Analysing training needs of TVET teachers in South Africa. An empirical study - Zinn, Bernd; Raisch, Kevin; Reimann, Jennifer (International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training, 2019)
Context: This paper reports on a study of the progress of vocational education and training (VET) and the need for further profession-oriented training of lecturers in public, technical vocational colleges in South Africa, under the consideration of societal and political conditions. Approach: The study is based on a mixed methods approach in which an analysis of educational policy documents and a qualitative and a quantitative study with VET teachers and representatives of education authorities in South Africa are conducted. Findings: The classification of the results is conducted in line with the conditions defined by Phillips and Ochs regarding policy transfers. The following can thus be observed through the bilateral relationship between Germany and South Africa: (1) The Guiding Philosophy of the educational system is characterised by societal and political power structures. This is evident in an analysis of approved reforms within the last two decades. (2) The desired effects of “Ambitions Goals” have thus far not taken hold. Nonetheless, there is a willingness to enact reforms to continue developing vocational education, including the training and further education of lecturers that must be noted. Minimum requirements regarding lecturers’ basic qualifications have been formulated, which one in five vocational lecturers in South Africa currently cannot fulfil. (3) The Strategies formulated to implement training methods face the main problem of difficulty in implementation in colleges. (4) The Enabling Structures, i.e. the education-management-system as well as the financial and personnel support of the educational system, are widely perceived by lecturers as unsupportive, ineffective and discriminatory. This is observed, for example, when looking at the equipment used, teachers’ salaries, classroom sizes as well as the mentorship programme and further training opportunities. (5) Processes: a discrepancy exists on the level of the lecturers and the central need for further training regarding modern technologies, especially those used by foreign firms in their production in South Africa. (6) The results of the conducted study document a high variation of qualifications among TVET lecturers when it examines their teaching Techniques. Conclusions: Overall, the empirical results of the study reveal a complex structure with respect to the requirements for further training of TVET lecturers, describe central needs for further training of lecturers and deliver connectable knowledge for both the practical educational advancement of lecturer training and further education training, as well as for research in the context of the internationalisation of vocational training in South Africa.
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Analysing Digital Literacy Frameworks - Rosado, Eliana; Belisle, Claire (2006)
This paper presents the comparative analysis of ten frameworks for ICT and Education. These frameworks have been selected as representative of the different policies and strategies deployed by governments from the turn of the century to 2005 to address the digital literacy educational challenge. The analysis focuses on the characteristics of these frameworks, and on the ultimate results that have been attributed to them. A more detailed description of each one can be found in the accompanying information files that make up the annexes. Résumé : Ce document comporte une analyse comparative de dix programmes-cadres pour l'intégration des technologies de l'information et de la communication dans l'éducation. Ces programmes ont été sélectionnés en tant que représentatifs des différentes politiques et stratégies d'éducation mises en oeuvre par les gouvernements ces dix dernières années pour répondre au défi de la litéracie numérique. Cette analyse porte principalement sur les caractéristiques de ces programmes et sur les résultats qui leur ont été attribués. Une description plus complète de chaque programme est accessible dans le document annexe.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:BA4RBJCT
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Analysing Cost-Effectiveness Of Raising Learning For Marginalised Girls Through Camfed'S Programme: Methodological A Methodological Note - Delprato, Marcos; Alcott, Benjamin; Rose, Pauline; Sabates, Ricardo (Zenodo, 2017)
This note provides an overview of the methodological approach being taken to analyse cost-effectiveness of Camfed’s programme in Tanzania and Zimbabwei. It highlights the association between Value for Money and cost-effectiveness, and pays particular attention to the importance of measuring cost-effectiveness from an equity perspective. It further identifies the implications of calculating cost-effectiveness with consideration of sustainability, scalability and replicability of Camfed’s programme.

Análise de programas estruturadores de saúde do Estado de Minas Gerais por meio de indicadores finalísticos - Santos, Geovana Maria Carmo; Silveira, Mauro César; Oliveira, Andre Correa de (Revista do Serviço Público, 2016)
O presente artigo visa analisar a relação entre o gasto nos programas estruturadores da área de saúde, do Governo de Minas Gerais, com os indicadores finalísticos da referida área, entre os anos de 2004 a 2013. Este estudo justifica-se pela possibilidade de se sinalizar a efetividade da alocação de recursos orçamentários, no âmbito da saúde, em face do modelo de Gestão para Resultados adotado pelo governo do estado. Os resultados encontrados sugerem uma forte correlação entre as variáveis, a despeito de três correlações consideradas não significativas, pelos cálculos estatísticos, e de uma das correlações que sinalizou uma relação contrária ao esperado. A análise de regressão confirmou a relação linear entre as variáveis, para os casos que se comportaram conforme a hipótese deste trabalho. A partir das entrevistas realizadas com dois gestores estaduais, apreende-se que, embora os indicadores não influam diretamente sobre a alocação de recursos, estes orientam o processo de implementação das políticas, sob uma perspectiva de priorização, e consistem, também, em importantes mecanismos para aperfeiçoamento do processo de gestão.
Number: 3 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.21874/rsp.v67i3.713 2129771:MEJYRJEW
Keywords: Author:OpenDevEd

An ROI Ed-Biz Approach for Deploying Mobile Pedagogy - McConatha, Douglas (Mobile Pedagogy and Perspectives on Teaching and Learning, 2014)
An ROI Ed-Biz Approach for Deploying Mobile Pedagogy: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4333-8.ch015: The long history and short past of online distance education is posited as a precursor to the monumental changes revolutionizing global educational activity.
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An overview of national AI strategies and policies - Angela, ATTREY (2021)
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Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

