AZIP 2317526:JDH9DFC9
Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:H:final; -RRQ:U:final; C:South Africa; CLL:pt; publicImportV1

The potential of Accelerated Learning Programmes (ALPs) for conflict-ridden countries and regions: Lessons learned from an experience in Iraq - Bilagher, M.; Kaushik, A. (International Review of Education, 2020)
Accelerated learning programmes (ALPs) provide a fast-track second-chance opportunity to complete formal education, enabling disadvantaged children and youth to catch up with their peers. In 2005, after a preliminary pilot phase, the Government of Iraq, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) implemented an ALP initially in 10 of Iraq’s 18 governorates with the intention of providing an estimated 50,000 out-of-school, often traumatised and disenfranchised children aged 12–18 years with an opportunity to complete the six-year primary cycle in three years. This experience generated some insights which may still be of practical use today in other conflict-ridden countries and regions. In order to highlight how the lessons learned just over 10 years ago are relevant to similar situations elsewhere today, this article discusses the findings of an independent evaluation of the programme in 2008. The available evaluation data imply that this ALP addressed a significant need and was appreciated by the target group, with 75 % of learners stating that they liked the ALP very much. Around 90 % of ALP graduates continued either in secondary education, or studying in other programmes, joined an apprenticeship scheme or found employment. Both survey and interview data suggest that this ALP did more than create educational opportunities for young persons; it also helped young people obtain a confident perspective for their own future. Consequently, this made them less vulnerable to participation in subversive activities (such as, for example, being recruited into militias). This is a lesson not just relevant to Iraq at the time, but to a wide range of unstable contexts across the world. © 2020, UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning and Springer Nature B.V.
Publisher: Springer KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1007/s11159-020-09826-1 2129771:F5HNSUDK 2129771:W2GL66GM 2339240:JXBD4UFG 2486141:7XHG5265 2486141:VNMEZW44
Keywords: Accelerated Learning Programmes (ALPs); Evaluation; Iraq; LMIC; Marginalised; Sustainable Development Goal; Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4; United Nations; _AcademicRecoveryOECS; _Added to LR; _G:reviewed; access to education; education in (post-)conflict environments; education in emergencies; interview; learning; mixed; policy implementation; secondary education; survey; young population

Work-integrated learning for TVET lecturers: Articulating industry and college practices - Bijl, André van der; Taylor, Vanessa (Journal of Vocational, Adult and Continuing Education and Training, 2018)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:UVFWWSSX 2317526:CCAQJSZP
Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:H:final; -RRQ:LOW; -RRQ:M:final; C:South Africa; RRQ:other; __C:filed:1; publicImportV1; ⛔ No DOI found

The Effects of Air Temperature to the Cognitive Performance of Grade Five Pupils - Bigueja, Myrna C.; Tabardillo, Rosemarie A.; Amoroso, Sheila E.; Tabardillo, Joselito D. (2022)
High temperature makes the children uneasy during classroom activities. This study examines the effect of air temperature to children‟s cognitive performance. The school profile was determined such as: the total number of teachers, number of enrollees, land area (sq.m.), number of buildings and number of trees was determined to support the analysis of the data collected. The respondents were the Top thirty (30) Grade V pupils from public city elementary school in the Bicol Region. The pen-and-paper test was administered using the standardized test question in Science V of forty (40) items. The examination was done in the room without ventilation at 9:00 O‟clock to 11 O‟clock in the morning. Outdoor and indoor air temperature was recorded. The temperature recorded in the seven Public Central City Elementary Schools ranged from 240C to 310C. The recorded temperature indicates that the air contains particulates or pollutants like CO2 resulting in high temperature. Future work is required to establish evidence based guidelines for average temperatures and CO2 levels in classrooms. Findings suggest that high ventilation rates and low temperatures are required to provide optimum health outcomes and learning conditions. Natural Ventilation is also recommended through planting more trees in school vicinity to provide fresher air.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:FU6YMJ8Z 4682641:84YTA4AD
Keywords: BE:RELEVANT; ⛔ No DOI found

Quest: Evaluation Report and Executive Summary - Biggart, Andy; Sloan, Seaneen; O'Hare, Liam; Miller, Sarah (Education Endowment Foundation, 2015)
Quest is a whole-year group approach to teaching English in Key Stage 3. Pupils are grouped according to their current level of reading comprehension, typically with smaller classes for the lowest attaining groups. Key components of the programme include: an emphasis on collaborative (or 'co-operative') learning; a requirement that participating teachers follow a consistent 'cycle of instruction'; and the use of formative assessment in every lesson. Pupil progress is reviewed every eight weeks, with results used as the basis for re-grouping the class. This project sought to assess the impact of Quest on Year 7 pupils' reading comprehension and was supplemented by a process evaluation that assessed programme implementation. Six schools followed the programme, and a further 13 participated in the evaluation. All participating teachers received two days training and extensive resources to be used as part of the approach, including lesson plans, graded texts and 'digitexts' (interactive texts). The programme was designed to be delivered in daily 60-minute lessons by all Year 7 English teachers, and run over the full school year. The study was one of 24 projects in a themed round on literacy catch-up at the primary-secondary transition. Key conclusions include: (1) The evaluation was unable to provide a secure estimate of the impact of Quest on reading comprehension outcomes among Year 7 pupils, primarily due to a high level of drop-out from the trial. (2) Few, if any, schools implemented the programme as designed, suggesting that substantial adaptation may be required if the approach is to gain wider adoption in English schools. (3) Some of the main barriers to successful implementation included: the difficulty in covering the expected material in a single school lesson; a perception of an insufficient focus on writing activities; and its adoption as a whole-year group intervention; (4) Many schools were positive about the range of resources provided by the programme and the co-operative learning aspects of the programme; and (5) Though it is not possible to draw a conclusive statement about the impact of the programme, on average, pupils who received the programme made less progress than those who did not. The evaluation adds limited evidence to a knowledge base of whole-year group approaches to reading interventions that involve co-operative learning, setting by ability, and concentrating most resources on those who are experiencing the greatest difficulties. Further work, taking into account feedback from teachers, is needed in order to adapt Quest to the English secondary school system. This includes reducing the amount of material to be covered in each lesson, and consideration of whether there is a need for more writing opportunities within the programme.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:V4AED23E 2486141:XATNUD4K
Keywords: _Added to LR; _G:reviewed

Machine learning for research on climate change adaptation policy integration: an exploratory UK case study - Biesbroek, Robbert; Badloe, Shashi; Athanasiadis, Ioannis N. (Regional Environmental Change, 2020)
Abstract Understanding how climate change adaptation is integrated into existing policy sectors and organizations is critical to ensure timely and effective climate actions across multiple levels and scales. Studying climate change adaptation policy has become increasingly difficult, particularly given the increasing volume of potentially relevant data available, the validity of existing methods handling large volumes of data, and comprehensiveness of assessing processes of integration across all sectors and public sector organizations over time. This article explores the use of machine learning to assist researchers when conducting adaptation policy research using text as data. We briefly introduce machine learning for text analysis, present the steps of training and testing a neural network model to classify policy texts using data from the UK, and demonstrate its usefulness with quantitative and qualitative illustrations. We conclude the article by reflecting on the merits and pitfalls of using machine learning in our case study and in general for researching climate change adaptation policy.
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A study protocol to determine heat-related health impacts among primary schoolchildren in South Africa - Bidassey-Manilal, Shalin; Wright, Caradee Yael; Kapwata, Thandi; Shirinde, Joyce (International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020)
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.3390/ijerph17155531 2129771:DDZERB3C 4682641:JDAC6C9S 5072953:W7ZU7Q2P
Keywords: BE:LMIC; BE:RELEVANT