An Overview of Innovative Financing Mechanisms for Education in Development Contexts - Joynes, Chris (2019)
Traditionally, financing for social development in development settings has utilised bonds and guarantees. These mechanisms focused primarily on resource mobilization by leveraging the balance sheets of international finance institutions to make loans. However, since the mid-2000s, innovative financing has encouraged alternative models where private sector actors share the risks and rewards. This report reviews evidence on the use of Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) and Development Impact Bonds (DIBs) in India or other LMICs to deliver results in primary and secondary education. Evidence suggests that, in recent years, there has been a significant growth in the application of impact bonds in a range of global settings, including for education in LMICs. These mechanisms are seen to be particularly valuable when operating in complex, fluid contexts (REACH 2017), and, with appropriate design, can also contribute towards the development of wider systemic capacity.
Accepted: 2019-02-28T15:17:23Z Publisher: IDS KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:PEXBANW7 4869029:8QITEC5T
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

An Overview of ICT for Education of Refugees and IDPs - Joynes, Chris; James, Zoe (2018)
This rapid review examined examples of ICT approaches to address the education needs of those living in IDP and refugee camps and lessons learned from these experiences. Although ICT is considered a good system to fulfil the education needs within refugee settings, many studies conclude that access to ICTs in schools or at home is not sufficient to improve learning outcomes. It is due to the role of a mentor or tutor figure is seen as key to productive learner engagement with technology, and the effectiveness of ICT-based education is reliant on appropriate teacher training to ensure successful up-take at the classroom level (Tauson & Stannard 2018: 47, 62; UNESCO 2018: 74; Carlson 2013: 30). Secondly, in terms of content, ICTs for education should provide content that is responsive or adaptable to the learners’ level, is implemented in line with the local curriculum and also is relevant to the learners’ context (Tauson & Stannard 2018: 36-38, 61). Despite this potential for ICTs, there remains a broad lack of evidence related to education in refugee settings (Burde et al. 2015; Tauson & Stannard 2018; World Bank 2016). In particular, more information is needed on pedagogic design, on the effective use of ICTs for learning, on the role of ICTs in ensuring continuity of and linkages between learning in formal and non-formal settings, on the role of ICTs in educational data-gathering, and on the cost-effectiveness of ICT-led interventions (Burde et al 2015; Tausin & Stannard 2018; Carlson 2013). In light of the availability of evidence, some of the studies cited here instead supplement their findings by drawing on observational studies, and on studies on effective ICT usage from learners in non-refugee contexts (Burde et al. 2015; Tauson & Stannard 2018).
Accepted: 2019-01-08T11:48:10Z Publisher: IDS KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:NWNVRKRN 4869029:GFTG4UHC
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

An Overview of ICT for Education of Refugees and IDPs​ - Joynes, D.; James, , Z (Department for International Development, 2018)
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An Overview of Evidence Regarding the Impact of Impact Bonds as Innovative Financing Mechanisms for Education in Development Contexts - Joynes, Chris (2019)
This report provides a summary overview of the evidence regarding the impact of impact bonds (including Social Impact Bonds and Development Impact Bonds) in their application as innovative financing mechanisms for supporting education in development contexts. Within the education sector, impact bonds have emerged over the last 4-5 years as one innovative financing mechanism that uses private investment to support social development. From a developmental perspective, this emerging model encompasses two recent and clearly-defined global trends: firstly, an increased focus on programmes that deliver results and, secondly, an increased drive to support collaboration between the public and private sector (Innovative Financing Initiative 2014: v). Evidence suggests that there has been a significant growth in the application of impact bonds in a range of global settings, including for education in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). These mechanisms are seen to be particularly valuable when operating in complex, fluid contexts (REACH 2017), and, with appropriate design, can also contribute towards the development of wider systemic capacity.
Accepted: 2019-03-12T12:35:20Z Publisher: IDS KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:FM3L96BF 4869029:RB9R742R
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

An overview of e-learning in China: History, challenges and opportunities - Wang, Yan; Liu, Xuan; Zhang, Zhenhong (Research in Comparative and International Education, 2018)
The Chinese government has attached great importance to the development of e-learning since its emergence in the 1990s. As a consequence of the implementation of a series of policies, China has made significant achievements in the e-learning arena with respect to infrastructure construction, production of resources, academic education, non-academic training, and education for disadvantaged groups. However, due to the constraints of China’s traditional culture, information literacy, and educational mechanisms, challenges have emerged in the implementation of e-learning that need urgently to be addressed. As e-learning in China continues to grow, major research areas such as students’ and teachers’ perspectives on developments in e-learning, teachers’ pedagogical capacity and ongoing professional development in e-learning settings, and the production of more convenient and useful e-learning resources, are likely to be topics of continuing research interest.
Publisher: SAGE Publications KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1177/1745499918763421 2405685:5RZFNBJU 2534378:WASU4R5U
Keywords: Challenges; China; ICT in education; e-learning; professional development; successes

An Overview of Chatbot Technology - Adamopoulou, Eleni; Moussiades, Lefteris (Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations, 2020)
The use of chatbots evolved rapidly in numerous fields in recent years, including Marketing, Supporting Systems, Education, Health Care, Cultural Heritage, and Entertainment. In this paper, we first present a historical overview of the evolution of the international community’s interest in chatbots. Next, we discuss the motivations that drive the use of chatbots, and we clarify chatbots’ usefulness in a variety of areas. Moreover, we highlight the impact of social stereotypes on chatbots design. After clarifying necessary technological concepts, we move on to a chatbot classification based on various criteria, such as the area of knowledge they refer to, the need they serve and others. Furthermore, we present the general architecture of modern chatbots while also mentioning the main platforms for their creation. Our engagement with the subject so far, reassures us of the prospects of chatbots and encourages us to study them in greater extent and depth.
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Chatbot; Chatbot architecture; Machine learning; NLU

An Outcomes Evaluation of the School Feeding Project Implemented By Caritas Zimbabwe at Chirongwe Primary School, Masvingo Province - Gozo, Shingiriro Persistance (Lupane State University, 2016)
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An open source machine learning framework for efficient and transparent systematic reviews - van de Schoot, Rens; de Bruin, Jonathan; Schram, Raoul; Zahedi, Parisa; de Boer, Jan; Weijdema, Felix; Kramer, Bianca; Huijts, Martijn; Hoogerwerf, Maarten; Ferdinands, Gerbrich; Harkema, Albert; Willemsen, Joukje; et al. (Nature Machine Intelligence, 2021)
To help researchers conduct a systematic review or meta-analysis as efficiently and transparently as possible, we designed a tool to accelerate the step of screening titles and abstracts. For many tasks—including but not limited to systematic reviews and meta-analyses—the scientific literature needs to be checked systematically. Scholars and practitioners currently screen thousands of studies by hand to determine which studies to include in their review or meta-analysis. This is error prone and inefficient because of extremely imbalanced data: only a fraction of the screened studies is relevant. The future of systematic reviewing will be an interaction with machine learning algorithms to deal with the enormous increase of available text. We therefore developed an open source machine learning-aided pipeline applying active learning: ASReview. We demonstrate by means of simulation studies that active learning can yield far more efficient reviewing than manual reviewing while providing high quality. Furthermore, we describe the options of the free and open source research software and present the results from user experience tests. We invite the community to contribute to open source projects such as our own that provide measurable and reproducible improvements over current practice.
Number: 2 Publisher: Nature Publishing Group KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1038/s42256-020-00287-7 2129771:4R275XEP 2129771:R9HFUT75 2405685:9JHZVHCH 2405685:QJXHWPWZ 2486141:B2E3YCYA 2486141:JV7SWTDP 2486141:MBP3F287
Keywords: Computational biology and bioinformatics; Computer science; Medical research; SARS-CoV-2; _Added-ailr-2024

An Observational Study of Classroom Acoustical Design and Repetitive Behaviors in Children With Autism - Kanakri, Shireen M.; Shepley, Mardelle; Tassinary, Louis G.; Varni, James W.; Fawaz, Haitham M. (Environment and Behavior, 2017)
The objective of the present study is to explore the impact of acoustical design on children with autism in school classrooms. Empirical research on this topic will provide information on how interior space features and spatial environment characteristics can be used to support the learning and developmental needs of children with autism. Specifically, the connection between repetitive behaviors and ambient noise levels in school classroom environments was observed in four classrooms. The occurrence of repetitive motor movements, repetitive speech, ear covering, hitting, loud vocalizations, blinking, and verbally complaining in relation to decibel levels were analyzed using Noldus Observer XT software. As hypothesized, a correlation between noise levels and frequency of target behaviors was found; that is, as decibel levels increased, several of the observed behaviors occurred with greater frequency. Further empirical testing is necessary to test a causal relationship between increased ambient noise levels and autism-related behaviors, and sensory discomfort as a mediator of that relationship. Findings are applied to the development of classroom design guidelines.

An IoT-based deep learning approach to analyse indoor thermal comfort of disabled people - Brik, Bouziane; Esseghir, Moez; Merghem-Boulahia, Leila; Snoussi, Hichem (Building and Environment, 2021)
Monitoring the thermal comfort of building occupants is crucial for ensuring sustainable and efficient energy consumption in residential buildings. Existing studies have addressed the monitoring of thermal comfort through questionnaires and activities involving occupants. However, few studies have considered disabled people in the monitoring of thermal comfort, despite the potential for impairments to present thermal requirements that are significantly different from those of an occupant without a disability. Additionally, people with disabilities can experience difficulties in expressing their thermal comfort, which further complicates assessment and monitoring. To overcome this, we propose the development of a new learning model using a deep neural network. Our model can predict the indoor thermal comfort of differently abled people in real time to facilitate remote monitoring. We generated our real dataset using a new Internet of Things (IoT) architecture. Our architecture also includes a data collection scheme to ensure an efficient collection process, enabling the collection of targeted data before transferring them to cloud servers for further data analysis. Experimental results illustrate the reliability of our data collection scheme in gathering useful and targeted data, as well as the efficiency of our deep learning-based model, which achieved an accuracy of 94% and a precision and recall of 98% and 97%, respectively.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108056 2129771:ZRVWRNN9
Keywords: Building sustainability; Deep learning; Disabled people; Indoor thermal comfort prediction and monitoring; Internet of Things (IoT)

An investigative study of the abuse of girls in African schools - Leach, Fiona; Fiscian, Vivian; Kadzamira, Esme; Lemani, Eve; Machakanja, Pamela (2003)
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Keywords: _C:Malawi MWI; ⛔ No DOI found