Students’ Perceived Heat-Health Symptoms Increased with Warmer Classroom Temperatures - Bidassey-Manilal, Shalin; Wright, Caradee Y.; Engelbrecht, Jacobus C.; Albers, Patricia N.; Garland, Rebecca M.; Matooane, Mamopeli (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2016)
Temperatures in Africa are expected to increase by the end of the century. Heat-related health impacts and perceived health symptoms are potentially a problem, especially in public schools with limited resources. Students (n = 252) aged ~14–18 years from eight high schools completed an hourly heat-health symptom log over 5 days. Data loggers measured indoor classroom temperatures. A high proportion of students felt tired (97.2%), had low concentration (96.8%) and felt sleepy (94.1%) during at least one hour on any day. There were statistically significant correlations, when controlling for school cluster effect and time of day, between indoor temperatures ≥32 °C and students who felt tired and found it hard to breathe. Consistently higher indoor classroom temperatures were observed in classrooms constructed of prefabricated asbestos sheeting with corrugated iron roof and converted shipping container compared to brick classrooms. Longitudinal studies in multiple seasons and different classroom building types are needed.
Number: 6 Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.3390/ijerph13060566 2129771:FL8M9WN7 4682641:JTKBLJKU
Keywords: BE:RELEVANT; BE:temperature; South Africa; climate change; health; school; temperature

Work from Home after the COVID-19 Outbreak - Bick, Alexander; Blandin, Adam; Mertens, Karel (Social Science Research Network, 2020)
Based on rich novel survey data, we document that 35.2 percent of the US workforce worked entirely from home in May 2020, up from 8.2 percent in February. Highly educated, high-income and white workers were more likely to shift to working from home and maintain employment following the pandemic. Individuals working from home daily before the pandemic lost employment at similar rates as daily commuters. This suggests that, apart from the potential for home-based work, demand conditions also mattered for job losses. We find that 71.7 percent of workers that could work from home effectively did so in May.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:R4WDM26D
Keywords: Adam Blandin; Alexander Bick; Karel Mertens; SSRN; Work from Home after the COVID-19 Outbreak

10 Jahre Qualitätsmerkmale im Praxistest - BIBB (2017)
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Dual VET - Vocational Education and Training in Germany - BIBB (2018)
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Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -GeneralCitations; publicImportV1

Uso da tecnologia assistiva na educação inclusiva no processo de alfabetização de escolares: revisão sistemática - Biazus, Graziela Ferreira; Rieder, Carlos Roberto Mello (Revista Educação Especial, 2019)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5902/1984686X33317 2129771:BFN8WIS7
Keywords: _C:Austria AUT; _C:South Africa ZAF; _C:Spain ESP; _C:United States USA; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1

Assessing the value-added effects of literacy collaborative professional development on student learning - Biancarosa, G.; Bryk, A.S.; Dexter, E.R. (The Elementary School Journal, 2010)

Do financial education interventions for women from poor households impact their financial behaviors? Experimental evidence from India - Bhutoria, Aditi; Vignoles, Anna (Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2018)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis

SAI International School: In Pursuit of Academic Happiness - Bhutoria, Aditi; Mukhopadhyay, Bhaswati (2022)
Publisher: Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Case Research Center
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Managerial practices and school efficiency: a data envelopment analysis across OECD and MENA countries using TIMSS 2019 data - Bhutoria, Aditi; Aljabri, Nayyaf (Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2022)
Publisher: Springer

Patterns of cognitive returns to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) use of 15-year-olds: Global evidence from a Hierarchical Linear Modeling approach using PISA 2018 - Bhutoria, Aditi; Aljabri, Nayyaf (Computers & Education, 2022)
Existing literature shows varying impacts of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on learning outcomes depending on the type and quality of technology used. However, current research on the optimal level of ICT use for the cognitive development of students is scarce and has remained country-specific, primarily focusing on developed economies. This paper undertakes a cross-country comparison across 79 nations, investigating ICT use and its association with cognitive gain patterns as determined by reading, mathematics, and science test scores of 15-year-olds. The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2018 dataset collected by the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has been used by applying two-stage regression analysis. The first stage involves a three-level Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM) factoring for data nested at the student-, school-, and country-level. The second stage of the empirical model involves a heterogeneity analysis to evaluate variance in ICT use patterns across different groups of countries, clustered on the basis of their level of ICT development. The results show a positive impact of ICT engagement on the test scores of students across all the subjects. However, returns to ICT use tend to start diminishing after the engagement level of students crosses a medium threshold of using ICT several times within a week. Furthermore, the heterogeneity analysis supports conspicuous diminishing patterns in ICT use irrespective of the economic status of the students. Cross-country comparisons show that diminishing returns to ICT use are more prominent in countries with well-developed ICT infrastructure than in less-developed ones. Where diminishing returns hold, excessive use of ICT in education is not an optimal choice, and significant cognitive gains can be achieved by using the complementarity between traditional learning techniques with ICT-based learning in different blended settings.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.compedu.2022.104447 2129771:ETM3LPH2 2129771:QZSRV7RA 2129771:RPJ6C8FM
Keywords: Concave returns; Hierarchical linear modeling (HLM); Information and communication technology (ICT); Organisation of economic cooperation and development (OECD); Programme for international student assessment (PISA); _genre:PR-primary_research

Dealing with online and blended education in modern challenging times - Bhutoria, Aditi (DECISION, 2022)
Publisher: Springer

Personalized education and artificial intelligence in United States, China, and India: A systematic review using a Human-In-The-Loop model - Bhutoria, Aditi (Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 2022)
The traditional “one size fits all” education system has been largely criticized in recent years on the ground of its lacking the capacity to meet individual student needs. Global education systems are leaning towards a more personalized, student-centered approach. Innovations like Big Data, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) have given the modern-day technology to accommodate the distinctive features of human beings - smart machines and computers have been built to understand individual-specific needs. This opens an avenue for “personalization” in the education sector. From, mushrooming of Education Technology (EdTech) start-ups to government funding in AI research, it is evident that the next generation educational reforms would take a quantum leap forward piloted by Big Data analysis and AI. The objective of this paper is to organize the vast literature on the use of AI for personalization of education and to shed light on the key themes by which an AI-driven approach makes structural modifications to the existing education system. To this effect, the paper employed a systematic review using a Human-In-The-Loop natural language processing model of past two years' literature (2019–2021) in English language from IEEE Xplore on countries China, India and the USA. This process yielded more than 2000 search results at first and these were eventually shortlisted to 353 relevant papers for in-depth analysis. Being the pioneers in EdTech innovations, insights from research done in these three countries provides valuable input for the development of global education systems and research. The findings bring forward AI's success in catering to specific learning requirements, learning habits, and learning abilities of students and guiding them into optimized learning paths across all three countries. Not just that, it is also evident from the literature that AI augments educational content, customizes it for any individual according to their needs, and raises the flag of caution for anticipated learning difficulties. This recalibrates the role of instructors as well as optimizes the teaching-learning environment for a better learning experience. The upward trajectory of educational development with AI opens a new horizon of personalized education for the future generation, but also comes with its challenges. Data privacy issues, availability of digital resources, and affordability constraints have been reported in the recent literature as impediments in the way of promoting such technologies for day-to-day practice.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.caeai.2022.100068 2129771:J4Q99UYW 2129771:MJJTLAUJ 2129771:SNQL9SJR
Keywords: Artificial intelligence; Big data; China; India; Personalized education; USA; _genre:LR-literature_review

What is implementation research? Rationale, concepts, and practices - Bhattacharyya, Onil; Reeves, Scott; Zwarenstein, Merrick (Research on Social Work Practice, 2009)
Publisher: Sage Publications Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1177/1049731509335528 2129771:ZDBFMCNR 4869029:RVXIPV69

A sustainable economic revival plan for post-COVID-19 using machine learning approach–a case study in developing economy context - Bhanot, Neeraj; Ahuja, Jaya; Kidwai, Humaid Imran; Nayan, Ankit; Bhatti, Rajbir S. (Benchmarking: An International Journal, 2023)
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1108/BIJ-09-2021-0564 4804264:QYRECD3P
Keywords: Final_citation

Screen Time Can Be Dangerous for Kids’ Mental & Physical Health - Beurkens, Nicole (2017)
00000 EdTechHub.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:WBR6SFD7
Keywords: __C:filed:1