An investigation of using a tablet computer for searching on the web and the influence of cognitive load - Debue, Nicolas; Ou, Nora; van de Leemput, Cécile (Tutorials in Quantitative Methods for Psychology, 2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.20982/tqmp.16.3.p226 2129771:N6P9TEVQ
Keywords: __C:filed:1

An investigation of purpose built netbooks for primary school education - Cramer, M.; Beauregard, R.; Sharma, M. (ACM, 2009)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1145/1551788.1551796 10/c74rc3 2129771:FE7F5YFE 261495:2FTIWF7Z

An Investigation of pre-service teachers' motives for using Instagram: Pre-service teachers' motives for using Instagram - Ramazanoğlu, Mehmet; Toytok, Esef Hakan (International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2021)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 4804264:7BRPX2BI
Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing; ⛔ No DOI found

An investigation of mobile learning readiness in higher education based on the theory of planned behavior - Cheon, Jongpil; Lee, Sangno; Crooks, Steven M.; Song, Jaeki (Computers & Education, 2012)
This study investigated the current state of college students' perceptions toward mobile learning in higher education. Mobile learning is a new form of learning utilizing the unique capabilities of mobile devices. Although mobile devices are ubiquitous on college campuses, student readiness for mobile learning has yet to be fully explored in the United States. The paper describes a conceptual model, based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB), which explains how college students' beliefs influence their intention to adopt mobile devices in their coursework. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze self-report data from 177 college students. The findings showed that the TPB explained college students' acceptance of m-learning reasonably well. More specifically, attitude, subjective norm, and behavioral control positively influenced their intention to adopt mobile learning. The results provide valuable implications for ways to increase college students' acceptance of mobile learning.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.compedu.2012.04.015 2129771:JR7B63HS
Keywords: Higher education; Mobile learning; m-learning; m-learning adoption

An investigation of appropriate new technologies to support interactive teaching in Zambian schools (ANTSIT). A joint report from Aptivate and the Centre for Commonwealth Education (University of Cambridge). Final Report to DfID. - Haßler, Björn; Hennessy, S.; Lord, T.; Cross, A.; Jackson, A.; Simpson, M. (Aptivate and University of Cambridge, 2011)
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Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; Björn-CV-OECS; __C:filed:1; _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence; _yl:a; ⛔ No DOI found

An introduction to the coverage of the Data Citation Index (Thomson-Reuters): Disciplines, document types and repositories - Torres-Salinas, Daniel; Martín-Martín, Alberto (arXiv preprint arXiv:1306.6584, 2013)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:GRAPAAD2
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

An introduction to systematic reviews - Gough, David; Oliver, Sandy; Thomas, James (Sage, 2012)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:CWG54MTF 2249382:I4PWH2U9
Keywords: AWP2; Research methods

An introduction to implementation science for the non-specialist - Bauer, Mark S.; Damschroder, Laura; Hagedorn, Hildi; Smith, Jeffrey; Kilbourne, Amy M. (BMC psychology, 2015)
Publisher: BioMed Central KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1186/s40359-015-0089-9 2129771:JMXX6KXJ

An Introduction to Adaptive Interventions and SMART Designs in Education - Nahum-Shani, Inbal; Almirall, Daniel; Buckley, Jacquelyn (2020)
Education practice often requires teachers and other school personnel to adapt interventions over time in order to address between-student heterogeneity in response to intervention (e.g., what works for one student may not work for the other) or within-student heterogeneity (e.g., what works now may not work in the future for the same student). An adaptive intervention allows education practitioners to do this in a prespecified, systematic, and replicable way through a sequence of decision rules that guides whether, how, and when to modify interventions. In an adaptive intervention, the practitioner modifies the dosage or type of intervention, or the mode of delivery to meet the unique and changing needs of students as they progress over time. The sequential, multiple assignment, randomized trial (SMART) is one type of multistage, experimental design that can help education researchers build high-quality adaptive interventions. Despite the critical role adaptive interventions can play in various domains of education, research about adaptive interventions and about the use of SMART designs to develop effective adaptive interventions in education is in its infancy. This paper defines an adaptive intervention and reviews the components of this design, discusses the key features of the SMART, and introduces common research questions for which SMARTs may be appropriate.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 4804264:V2SF9P8S 4804264:Y9JLDGWH
Keywords: Final_citation; existing; ⛔ No DOI found

An intersectionality-based policy analysis framework: critical reflections on a methodology for advancing equity - Hankivsky, Olena; Grace, Daniel; Hunting, Gemma; Giesbrecht, Melissa; Fridkin, Alycia; Rudrum, Sarah; Ferlatte, Olivier; Clark, Natalie (International Journal for Equity in Health, 2014)
In the field of health, numerous frameworks have emerged that advance understandings of the differential impacts of health policies to produce inclusive and socially just health outcomes. In this paper, we present the development of an important contribution to these efforts – an Intersectionality-Based Policy Analysis (IBPA) Framework.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1186/s12939-014-0119-x 2129771:2SJPGWSG
Keywords: Equity; Health; Intersectionality; Policy analysis; Reflexivity

An Intersectionality-Based Policy Analysis Framework - Hankivsky, Olena (2012)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:UL8AGJDZ

An integrative review of teaching reading in Kenyan primary schools - Commeyras, M.; Inyega, H.N. (Reading Research Quarterly, 2007)

An Integrative Literature Review on Sexual Abuse Prevention Education Programs for Elementary School Students in South Korea - Shin, Hyewon; Lee, Jung Min; Kang, Kyung-Ah; Kim, Shin-Jeong; Shin, Hyewon; Lee, Jung Min; Kang, Kyung-Ah; Kim, Shin-Jeong (Child Health Nursing Research, 2019)
Publisher: Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.4094/chnr.2019.25.4.435 2129771:J6JXPQLN
Keywords: __C:filed:1

An Integrative Literature Review on Sex Education Programs for Korean College Students - Shin, Hyewon; Lee, Jung Min; Min, Hye Young (The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education, 2020)
Publisher: The Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5977/jkasne.2020.26.1.78 2129771:8IPVZF74
Keywords: __C:filed:1

An Integrative Literature Review on Pain Alleviation Interventions for Hospitalized Children - Cho, Haeryun; Lee, Jungmin; Kim, Shin-Jeong (Child Health Nursing Research, 2020)
Publisher: Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.4094/chnr.2020.26.2.254 2129771:YL6AVXUZ
Keywords: __C:filed:1

An integrated model for teacher continuing professional learning in Zimbabwean primary schools - Mtetwa, David KJ; Ndemo, Zakaria (African Journal of Teacher Education and Development, 2022)

An instrument to elicit teachers' beliefs and assumptions - Donaghue, Helen (ELT Journal, 2003)
Teachers' beliefs influence the acceptance and uptake of new approaches, techniques, and activities, and therefore play an important part in teacher development. Consequently, trainers running teacher education courses should consider encouraging participants to think about their personal beliefs and theories about teaching before providing input. This article proposes the use of an instrument designed to elicit teachers' beliefs based on Kelly's (1969) theory of personal constructs, using an adapted version of his repertory grid technique.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1093/elt/57.4.344 2405685:KN4XKI2I 2534378:HIFAXKCC

An insight into cultural competence and ethics in K-12 artificial intelligence education - Sanusi, Ismaila Temitayo; Olaleye, Sunday Adewale (2022 IEEE global engineering education conference (EDUCON), 2022)

An inclusive approach to searching for evidence on EdTech in low- and middle- income countries - Brugha, Meaghan (The EdTech Hub, 2020)
A blog post by Meaghan Brugha and Katy Jordan. A searchable database The EdTech Hub has undertaken a large-scale search for publications on technology use in education in low- and middle- income countries. During this process, we created an internal research database. This is searchable through the use of a variety of filters, such as …
EdTechHub.Source: 2405685:BGLPB3AG KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.3911079 2129771:86J5A5RJ 2405685:BGLPB3AG
Keywords: _C:Gambia GMB; _C:Jordan JOR; _C:Malawi MWI; _C:Portugal PRT; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1; _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence; _zenodoODE

An implementation research agenda - Eccles, Martin P.; Armstrong, David; Baker, Richard; Cleary, Kevin; Davies, Huw; Davies, Stephen; Glasziou, Paul; Ilott, Irene; Kinmonth, Ann-Louise; Leng, Gillian (BioMed Central, 2009)
Issue: 1 Pages: 1–7 Publication Title: Implementation Science Volume: 4 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:IGR4Y56A 4426965:NBQKBLC5 4869029:QW3U46U9

An implementation research agenda - Eccles, Martin P.; Armstrong, David; Baker, Richard; Cleary, Kevin; Davies, Huw; Davies, Stephen; Glasziou, Paul; Ilott, Irene; Kinmonth, Ann-Louise; Leng, Gillian (BioMed Central, 2009)
Issue: 1 Pages: 1–7 Publication Title: Implementation Science Volume: 4 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:A2UVELB4 4869029:QW3U46U9

An extension for Google Chrome: Search your history for Google Docs (OpenDevEd/ChromeExtension-WhatGD) - Haßler, Björn (Open Development & Education, 2020)
original-date: 2020-07-03T12:26:22Z KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:NHRS2W6C
Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; AuthorFirst:Haßler; _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence

An extension for Google Chrome: Create bookmarklets to repeatedly create Google Docs in specfici folders (OpenDevEd/ChromeExtension-GoogleDocsCreator) - Haßler, Björn (Open Development & Education, 2020)
original-date: 2020-07-04T00:13:29Z KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:FWQRSYAS
Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; AuthorFirst:Haßler; _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence

An Exploratory Study of Digital Literacy Frameworks: A Comparative Analysis - Lee, Yoo-Taek; Fanea-Ivanovici, Mina (SSRN, 2022)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.2139/ssrn.4088293 2129771:QFIEKJ8H 5242966:CIIISUCK
Keywords: _z:no_pdf

An Exploratory Qualitative Study of the Potential for Enhanced e-Learning in Public Higher Education in Afghanistan - Khalid, Abdul Habib (Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:P97XLKT8
Keywords: __C:filed:1

An Exploration of Strategies for Facilitating Graduates’ Transition to the World of Work: A Case of Technical, Vocational Education and Training Graduates in Uganda - Kintu, Denis (International Journal of Vocational Education and Training Research, 2019)
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An exploration of agency in the localisation of open educational resources for teacher development - Wolfenden, Freda; Adinolfi, Lina (Learning, Media and Technology, 2019)
This study examines the practice of adaptation and translation (localisation) of Open Educational Resources (OER). It employs a sociocultural perspective to focus on the experiences of practitioners (localisers) who undertook the localisation of a suite of 125 OER created as part of a teacher professional development programme in India. This localisation process generated eight unique versions of the OER in five languages. Drawing on project reports, practitioner interviews and analysis of the adapted OER, the study explores how localisers created meaning for the task, the situational and linguistic factors that influenced and mediated their decisions to adapt the materials – or not – and the skills and experiences that emerged through the process. Although the findings revealed that changes to the materials were limited, suggesting that enacting localisation is more difficult than perhaps suggested by OER proponents, the analysis indicated forms of localisers’ emerging professional agency through this endeavour.
Publisher: Routledge _eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/17439884.2019.1628046 Extra URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/17439884.2019.1628046 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/17439884.2019.1628046 2405685:D4SI9BWU 2534378:ALXXMXLY 2534378:ZPP9MH8V
Keywords: India; Open educational resources (OER); __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2457357; __finaldtb; localisation; professional agency