One Laptop Per Child at Home: Short-Term Impacts from a Randomized Experiment in Peru. - Beuermann, Diether W.; Cristia, Julian; Cueto, Santiago; Malamud, Ofer; Cruz-Aguayo, Yyannu (American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2015)
This paper presents results from a randomized controlled trial whereby approximately 1,000 OLPC XO laptops were provided for home use to children attending primary schools in Lima, Peru. The intervention increased access and use of home computers, with some substitution away from computer use outside the home. Children randomized to receive laptops scored about 0.8 standard deviations higher in a test of XO proficiency but showed lower academic effort as reported by teachers. There were no impacts on academic achievement or cognitive skills as measured by the Raven's Progressive Matrices test. Finally, there was little evidence for spillovers within schools. (JEL I21, I28, J13, O15)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1257/app.20130267 2129771:67M2PPQA 2129771:BRQ3GBKQ
Keywords: ___duplicate_item

Does EdTech Substitute for Traditional Learning? Experimental Estimates of the Educational Production Function - Bettinger, Eric; Fairlie, Robert; Kapuza, Anastasia; Kardanova, Elena; Loyalka, Prashant; Zakharov, Andrey (National Bureau of Economic Research, 2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.3386/w26967 2129771:3ZNZGUR9
Keywords: _genre:PR-primary_research; interesting

Are Educational Vouchers Only Redistributive? - Bettinger, E.; Kremer, M.; Saavedra, J.E. (CESifo Conference Center, 2008)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Improving the teaching of FLN: Insights from behavioral sciences - Better purpose (2022)
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) commissioned this report to draw insights on how the behavioral sciences could provide a lens to help us (1) better understand the problem of low foundational learning levels in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) by shedding light on what influences teachers’ decision-making in the classroom, and (2) help shape solutions to improve foundational learning by supporting teachers to implement effective instructional practices.
Keywords: education

Social mobility landscape review - Summary report - Better purpose (2021)
Keywords: education

The science of learning - A summary of evidence about how children learn - Better purpose (2020)
Keywords: education

Can Facebook groups enhance continuing professional development of teachers? Lessons from Kenya - Bett, Harry; Makewa, Lazarus (Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/1359866x.2018.1542662 4804264:SMY97FMW
Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing

Can Facebook groups enhance continuing professional development of teachers? Lessons from Kenya - Bett, Harry; Makewa, Lazarus (Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2020)
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for teachers in Kenya suffers from challenges such as inadequate resources, poor planning, competing interests, among others. Besides being traditional in approach, most CPD sessions are far between to be meaningfully helpful. With increasing uptake of technology and number of social media users in Kenya, Facebook can be a potential platform to enhance teachers’ professional development. This exploratory cross-sectional survey focussed on discussions teachers had in the month of February 2015 on one Facebook Group named ‘Teachers of English’. A directed content analysis of the 647 posts following Shulman’s category of teacher knowledge base revealed that interactions on the group centred on the teaching of English and Literature, as well as on other education-related matters. This study concludes that that Facebook Groups can be fertile avenues for teachers’ ongoing professional development, especially in developing countries where such opportunities are scarce.
Publisher: Routledge _eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/1359866X.2018.1542662 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/1359866X.2018.1542662 10.1080/1359866x.2018.1542662 10/gg3988 2339240:FPKG4LA8 2405685:9BBCI3GD 2405685:9EFWDEUR 2534378:BJ75PKH4 2534378:F8XIDPG4 2534378:FNUR2CDH 2534378:N4ZG4GTY
Keywords: Content analysis; Education–Teaching Methods And Curriculum; English teachers; Facebook Groups; Kenya; Professional development; Social networks; Teacher education; Teachers; __:import:02; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2425933; __finaldtb; professional development

The cascade model of teachers’ continuing professional development in Kenya: A time for change? - Bett, Harry Kipkemoi (Cogent Education, 2016)
Kenya is one of the countries whose teachers the UNESCO (2015) report cited as lacking curriculum support in the classroom. As is the case in many African countries, a large portion of teachers in Kenya enter the teaching profession when inadequately prepared, while those already in the field receive insufficient support in their professional lives. The cascade model has often been utilized in the country whenever need for teachers’ continuing professional development (TCPD) has arisen, especially on a large scale. The preference for the model is due to, among others, its cost effectiveness and ability to reach out to many teachers within a short period of time. Many researchers have however cast aspersions with this model for its glaring shortcomings. On the contrary, TCPD programmes that are collaborative in nature and based on teachers’ contexts have been found to be more effective than those that are not. This paper briefly examines cases of the cascade model in Kenya, the challenges associated with this model and proposes the adoption of collaborative and institution-based models to mitigate these challenges. The education sectors in many nations in Africa, and those in the developing world will find the discussions here relevant.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/2331186x.2016.1139439 10/gfw2mk 2129771:FCRTRLM8 261495:HKLWHCSJ

Mathematics education in Sub-Saharan Africa : status, challenges, and opportunities (Vol. 2) : main report (English) - Bethell, George (The World Bank Group, 2016)
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Keywords: Cited; RRQ1:High

A Systematic Review of One-to-One Access to Laptop Computing in K-12 Classrooms: An Investigation of Factors That Influence Program Impact - Bethel, Edward C. (2014)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 4804264:N69TQFF4
Keywords: Final_citation; anystyle; existing

Three Principles to Support Teacher Effectiveness During COVID-19 - Beteille, Elaine Molina, Ezequiel Pushparatnam, Adelle Wilichowski, Tracy, Tara Ding (World Bank, 2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1596/33775 2129771:IUPIP3FK 2129771:SYWCQ5YI
Keywords: CORONAVIRUS; COVID-19; EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION; TEACHER TRAINING

School Finance in Latin America: A Conceptual Framework and a Review of Policies - Bertoni, Eleonora; Elacqua, Gregory; Marotta, Luana; Martínez, Matias; Soares, Sammara; Santos, Humberto; Vegas, Emiliana (Education Division Social Sector: Inter-American Development Bank, 2018)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:CNSRWMQC 2129771:RCB7Z72C
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Teachers' Preferences for Proximity and the Implications for Staffing Schools: Evidence from Peru - Bertoni, Eleonora; Elacqua, Gregory; Hincapie, Diana; Méndez, Carolina; Paredes, Diana (Inter-American Development Bank, 2019)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.18235/0001977 2129771:L9UR6285 4556019:SVTALQW6
Keywords: C:Peru; _C:Peru PER

Migration gerecht gestalten - Bertelsmann Stiftung (Hrsg.) (2015)
Wurde Migration früher meist als zusätzliche Bürde für Entwicklungsländer aufgefasst, rücken jetzt stärker ihre Potenziale für Entwicklung in den Blick. Dieser Paradigmenwechsel kann nur erfolgreich sein, wenn er auf allen politischen Handlungsebenen vollzogen und dabei die Perspektive erweitert wird: von den Interessen der Einwanderungsländer auf die der Migranten und der Auswanderungsländer.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:P4NQVCNA 2486141:7RFCELFF

Ebola, Education And Innovation In Sierra Leone - Berry, Chris (DFID bloggers, 2015)
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Keywords: _C:Sierra Leone SLE; ___working_potential_duplicate

Systematic mapping of global research on climate and health: a machine learning review - Berrang-Ford, Lea; Sietsma, Anne J.; Callaghan, Max; Minx, Jan C.; Scheelbeek, Pauline FD; Haddaway, Neal R.; Haines, Andy; Dangour, Alan D. (The Lancet Planetary Health, 2021)
Background The global literature on the links between climate change and human health is large, increasing exponentially, and it is no longer feasible to collate and synthesise using traditional systematic evidence mapping approaches. We aimed to use machine learning methods to systematically synthesise an evidence base on climate change and human health. Methods We used supervised machine learning and other natural language processing methods (topic modelling and geoparsing) to systematically identify and map the scientific literature on climate change and health published between Jan 1, 2013, and April 9, 2020. Only literature indexed in English were included. We searched Web of Science Core Collection, Scopus, and PubMed using title, abstract, and keywords only. We searched for papers including both a health component and an explicit mention of either climate change, climate variability, or climate change-relevant weather phenomena. We classified relevant publications according to the fields of climate research, climate drivers, health impact, date, and geography. We used supervised and unsupervised machine learning to identify and classify relevant articles in the field of climate and health, with outputs including evidence heat maps, geographical maps, and narrative synthesis of trends in climate health-related publications. We included empirical literature of any study design that reported on health pathways associated with climate impacts, mitigation, or adaptation. Findings We predict that there are 15 963 studies in the field of climate and health published between 2013 and 2019. Climate health literature is dominated by impact studies, with mitigation and adaptation responses and their cobenefits and co-risks remaining niche topics. Air quality and heat stress are the most frequently studied exposures, with all-cause mortality and infectious disease incidence being the most frequently studied health outcomes. Seasonality, extreme weather events, heat, and weather variability are the most frequently studied climate-related hazards. We found major gaps in evidence on climate health research for mental health, undernutrition, and maternal and child health. Geographically, the evidence base is dominated by studies from high-income countries and China, with scant evidence from low-income counties, which often suffer most from the health consequences of climate change. Interpretation Our findings show the importance and feasibility of using automated machine learning to comprehensively map the science on climate change and human health in the age of big literature. These can provide key inputs into global climate and health assessments. The scant evidence on climate change response options is concerning and could significantly hamper the design of evidence-based pathways to reduce the effects on health of climate change. In the post-2015 Paris Agreement era of climate solutions, we believe much more attention should be given to climate adaptation and mitigation options and their effects on human health. FundingForeign, Commonwealth & Development Office.
Publisher: Elsevier KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/S2542-5196(21)00179-0 2129771:IDJZNM3S 2129771:QUG9TZFB 2129771:SXRZDSH6 2486141:TY6XRCLY 5072953:3WUMLRID 5072953:T5HTLW4W
Keywords: selected_for:effects of climate ch...on learning...LMICs 2024

Systematic mapping of global research on climate and health: a machine learning review - Berrang-Ford, Lea; Sietsma, Anne J.; Callaghan, Max; Minx, Jan C.; Scheelbeek, Pauline FD; Haddaway, Neal R.; Haines, Andy; Dangour, Alan D. (The Lancet Planetary Health, 2021)
Publisher: Elsevier KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/S2542-5196(21)00179-0 2129771:IDJZNM3S 2129771:SXRZDSH6 openalex: W3181294875
Keywords: openalex:n:1; openalex:yes

Systematic review approaches for climate change adaptation research - Berrang-Ford, Lea; Pearce, Tristan; Ford, James D. (Regional Environmental Change, 2015)
Recent controversy has led to calls for increased standardization and transparency in the methods used to synthesize climate change research. Though these debates have focused largely on the biophysical dimensions of climate change, human dimensions research is equally in need of improved methodological approaches for research synthesis. Systematic review approaches, and more recently realist review methods, have been used within the health sciences for decades to guide research synthesis. Despite this, penetration of these approaches into the social and environmental sciences has been limited. Here, we present an analysis of approaches for systematic review and research synthesis and examine their applicability in an adaptation context. Customized review frameworks informed by systematic approaches to research synthesis provide a conceptually appropriate and practical opportunity for increasing methodological transparency and rigor in synthesizing and tracking adaptation research. This review highlights innovative applications of systematic approaches, with a focus on the unique challenges of integrating multiple data sources and formats in reviewing climate change adaptation policy and practice. We present guidelines, key considerations, and recommendations for systematic review in the social sciences in general and adaptation research in particular. We conclude by calling for increased conceptual and methodological development of systematic review approaches to address the methodological challenges of synthesizing and tracking adaptation to climate change.
openalex: W1999471080 mag: 1999471080 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1007/s10113-014-0708-7 2129771:Z2CBCEVJ 2486141:SZEVXNPN 5072953:4F7CCJFL 5072953:J7E3766Z 5440726:INAPMW93
Keywords: openalex:cites; openalex:import; selected_for:effects of climate ch...on learning...LMICs 2024; tagged

Gauging the Effectiveness of Educational Technology Integration in Education: What the Best-Quality Meta-Analyses Tell Us - Bernard, Robert; Borokhovski, Eugene; Schmid, Richard; Tamim, Rana (Learning, design, and technology, 2018)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1007/978-3-319-17727-4_109-2 4804264:2AKTH3EF 4804264:ARF2RY6Q 4804264:BQR9B3I7
Keywords: Final_citation; anystyle; existing

A meta-analysis of blended learning and technology use in higher education: from the general to the applied - Bernard, Robert M.; Borokhovski, Eugene; Schmid, Richard F.; Tamim, Rana M.; Abrami, Philip C. (Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2014)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1007/s12528-013-9077-3 4804264:YCCEMWHU
Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing

How Does Enriched Differentiated Small-Group Instruction At The Middle-School Level Accelerated Learning And Promote Community? - Bernard, Kathleen (School of Education Student Capstone Projects, 2019)
The question addressed in this capstone project was guided by the demanding need for customized differentiated enriched learning experiences at the middle-school level. It documents why providing customized enriched learning experiences through small-group instruction for all students is necessary to help close educational opportunity gaps, improve academic growth and to create stronger communities of understanding and connectedness. It is founded in the learning and understanding of differentiation and self-determination theory. The frame of the project guides middle-school teachers through the process of understanding the importance of small-group instruction, provides them with structural classroom framework options and cultivates time for collaboration to develop enriched differentiated learning experiences. The goal is to strengthen classroom learning communities, but also collaborative professional learning communities.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:2ZWX6ZT9 2339240:TQG5SN5G 2486141:GHY2IH8C
Keywords: Pedagogy; _AcademicRecoveryOECS; ⛔ No DOI found

(untitled) - Berlinski; Busso (2017)

Giving Children a Better Start: Preschool Attendance and School-Age Profiles. - Berlinski, Samuel; Galiani, Sebastian; Manacorda, Marco (Journal of Public Economics, 2008)

Reducing parent‐school information gaps and improving education outcomes: Evidence from high frequency text messaging in Chile - Berlinski, Samuel; Busso, Matias; Dinkelman, Taryn; Martinez, Claudia (Unpublished Manuscript, 2016)

Challenges in Educational Reform: An Experiment on Active Learning in Mathematics. - Berlinski, Samuel; Busso, Matias (Economics Letters, 2017)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:QSDP54R9 2129771:RDE3NG42

The Effect of Pre-Primary Education on Primary School Performance. - Berlinski, S.; Galiani, S.; Gertler, P. (Journal of Public Economics, 2009)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Improving adult learning and professional development in a post-conflict area: The case of Cambodia - Berkvens, Jan; Kalyanpur, Maya; Kuiper, Wilmad; Akker, Jan (International Journal of Educational Development, 2012)
All over the world, international development organizations try to increase professional capacity of local staff. These attempts are thought to fail because of financial constraints, but this is just part of the story. Professional development and adult learning theories approach learning from a western perspective, while many developing societies are organized according to non-western models. This article describes research conducted in the Cambodian Ministry of Education, focusing on how adult learning theory could be applied in order to improve learning and support transfer. When local experience and the cultural influence on learning are acknowledged, learning outcomes are found to improve.Highlights► Professional development activities should be adapted to local culture. ► Extra attention should be paid to creating trust and a safe learning environment. ► Acknowledging local expertise increases ownership and professionalism. ► Time is a crucial factor for understanding the influence of local culture on adult learning. ► Staff motivation and support of superiors are key factors in successful professional learning.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2011.03.008 2129771:KWUU9EMN
Keywords: _C:Cambodia KHM; _C:Ghana GHA; _C:Laos LAO; _C:Netherlands NLD; _C:Thailand THA; _C:United States USA; _C:Viet Nam VNM; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1

Participatory Research Methods: A Methodological Approach in Motion - Bergold, Jarg; Thomas, Stefan (Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 2012)
This article serves as an introduction to the FQS special issue "Participatory Qualitative Research." In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in participatory research strategies. The articles in this special issue come from different disciplines. Against the background of concrete empirical research projects, they address numerous conceptual considerations and methodological approaches. After reading the contributions, and engaging with the authors' arguments, we were prompted to focus in particular on those areas in which further work needs to be done. They include, on the one hand, fundamental principles of participatory research, such as democratic-theory considerations, the concept of "safe space," participation issues, and ethical questions. And, on the other hand, we focus on practical research considerations regarding the role and tasks of the various participants; specific methodological approaches; and quality criteria—understood here in the sense of arguments justifying a participatory approach. Our aim is to stimulate a broad discussion that does not focus only on participatory research in the narrower sense. Because participatory methodology poses certain knowledge- and research-related questions in a radical way, it has the potential to draw attention to hitherto neglected areas in qualitative methodology and to stimulate their further development.URN: http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs1201302
Number: 1 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.17169/fqs-13.1.1801 2129771:UHLQGFHH
Keywords: academic requirements; degrees of participation; ethical norms; focus group; interview; marginalization; participatory research methods; quality criteria; reflexivity; safe space; subjectivity