An experimental study of the performance of prospective teachers of flipped classroom and non-flipped classroom - Minaz, Maksal; Tabassum, Rabia; Idris, Muhammad (Pakistan Journal of Education, 2017)
Video-recording of lectures and creating of podcasts for playback on the computer and other portable devices which accommodate the new formats of self-developed learning are identified as flipped classroom. The study was focused on the objective to Investigate performance of prospective teachers of flipped classroom and non-flipped classroom with respect to flipped classroom strategy. Therefore, null hypotheses were formulated; there is no significant difference between the mean scores of flipped classroom and non-flipped classroom of prospective teachers before and after treatment; Pretest posttest equivalent group experimental research design was taken for the study. A paired random sampling technique was employed to select the sample on the basis of pretest scores from the subjects.. Experimental group was named flipped classroom and control group was named non-flipped classroom. Treatment of flipped classroom strategy provided to the flipped classroom and the non-flipped classroom was thought through lecture demonstration method. Posttest was administered to collect data from both groups without delay after treatment of six academic weeks. Results of the study illustrated that there was significant difference between the performance of flipped and non-flipped classrooms prospective teachers. It was recommended that flipped classroom may be an integral part of curriculum of professional development courses in Pakistan.
Place: Islamabad Publisher: Allama Iqbal Open University Cam URL: https://ezp.lib.cam.ac.uk/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/2364383027?accountid=9851 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2405685:AUM7ANGN 2534378:Q5BTRXDU 2534378:ZZ43GQ5G
Keywords: Education; Educational technology; Learning; Pedagogy; Podcasts; Professional development; Teacher attitudes; __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2096864; __finaldtb; ⛔ No DOI found

An examination of training and development of middle level managers in emerging economies: Evidence from financial institutions in Ghana - Abugre, James B.; Adebola, Kester (International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 2015)
© 2015, Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine whether the training and development (T&D) of middle-level managers in the financial institutions of a sub-Saharan African country make any difference in the performances of the managers and the institutions in general. Design/methodology/approach – An empirical analysis of managers’ opinions based on a quantitative survey of 140 middle-level managers from four banking institutions in Ghana is conducted. Findings – Findings showed that there is a significant relationship between T&D of middle-level managers and their performance and, consequently, performance of the banks. The findings also showed that managers become savvier in personal initiatives and responsive to customer care leading to enhanced service delivery. The paper proposes that T&D should focus on the significant relationship between the outcomes and programme objectives of organisations in emerging economies if these organisations want to be counted in this competitive global world. Practical implications – The paper provides valuable information on the important role of middle-level managers as custodians of “tacit knowledge” that can turn around organisations, particularly in developing economies, if the needed T&D are given to them. Originality/value – Empirical literature on T&D and on middle-level managers’ development in developing countries is limited. The contribution of this paper identifies the roles that middle management can play in the performances of organisations and especially in emerging economies.
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An Examination of the Evidence-Based Literacy Research in Deaf Education - Luckner, John L.; Sebald, Ann M.; Cooney, John; Young, John; Muir, Sheryl Goodwin (American Annals of the Deaf, 2005)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1353/aad.2006.0008 2129771:5UIA62EP 503888:ZL997RBJ
Keywords: _C:United Kingdom GBR; _C:United States USA; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1

An examination of the digital divide and its dividing factors in formal educational settings - Ritzhaupt, Albert D.; Hohlfeld, Tina N. (Crossing the bridge of the digital divide: A walk with global leaders, 2018)
Publisher: IAP KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 4804264:ZPN7QJBN
Keywords: Final_citation; ⛔ No DOI found

An Evaluation of the Literacy-Infused Science Using Technology Innovation Opportunity (LISTO) i3 Evaluation (Valid 45) Final Report. - Wolf, Rebecca; Cook, Michael; Reid, Alan; Neitzel, Amanda; Ross, Steven; Risman, Kelsey (Grantee Submission, 2021)
Publisher: ERIC KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 4804264:MVDQUCLE
Keywords: Final_citation; ⛔ No DOI found

An evaluation of classroom-illumination: a critical requirement for effective designing and construction of naturally-illuminated schools in Nigeria - Ibhadode, Osagie; Ajayi, Oluseyi Olarenwaju; Abioye, Abiodun Ayodeji; Ismaila, Joseph; Adekunle, Adebayo Abidemi (Progress in Industrial Ecology, an International Journal, 2019)
Publisher: Inderscience Publishers (IEL) KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:JL92A24B 4682641:FK9AK9X6
Keywords: BE:Annotated; BE:RELEVANT; BE:light; ❓ Multiple DOI

An educational Chatbot for answering queries - Sinha, Sharob; Basak, Shyanka; Dey, Yajushi; Mondal, Anupam (Emerging Technology in Modelling and Graphics, 2020)