Assessing the impact of the trauma team training program in Tanzania - Bergman, Simon; Deckelbaum, Dan; Lett, Ronald; Haas, Barbara; Demyttenaere, Sebastian; Munthali, Victoria; Mbembati, Naboth; Museru, Lawrence; Razek, Tarek; Razek, Tarek (Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care, 2008)
BACKGROUND:: In sub-Saharan Africa, injury is responsible for more deaths and disability-adjusted life years than AIDS and malaria combined. The trauma team training (TTT) program is a low-cost course designed to teach a multidisciplinary team approach to trauma evaluation and resuscitation. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of TTT on trauma knowledge and performance of Tanzanian physicians and nurses; and to demonstrate the validity of a questionnaire assessing trauma knowledge. METHODS:: This is a prospective study of physicians and nurses from Dar es Salaam undergoing TTT (n ≤ 20). Subjects received a precourse test and, after the course, an alternate postcourse test. The equivalence and construct validity of these 15-item multiple-choice questionnaires was previously demonstrated. After the course, subjects were divided into four teams and underwent a multiple injuries simulation, which was scored with a trauma resuscitation simulation assessment checklist. A satisfaction questionnaire was then administered. Test data are expressed as median score (interquartile ratio) and were analyzed with the Wilcoxon's signed rank test. RESULTS:: After the TTT course, subjects improved their scores from 9 (5-12) to 13 (9-13), p ≤ 0.0004. Team performance scores for the simulation were all >80%. Seventy-five percent of subjects were very satisfied with TTT and 90% would strongly recommend it to others and would agree to teach future courses. CONCLUSIONS:: After completion of TTT, there was a significant improvement in trauma resuscitation knowledge, based on results from a validated questionnaire. Trauma team performance was excellent when assessed with a novel trauma simulation assessment tool. Participants were very supportive of the course. © 2008 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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Literacy, Equity, and the Employment of iPads in the Classroom: A Comparison of Secure and Developing Readers - Bergeson, Kristi Tamte; Rosheim, Kay (International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2018)
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Uncertainty and Decision-Making During a Crisis: How to Make Policy Decisions in the COVID-19 Context? - Berger, Loic; Berger, Nicolas; Bosetti, Valentina; Gilboa, Itzhak; Hansen, Lars Peter; Jarvis, Christopher; Marinacci, Massimo; Smith, Richard (SSRN Electronic Journal, 2020)
Policymaking during a pandemic can be extremely challenging. As COVID-19 is a new disease and its global impacts are unprecedented, decisions need to be made in a highly uncertain, complex and rapidly changing environment. In such a context, in which human lives and the economy are at stake, we argue that using ideas and constructs from modern decision theory, even informally, will make policymaking more a responsible and transparent process.
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Keywords: __C:filed:1; ambiguity; decision rules; model uncertainty; robustness

Community & Family Engagement. Principals Share What Works - Berg, Amy C; Melaville, Atelia; Blank, Martin J; Coalition for Community Schools, DC, Washington; National Association of Secondary School Principals, VA, Reston; National Association of Elementary School Principals, DC, Washington (Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2006)
This paper explores ways in which principals of community schools–and other principals who, though they may not yet identify their schools as community schools, are responding in a very similar manner–work successfully with community partners, families, and other key stakeholders to improve student outcomes. By reflecting on the topic from the perspective of principals, the text offers insights about why they engage community, why doing so is hard, and what strategies and approaches they find most effective. This information could be valuable to principals who devote their energy and passion to the education of America's children. It also will inform the work of school systems, which must support their principals in this work, and of those involved in developing the next generation of principals. (Contains 5 figures and 20 notes.) [This report sponsored by the MetLife Foundation.].
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Research commentarydata-driven computationally intensive theory development - Berente, N.; Seidel, S; Safadi, H. (Information Systems Research, 2019)
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Keywords: _Added-ailr-2024

How do higher education institutions promote sustainable development? A literature review - Berchin, Issa Ibrahim; de Aguiar Dutra, Ana Regina; Guerra, José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade (Sustainable Development, 2021)
Higher education institutions (HEIs) have a fundamental role in transforming societies aimed at a more sustainable future. Through knowledge creation and dissemination, research, education and outreach, institutions of higher education lead the path towards sustainable development. The aim of this paper is to identify, based on a review of the literature, how HEIs promote sustainable development. An analysis of both international declarations and the scientific literature on education for sustainable development shows that emphasis is given to discussions on development, education, research, and training. This highlights the need for a stronger role of universities to promote sustainable development paths, expanding and disseminating knowledge, building capacity through training, and working with local communities to increase their resilience.
_eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/sd.2219
Keywords: education for sustainable development; environmental education; higher education institutions; sustainable development

Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research, fourth edition - BERA (BERA, 2018)
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Using technology to support teacher continuous professional development in Sierra Leone - Beoku-Betts, Iman; Plaut, Daniel; Tanweer, Rabia (2022)

Investigating the Activity Levels of School Quality Assurance Officers in Sierra Leone - Beoku-Betts, Iman; Leh Wi Lan, Leh Wi Lan (Open Development & Education, 2023)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://.opendeved.net/

Investigating the Activity Levels of School Quality Assurance Officers in Sierra Leone - Beoku-Betts, Iman; Leh Wi Lan (Open Development & Education, 2023)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://.opendeved.net/
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Keywords: _comingsoon; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Investigating the Activity Levels of School Quality Assurance Officers in Sierra Leone - Beoku-Betts, Iman; Leh Wi Lan (EdTech Hub, 2023)
Since the launch of the Free Quality School Education (FQSE) Programme in 2018, the Sierra Leone Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) has prioritised the use of data for decision-making across several education reform programmes. Part of this vision has been to build systems to measure school quality through School Quality Assurance Officers (SQAOs) using data collection and feedback. This system includes using tools for teacher management, lesson observations, school improvement, and attendance monitoring. This report presents findings from qualitative research conducted in three districts in Sierra Leone. The aim is to provide the MBSSE and other partners with insights to understand the variation in and what is needed to maximise SQAO activity levels, increase principal engagement with digital tools, and support and promote quality visits to schools. An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
ZenodoArchiveID: 7521375 ZenodoArchiveConcept: 7521374

EdTech Horizon Scan: Blockchain technology in education - Beoku-Betts, Iman; Kaye, Tom (EdTech Hub, 2022)
EdTech Hub horizon scans are publications designed to provoke thinking on a range of topics related to the design, implementation, oversight, and monitoring and evaluation of educational technology (EdTech) tools, products, services, and related ideas. This EdTech Horizon Scan examines the use of blockchain technology in education. Beginning with an overview of blockchain technology, the scan explains what blockchain technology is and how it works. The next section focuses on how blockchain technology can be used in education. In particular, it looks at the benefits of using blockchain technology for micro-credentialing and ownership of learning credentials, the transfer of credits and smart contracts, storing student credentials, identity verification and intellectual property protection. Section 4 gives a summary of the use of blockchain technology, noting the different challenges that may be associated with adopting blockchain technology into education systems. Section 5, gives real examples of the use of blockchain technology in education and different education institutions. Key words: blockchain; cryptography; data; decentralised database; digitalisation; education; micro-credentialing; smart contracting; student credentials; verification An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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Remote Supervision Options for School Quality Assurance Officers - Beoku-Betts, Iman; Ampofo, Rudolph; Haßler, Björn (Open Development & Education, 2024)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
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Keywords: _comingsoon; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Access to Technology for School Leaders and Teachers in Sierra Leone - Beoku-Betts, Iman (Open Development & Education, 2024)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
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Keywords: _comingsoon; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Teacher Deployment in Sierra Leone: Lessons learnt and moving forward - Beoku-Betts, Iman (EdTech Hub, 2023)
This report provides an overview of the teacher deployment process in Sierra Leone prior to and including 2022. Through interviews with key stakeholders in the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) and the Teaching Service Commission (TSC), we look at lessons learnt from the deployment process and next steps for how teacher deployment can be implemented. Although there are a number of volunteer teachers in Sierra Leone, the TSC are aiming to increase the number of qualified teachers on the government payroll as well as retaining teachers in rural areas. It was noted that teachers from rural areas being put on the government payroll and deployed to rural schools are better placed to teach in rural schools than teachers moving from urban to rural areas. Hpwever, it is still challenging to find qualified teachers in these rural areas. The TSC want to look at how they can target teachers to take up rural positions, either through distance learning to gain the right qualifications or working with teacher training institutions (TTIs) to prioritise schools in rural areas for placement. Overall, the TSC want to use data as the basis for decision-making on deploying teachers equitably. Keywords Teacher deployment; teacher training; unqualified teachers; volunteer teachers; rural schools; data for decision-making An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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Teaching in Cambodia - Benveniste, Luis; Marshall, Jeffery; Araujo, M. Caridad (World Bank, 2008)
This report aims to address some of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport's (MoEYS) specific concerns in the area of teacher civil service reform as it considers alternatives for the next phase of Cambodia's educational development. This study uses the most recent empirical data to document the most salient trends around Cambodian teachers: their attributes, the characteristics of their jobs relative to those of other professionals, and their working conditions, as well as aggregate data on how the teaching profession is responding to the demands of a rapidly growing school system. This report also reviews the most important policies that affect teachers' salaries, contracts and incentives to join the profession and remain in it. It also provides observational data of teacher classroom performance and attendance, while linking student academic outcomes to teaching inputs. The objective of this study is to inform the dialogue around policy reforms that may affect the education sector, the civil service, and teachers in particular.
Accepted: 2012-06-14T19:08:18Z
Keywords: Attendance; Civil Service; Classroom Performance; Contracts; Educational Development; Incentives; Salaries; School System; Teachers; Working Conditions

Measuring menstruation-related absenteeism among adolescents in low-income countries - Benshaul-Tolonen, Anja; Zulaika, Garazi; Sommer, Marni; Phillips-Howard, Penelope A. (The Palgrave handbook of critical menstruation studies, 2020)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1007/978-981-15-0614-7_52 2129771:4YDEUNNM
Keywords: _yl:b

Sanitary products, absenteeism and psychosocial well-being: Evidence from a three-arm cluster randomized controlled feasibility study in Western Kenya - Benshaul-Tolonen, Anja; Zulaika, Garazi; Nyothach, Elizabeth; Odour, Clifford; Mason, Linda; Obor, David; Alexander, Kelly T.; Laserson, Kayla F.; Phillips-Howard, Penelope A. (Columbia Center for Development Economics and Policy, 2021)
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Pupil absenteeism, measurement, and menstruation: Evidence from western Kenya - Benshaul-Tolonen, Anja; Garazi, Zulaika; Nyothach, Elizabeth; Oduor, Clifford; Mason, Linda; Obor, David; Alexander, Kelly T.; Laserson, Kayla F.; Phillips-Howard, Penelope A. (CDEP-CGEG WP, 2019)
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Period teasing, stigma and knowledge: A survey of adolescent boys and girls in Northern Tanzania - Benshaul-Tolonen, Anja; Aguilar-Gomez, Sandra; Heller Batzer, Naomi; Cai, Rebecca; Nyanza, Elias Charles (PloS one, 2020)
Publisher: Public Library of Science San Francisco, CA USA KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239914 2129771:PR524GTH
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Towards sustainable technology-enhanced innovation in higher education: Advancing learning design by understanding and supporting teacher design practice - Bennett, Sue; Lockyer, Lori; Agostinho, Shirley (British Journal of Educational Technology, 2018)
Publisher: Wiley Online Library KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:BDBNETQY 2129771:TSQR3UF8

Artisan training and employment outcomes in Tanzania - Bennell, Paul; Mukyanuzi, Faustin; Kasogela, Maurice; Mutashubirwa, Francis; Klim, Mikkel (Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2006)
Studies have shown that artisan training courses in Africa are not cost-effective, and do not improve quality of life. The studies on artisanship education and their effects are discussed.
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The Impact of the Aids Epidemic on Primary and Secondary School Teachers and University Staff in Malawi.“ - Bennell, Paul; Kadzamira, Esme (University of Sussex, Brighton, UK, 2002)
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Keywords: _C:Malawi MWI; ⛔ No DOI found

Teacher Motivation in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia - Bennell, Paul; Akyeampong, Kwame (DfID London, 2007)
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Keywords: C:sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia; _C:Afghanistan AFG; _C:Argentina ARG; _C:Australia AUS; _C:Bangladesh BGD; _C:Benin BEN; _C:Botswana BWA; _C:Brazil BRA; _C:Burkina Faso BFA; _C:Burundi BDI; _C:Cambodia KHM; _C:Cameroon CMR; _C:Canada CAN; _C:Chad TCD; _C:China CHN; _C:Congo XCO; _C:Congo; Democratic Republic COD; _C:Eritrea ERI; _C:Ethiopia ETH; _C:Gambia GMB; _C:Ghana GHA; _C:Guinea GIN; _C:India IND; _C:Kenya KEN; _C:Lesotho LSO; _C:Madagascar MDG; _C:Malawi MWI; _C:Mali MLI; _C:Mauritania MRT; _C:Mexico MEX; _C:Mozambique MOZ; _C:Namibia NAM; _C:Nepal NPL; _C:New Zealand NZL; _C:Nicaragua NIC; _C:Niger NER; _C:Nigeria NGA; _C:Pakistan PAK; _C:Papua New Guinea PNG; _C:Rwanda RWA; _C:Senegal SEN; _C:Sierra Leone SLE; _C:South Africa ZAF; _C:Sri Lanka LKA; _C:Sudan SDN; _C:Sweden SWE; _C:Tanzania TZA; _C:Togo TGO; _C:Uganda UGA; _C:United Kingdom GBR; _C:United States USA; _C:Viet Nam VNM; _C:Zambia ZMB; _C:Zimbabwe ZWE; _C:eSwatini SWZ; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1; ⛔ No DOI found

Portability, Feasibility, Collaborativeness: Teachers’ Perception Of Tablet Use For Inclusive Education - Benigno, Vincenza; Caruso, Giovanni; Epifania, Marina Ottavia; Fante, Chiara; Ravicchio, Fabrizio; Trentin, Guglielmo (ICERI2017 Proceedings, 2017)
Tablet are characterized by features such as their ease of use, portability, feasibility and they are easily employable in collaborative learning (Schuck et al., 2013). Students themselves consider them as an effective tool for reflection, since it allows them to deepen their knowledge thanks to the possibility of on-line searching (Parmigiani et al., 2015). On the other side, teachers are aware of the fact that tablets can help in making lesson more interesting and varied (Heinrich, 2012), but their use also needs a rethinking of the pedagogical approach (Culé & Gasparini, 2012) since tablets allow a more students-centred learning (Ludwig et al., 2011). Further, Information and Communication Technologies in general are also used for the inclusion of the disabled children into class activities (Ifenthaler & Schweinbenz, 2013). We argue that tablets, thanks to their abovementioned features, may be particularly helpful in fostering the inclusion of children who are not disabled, but who cannot attend school for medical reasons. The socio-educational inclusion of these children was the main aim of the TRIS project (Tecnologie per l’Inclusione Socio-educativa [Technologies for socio-educational inclusion]), and Information and Communication Technologies, combined with new pedagogical methodologies, played a key role for the pursuing of this aim. During this project, we equipped a middle school classroom with one tablet for each teacher and student. In addition, after one year several activities were planned in collaboration with teachers to evaluate the use of tablets and some specific apps in different teaching area. The activity developed for chemistry involved the use of augmented reality software, and we were investigating its effect on students’ attitudes towards the subject. The one developed for Italian language was aimed to the investigation of whether the affordance of a specific app for the creation of mental app have helped the students in their creation in respect to paper and pencil. In this paper, we report the results regarding teachers’ perception of tablet use in everyday class activities, involving both their competencies and the frequency of use. We considered the impact of the tablet after six months and after one year and a half from their introduction. Furthermore, at the end of the specific activity, the teachers were interviewed in order to understand the potentiality of the tablet for the abovementioned subjects, for the inclusion of the homebound student, and the difficulty found in the planning and managing of the activities. All the teachers involved (n= 7) sustained the utility of the tablet for classes, mentioning its capacity to foster communication in collaborative working and to gain students’ attention. They mostly used the tablet for students’ individual work, on-line research, and for collaborative activities with the homebound student. Regarding the activities carried out with the teachers, they kept sustaining the tablet capacity to motivate students and to foster their active participation, but they also expressed several concerns regarding the high amount of time needed to plan and to implement the activities using the tablet.
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Turning a shove into a nudge? A" labeled cash transfer" for education - Benhassine, Najy; Devoto, Florencia; Duflo, Esther; Dupas, Pascaline; Pouliquen, Victor (American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2015)