An Atlas of The Forty Colleges of Education in Ghana - Haßler, Björn; Akunor, J. T.; Nyamador, E. S. (2017)
EdTechHub.Source: <this> EdTechHub.Source: 2129771:F7ZRYUZX KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.3911076 2129771:F7ZRYUZX 2129771:U3IVX9WX 2405685:SKFNBK29
Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; _C:Ghana GHA; _C:Mexico MEX; _C:Zambia ZMB; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1; _bjoern_cv; _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence

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'

An Assessment of the Transition to Virtual Learning in the OECS - Emmanuel, Royston; Anthony, Germain (2020)
This assessment of the transition to Virtual Learning in the OECS is an initial step of a series of programmed activities that will help strengthen both the capacity and resilience of education systems in the region, particularly with respect to Online Learning. The context described here outlines some of the major challenges associated with regional efforts to successfully integrate ICTs in education. There appears to be consensus that Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) can well support ambitions for improving equity of access to education, the quality and the relevance of education. What this assessment reveals, is that there is wide disparity in the region with respect to approaches to adopting and adapting to VLEs.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:A7F8K65W 2486141:4GCCYVU2

An assessment of the implementation and enforcement of the Rights of children with disabilities in Uganda, a case study of Kampala district - Faridah, Nanyondo (2019)
Publisher: Kampala international international: School Of Law
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

An assessment of the impacts of Sri Lanka’s programme for school improvement and school report card programme on students’ academic progress - Aturupane, Harsha; Glewwe, Paul; Ravina, Renato; Sonnadara, Upul; Wisniewski, Suzanne (The Journal of Development Studies, 2014)

An assessment of employability skills among technical and vocational education students in Nigeria - Idris, A; Rajuddin, MR (Archives Des Science, 2012)
The research was conducted to investigate the level of importance as well as the competence among the students of technical and vocational education in terms of employability skills in Nigeria. There are 233 final year students that constituted the sample for the study in Kano State. The respondents were picked from mechanical, electronic, electrical installation and automobile departments in technical colleges in the state. The data was collected using questionnaire which was adapted from Employability skills for Australian small and medium sized enterprises. The analysis was done using descriptive statistics such as mean and standard deviation. The findings of the study showed that all the respondents perceived the employability skills components as high and rated their competency as low. A significant difference was found among the students in terms of their ages while no significant difference was found between the respondents in the area of competency. The study concludes that there is still an opportunity for technical and vocational institution in Nigeria to focus and redouble efforts towards equipping the students’ employability skills. Quality education and training enhances productivity, therefore, students of technical and vocational education in Nigeria need a better education that will help in accomplish the national goals.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:7DIXQXFQ 2317526:DGLU6N9H
Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:H:final; -RRQ:U:final; A:Central Africa; A:West Africa; C:Nigeria; CA:AandC; CL:en; CLL:en; CLS:en; CT:A; CT:C; CT:F; CT:P; CT:T; F:assessment; F:women; T:TVET; publicImportV1; ⛔ No DOI found

An assessment of education and training needs of skilled operatives within the Nigerian construction industry. - Awe, EM; Stephenson, P; Griffith, A (2009)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:F6BBEVX5 2317526:CCVSVCVC 2317526:QTTKUAZA LOCAL-SCOPUS_ID:84861048497

An Assessment of Computer and ICT Skills at Botswana Open University: Implications of ICT in Business Subjects - Hamaluba, Tommie (Journal of Learning for Development, 2022)
This paper presents a study that focused on assessing computer and ICT skills of business subjects’ learners at Botswana Open University (BOU). The study explored the levels of computer skills; existence of ICT skills and perception of business subject learners on the adoption and use of ICT skills for teaching and learning. A sample size of 223 participants from BOU’s five regions was studied and data was collected quantitatively using survey questionnaires. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the data. The results showed that most of the respondents had average ability to navigate on the e-learning school platforms (E-library, portals, websites, etc.) and average awareness of the business learning software and applications; they were familiar with most MS package elements, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Publisher. They were familiar with the use of emails, social sites and blogs as well as internet searching and browsing. Results also showed that the respondents understood the basic functions of computer hardware. The study also revealed that respondents needed improvement in the use of ICT tools for learning their business subjects, and that the improvement of the use of ICT tools would enhance their understanding of the subject matter. Respondents cited poor internet connectivity and unreliable power supply, as well as slow internet connectivity, as some of the reasons for their poor ICT skills in teaching and learning ICTs.
Number: 1
Keywords: BOU; ICT skills; Information technology; business development; innovation; ⛔ No DOI found

An artificial intelligence education program development and application for elementary teachers - Kim, Kapsu (Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education, 2019)
Publisher: Korea Association of Information Education

An artificial intelligence based virtual assistant using conversational agents - Mekni, Mehdi (Journal of Software Engineering and Applications, 2021)
Publisher: Scientific Research Publishing

An analysis of the integration of instructional technology in pre-service teacher education in Zimbabwe - Chitiyo, Rodwell; Harmon, Stephen W. (Educational Technology Research and Development, 2009)
Publisher: Springer KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1007/s11423-009-9136-7 2129771:D46PCTCG 4502395:NB67VLK5 4502395:RDGY2ULC 4502395:TX4RD7V4