Teacher Management in Refugee Settings: Ethiopia. - Bengtsson, Stephanie; Fitzpatrick, Rachael; Hinz, Katja; MacEwen, Leonora; Naylor, Ruth; Riggall, Anna; West, Helen (Education Development Trust, 2020)
ISBN: 1912610035 Publisher: ERIC KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:KJE7FC2F
Keywords: _C:Burkina Faso BFA; _C:Burundi BDI; _C:Chad TCD; _C:Congo XCO; _C:Congo; Democratic Republic COD; _C:Cuba CUB; _C:Djibouti DJI; _C:Eritrea ERI; _C:Ethiopia ETH; _C:France FRA; _C:Japan JPN; _C:Jordan JOR; _C:Kenya KEN; _C:Korea; Republic KOR; _C:Lebanon LBN; _C:Norway NOR; _C:Rwanda RWA; _C:Somalia SOM; _C:South Sudan SSD; _C:Sudan SDN; _C:Turkey TUR; _C:Uganda UGA; _C:United Kingdom GBR; _C:United States USA; _C:Viet Nam VNM; _C:Yemen YEM; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1; ⛔ No DOI found

LagunTest: A NLP Based Application to Enhance Reading Comprehension - Bengoetxea, Kepa; Gonzalez-Dios, Itziar; Aguirregoitia, Amaia (Proceedings of the 1st Workshop on Tools and Resources to Empower People with REAding DIfficulties (READI), 2020)
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Keywords: _C:Belgium BEL; _C:Catalan Republic XCATA; _C:France FRA; _C:Spain ESP; _C:United Kingdom GBR; _C:United States USA; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1; ⛔ No DOI found

Methods for evidence synthesis in the case of very few studies - Bender, Ralf; Friede, Tim; Koch, Armin; Kuss, Oliver; Schlattmann, Peter; Schwarzer, Guido; Skipka, Guido (Research Synthesis Methods, 2018)
In systematic reviews, meta-analyses are routinely applied to summarize the results of the relevant studies for a specific research question. If one can assume that in all studies the same true effect is estimated, the application of a meta-analysis with common effect (commonly referred to as fixed-effect meta-analysis) is adequate. If between-study heterogeneity is expected to be present, the method of choice is a meta-analysis with random effects. The widely used DerSimonian and Laird method for meta-analyses with random effects has been criticized due to its unfavorable statistical properties, especially in the case of very few studies. A working group of the Cochrane Collaboration recommended the use of the Knapp-Hartung method for meta-analyses with random effects. However, as heterogeneity cannot be reliably estimated if only very few studies are available, the Knapp-Hartung method, while correctly accounting for the corresponding uncertainty, has very low power. Our aim is to summarize possible methods to perform meaningful evidence syntheses in the situation with only very few (ie, 2-4) studies. Some general recommendations are provided on which method should be used when. Our recommendations are based on the existing literature on methods for meta-analysis with very few studies and consensus of the authors. The recommendations are illustrated by 2 examples coming from dossier assessments of the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care.
_eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jrsm.1297
Keywords: common effect; evidence synthesis; fixed effects; meta-analysis; random effects; very few studies

Education Finance Watch 2023 - Bend, May; Hu, Yitong; Pan, Yilin; Patrinos, Harry Anthony; Poulsen, Thomas; Rivera-Olvera, Angelica; Tanaka, Nobuyuki; Antoninis, Manos; Murakami, Yuki; Benveniste, Luis (2023)
Publisher: World Bank Group KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 4804264:PKCWD2GS
Keywords: Final_citation; ⛔ No DOI found

Education for All 2000–2015: Review and perspectives - Benavot, Aaron; Antoninis, Manos; Bella, Nicole; Delprato, Marcos; Härmä, Joanna; Jere, Catherine; Joshi, Priyadarshani; Köseleci Blanchy, Nihan; Longlands, Helen; McWilliam, Alasdair (ZEP: Zeitschrift für internationale Bildungsforschung und Entwicklungspädagogik, 2015)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Education for All 2000–2015: The Influence of Global Interventions and Aid on EFA Achievements - Benavot, Aaron; Antoninis, Manos; Bella, Nicole; Delprato, Marcos; Härmä, Joanna; Jere, Catherine; Joshi, Priyadarshani; Blanchy, Nihan Koseleci; Longlands, Helen; McWilliam, Alasdair; Zubairi, Asma (The Handbook of Global Education Policy, 2016)

Digital Transformation in Higher Education Institutions: A Systematic Literature Review - Benavides, Lina María Castro; Tamayo Arias, Johnny Alexander; Arango Serna, Martín Darío; Branch Bedoya, John William; Burgos, Daniel (Sensors, 2020)
Higher education institutions (HEIs) have been permeated by the technological advancement that the Industrial Revolution 4.0 brings with it, and forces institutions to deal with a digital transformation in all dimensions. Applying the approaches of digital transformation to the HEI domain is an emerging field that has aroused interest during the recent past, as they allow us to describe the complex relationships between actors in a technologically supported education domain. The objective of this paper is to summarize the distinctive characteristics of the digital transformation (DT) implementation process that have taken place in HEIs. The Kitchenham protocol was conducted by authors to answer the research questions and selection criteria to retrieve the eligible papers. Nineteen papers (1980–2019) were identified in the literature as relevant and consequently analyzed in detail. The main findings show that it is indeed an emerging field, none of the found DT in HEI proposals have been developed in a holistic dimension. This situation calls for further research efforts on how HEIs can understand DT and face the current requirements that the fourth industrial revolution forced.
Number: 11 Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Keywords: digital transformation; digitalization; higher education institution; systematic literature review; university

Effectiveness of digital-based interventions for children with mathematical learning difficulties: A meta-analysis - Benavides-Varela, Silvia; Zandonella Callegher, Claudio; Fagiolini, Barbara; Leo, Irene; Altoè, Gianmarco; Lucangeli, Daniela (Computers & Education, 2020)
The purpose of this work was to meta-analyze empirical evidence about the effectiveness of digital-based interventions for students with mathematical learning difficulties. Furthermore, we investigated whether the school level of the participants and the software instructional approach were decisive modulated factors. A systematic search of randomized controlled studies published between 2003 and 2019 was conducted. A total of 15 studies with 1073 participants met the study selection criterion. A random effects meta-analysis indicated that digital-based in terventions generally improved mathematical performance (mean ES ¼ 0.55), though there was a significant heterogeneity across studies. There was no evidence that videogames offer additional advantages with respect to digital-based drilling and tutoring approaches. Moreover, effect size was not moderated when interventions were delivered in primary school or in preschool.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.compedu.2020.103953 2129771:LM4QWEVI 2486141:X5V4U994 4820891:LNZPX8UL
Keywords: Mathematics; SEND; _Import_to_OpenDevEd_EvLib; learning difficulties

Effectiveness of digital-based interventions for children with mathematical learning difficulties: A meta-analysis - Benavides-Varela, Silvia; Callegher, Claudio Zandonella; Fagiolini, Barbara; Leo, Irene; Altoè, Gianmarco; Lucangeli, Daniela (Computers & Education, 2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.compedu.2020.103953 4804264:6L4XX3L3
Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing

Challenges of Curtin-AVU-AAU Distance Learning Program in Ethiopia: A Case Study - Belwal, Rakesh; Dawit Ayalew Kassa; Medhanie Gaim Asgedom (MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, 2010)
Distance education programs are emerging globally in the form of joint ventures among higher educational institutions. This paper describes the research undertaken to explore one such joint venture program in business between Australian and African universities. This study utilizes both primary and secondary data gathered through a review of the literature, consultations with program administrators, interviews with faculty members, direct observations, and questionnaires administered to sample students. This case study explores factors affecting the program. Using quantitative and qualitative analytical tools, this study discusses the outcomes of the analyses to facilitate experiential learning. It finds that for students originating mainly from remote regions of Ethiopia, distance learning can offer good opportunities of receiving cost-effective, quality-education on their doorsteps. This experience could contribute immensely to the extension of such programs to other regions of the country. Although the joint venture reveals the potential of coordinated educational efforts, internal weaknesses and inefficiencies need serious attention to ensure the success of such initiatives in the future.
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Data analysis methods for qualitative research: managing the challenges of coding, interrater reliability, and thematic analysis. - Belotto, Michael J. (The Qualitative Report, 2018)
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Keywords: ___working_potential_duplicate

COVID-19 and education: restructuring after the pandemic - Bellini, Maria Irene; Pengel, Liset; Potena, Luciano; Segantini, Luca; Group, ESOT COVID-19 Working (Transplant International, 2021)
COVID-19 challenges to keep a valuable educational offer with lockdown measures and social distancing are reviewed. Scientific Societies had to think of new alternatives to maintain meetings with conversion to a virtual format and development of online resources, rapidly available and broadly accessible. Other in person activities as face-to-face clinics have been substituted by telemedicine; the same happened with surgical training in theatre, given the suspension of most of the operations. Finally, the need to share and communicate in a continuous evolving scenario, has impacted negatively the integrity of peer review process, not following the normal procedures to ensure scientific integrity and reproducibility in the earliest phases of the pandemic.
_eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/tri.13788 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1111/tri.13788 2129771:9PEEZPV5 2129771:XYU7E8M5
Keywords: COVID-19; _genre:LR-literature_review; education; pandemic; telemedicine; webinar

Making progress with the automation of systematic reviews: principles of the International Collaboration for the Automation of Systematic Reviews (ICASR) - Beller, Elaine; Clark, Justin; Tsafnat, Guy; Adams, Clive; Diehl, Heinz; Lund, Hans; Ouzzani, Mourad; Thayer, Kristina; Thomas, James; Turner, Tari; Xia, Jun; Robinson, Karen; et al. (Systematic Reviews, 2018)
Systematic reviews (SR) are vital to health care, but have become complicated and time-consuming, due to the rapid expansion of evidence to be synthesised. Fortunately, many tasks of systematic reviews have the potential to be automated or may be assisted by automation. Recent advances in natural language processing, text mining and machine learning have produced new algorithms that can accurately mimic human endeavour in systematic review activity, faster and more cheaply. Automation tools need to be able to work together, to exchange data and results. Therefore, we initiated the International Collaboration for the Automation of Systematic Reviews (ICASR), to successfully put all the parts of automation of systematic review production together. The first meeting was held in Vienna in October 2015. We established a set of principles to enable tools to be developed and integrated into toolkits.
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Keywords: Automation; Collaboration; Systematic review; _TBC for use ailr-2024

A Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis to Synthesize the Influence of Contexts of Scaffolding Use on Cognitive Outcomes in STEM Education - Belland, Brian R.; Walker, Andrew E.; Kim, Nam Ju (Review of Educational Research, 2017)
Computer-based scaffolding provides temporary support that enables students to participate in and become more proficient at complex skills like problem solving, argumentation, and evaluation. While meta-analyses have addressed between-subject differences on cognitive outcomes resulting from scaffolding, none has addressed within-subject gains. This leaves much quantitative scaffolding literature not covered by existing meta-analyses. To address this gap, this study used Bayesian network meta-analysis to synthesize within-subjects (pre-post) differences resulting from scaffolding in 56 studies. We generated the posterior distribution using 20,000 Markov Chain Monte Carlo samples. Scaffolding has a consistently strong effect across student populations, STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) disciplines, and assessment levels, and a strong effect when used with most problem-centered instructional models (exception: inquiry-based learning and modeling visualization) and educational levels (exception: secondary education). Results also indicate some promising areas for future scaffolding research, including scaffolding among students with learning disabilities, for whom the effect size was particularly large (ḡ = 3.13).
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Keywords: Bayesian network meta-analysis; STEM; cognitive tutor; intelligent tutoring systems; problem-centered instruction; scaffold

Instructional Scaffolding: Foundations and Evolving Definition - Belland, Brian R. (Instructional Scaffolding in STEM Education: Strategies and Efficacy Evidence, 2017)
This chapter covers the definition of instructional scaffolding, as well as its theoretical bases, and how those bases are reflected in computer-based scaffolding. Computer-based scaffolding is defined as a computer-based tool that extends and enhances student capabilities as students engage with authentic and ill-structured tasks. Despite its original atheoretical nature, scaffolding was linked to many theoretical frameworks, including activity theory, Adaptive Character of Thought-Rational (ACT-R), and knowledge integration. This variation in theoretical frameworks has led to differing scaffolding strategies (e.g., fading, adding, and fading/adding strategies) and overall scaffolding approaches. These are described in depth in this chapter.
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Keywords: ACT-R; Activity theory; Adding; Computer-based scaffolding; Contingency; Design of scaffolding; Dynamic assessment; Fading; Fading/adding; Intelligent tutoring systems; Intersubjectivity; Knowledge integration; One-to-one scaffolding; Peer scaffolding

COVID-19: An Accelerated Learning Challenge for Developing & Developed Countries Alike - Bella, Professor Hassan (Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences (SJMS), 2020)
Covid-19 is the fastest evolving and most horrific pandemic in the recent global history. It is perhaps the greatest and most daunting challenge humanity has faced since World War II and could bring on so many sequelae and a ‘recession with no parallel in the recent past’ [1]. The editors of the Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences have commissioned this timely issue of the journal to assess the implications of this unprecedented event on Sudan’s healthcare sector. Researching the literature for the purpose of this editorial, using Google Scholar and other authentic search engines, produced a seemingly infinite number of titles. Never in my career as medical teacher and researcher I have encountered such a vast volume of literature produced on one subject in such a very short time.
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Keywords: _AcademicRecoveryOECS

CS Unplugged—How Is It Used, and Does It Work? - Bell, Tim; Vahrenhold, Jan (Progress in Pattern Recognition, Image Analysis, Computer Vision, and Applications, 2018)
Computer Science Unplugged has been used for many years as a way to communicate concepts from computer science to audiences in a variety of settings. Despite its widespread use, there is relatively little systematic evaluation of its eﬀectiveness. In this paper we review what (Computer Science) Unplugged means, and the many contexts in which it has been used, as it started as an outreach tool, and then found its way into other contexts such as teacher training, and more recently into the classroom to support a formal curriculum. Formal evaluations of using Computer Science Unplugged as an approach to teaching the subject of computer science are reviewed, and we also reﬂect on the complex considerations that lie behind the development of activities and puzzles that are simple enough for school students to use.
Series Title: Lecture Notes in Computer Science

Development of an emergency nursing training curriculum in Ghana - Bell, Sue Anne; Oteng, Rockefeller; Redman, Richard; Lapham, Jeremy; Bam, Victoria; Dzomecku, Veronica; Yakubu, Jamila; Tagoe, Nadia; Donkor, Peter (International Emergency Nursing, 2014)
Abstract The formal provision of emergency health care is a developing specialty in many sub-Saharan African countries, including Ghana. While emergency medicine training programs for physicians are on the rise, there are few established training programs for emergency nurses. The results of a unique collaboration are described between a university in the United States, a Ghanaian university and a Ghanaian teaching hospital that has developed an emergency nursing diploma program. The expected outcomes of this training program include: (a) an innovative, interdisciplinary, team-based clinical training model, (b) a unique and low-resource emergency nursing curriculum and (c) a comprehensive and sustainable training program to increase in-country retention of nurses.
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