An analysis of the impact of the Accelerated Learning Project with year 11 students in Bristol schools, Bristol City Council - Davies, John Dwyfor; Last, Kathryn; Smart, Dean (2020)
1.1 Context In the summer of 2005, thirty-six per cent of Year 11 pupils in the City of Bristol Local Authority (LA) schools achieved 5 or more GCSE A*-C grades compared to the national average of 57%, with other further indicators of under performance. This resulted in considerable disquiet locally and much negative media interest. Bristol is England‟s eighth largest city and is the biggest population centre in the South West government region. Areas of the City are very multicultural, with about 10% of young Bristolians having English as an additional language. The regional importance, and service industry/financial base, of the city attracts a higher than average number of graduates to employment in greater Bristol, but conversely 28% of adults locally have limited or no qualifications. Some districts enjoy considerable wealth and 24% of the regions employment is centred here, with the local unemployment figure below the national average at 3.1% of the working age population. There are also pockets of extreme socio-economic deprivation, with some wards within the bottom percentage point of the most socio-economically deprived districts in England. 75% of Bristol 11-16 year olds are educated in the LA secondary schools, with the remainder educated in the schools of neighbouring LAs or in the large local independent sector.
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Keywords: Marginalised; _AcademicRecoveryOECS; ⛔ No DOI found

An Analysis of ResNet50 Model and RMSprop Optimizer for Education Platform Using an Intelligent Chatbot System - Saadna, Youness; Boudhir, Anouar Abdelhakim; Ben Ahmed, Mohamed (Networking, Intelligent Systems and Security, 2022)
A chatbot is a software (or machine) that has the ability to talks with a user: it is a virtual assistant that can answer a number of user questions, and providing the correct responses. In the last few years, the use of chatbots is very popular in various fields, such as health care, marketing, educational, supporting systems, cultural heritage, entertainment, and many others. This paper proposes an intelligent chatbot system that can give a response in the form of natural language or audio to a natural language question or image input in different domains of education and will support multiple languages (English, French, and Arabic). To realize this System, we used different deep learning architectures (CNN, LSTM, Transformers), computer vision, transfer learning to extract image features vector, and natural language processing techniques. In the end, after the implementation of the proposed model, a comparative study was conducted in order to prove the performance of this system using image-response model and question-response model using accuracy and BLEU score metrics.
Keywords: Artificial intelligence; Chatbot; Education

An analysis of pre-service family planning teaching in clinical and nursing education in Tanzania - Muganyizi, Projestine S; Ishengoma, Joyce; Kanama, Joseph; Kikumbih, Nassoro; Mwanga, Feddy; Killian, Richard; McGinn, Erin (BMC medical education, 2014)
Doc number: 142 Abstract Background: Promoting family planning (FP) is a key strategy for health, economic and population growth. Sub-Saharan Africa, with one of the lowest contraceptive prevalence and highest fertility rates globally, contributes half of the global maternal deaths. Improving the quality of FP services, including enhancing pre-service FP teaching, has the potential to improve contraceptive prevalence. In efforts to improve the quality of FP services in Tanzania, including provider skills, this study sought to identify gaps in pre-service FP teaching and suggest opportunities for strengthening the training. Methods: Data were collected from all medical schools and a representative sample of pre-service nursing, Assistant Medical Officer (AMO), Clinical Officer (CO) and assistant CO schools in mainland Tanzania. Teachers responsible for FP teaching at the schools were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire. Observations on availability of teaching resources and other evidence of FP teaching and evaluation were documented. Relevant approved teaching documents were assessed for their suitability as competency-based FP teaching tools against predefined criteria. Quantitative data were analyzed using EPI Info 6 and qualitative data were manually analyzed using content analysis. Results: A total of 35 pre-service schools were evaluated for FP teaching including 30 technical education and five degree offering schools. Of the assessed 11 pre-service curricula, only one met the criteria for suitability of FP teaching. FP teaching was typically theoretical with only 22.9% of all the schools having systems in place to produce graduates who could skillfully provide FP methods. Across schools, the target skills were the same level of competence and skewed toward short acting methods of contraception. Only 23.3% (n = 7) of schools had skills laboratories, 76% (n = 22) were either physically connected or linked to FP clinics. None of the degree providing schools practiced FP at its own teaching hospital. Teachers were concerned with poor practical exposure and lack of teaching material. Conclusions: Pre-service FP teaching in Tanzania is theoretical, poorly guided, and skewed toward short acting methods; a majority of the schools are unable to produce competent FP service providers. Pre-service FP training should be strengthened with more focus on practical skills. Promoting family planning (FP) is a key strategy for health, economic and population growth. Sub-Saharan Africa, with one of the lowest contraceptive prevalence and highest fertility rates globally, contributes half of the global maternal deaths. Improving the quality of FP services, including enhancing pre-service FP teaching, has the potential to improve contraceptive prevalence. In efforts to improve the quality of FP services in Tanzania, including provider skills, this study sought to identify gaps in pre-service FP teaching and suggest opportunities for strengthening the training. Data were collected from all medical schools and a representative sample of pre-service nursing, Assistant Medical Officer (AMO), Clinical Officer (CO) and assistant CO schools in mainland Tanzania. Teachers responsible for FP teaching at the schools were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire. Observations on availability of teaching resources and other evidence of FP teaching and evaluation were documented. Relevant approved teaching documents were assessed for their suitability as competency-based FP teaching tools against predefined criteria. Quantitative data were analyzed using EPI Info 6 and qualitative data were manually analyzed using content analysis. A total of 35 pre-service schools were evaluated for FP teaching including 30 technical education and five degree offering schools. Of the assessed 11 pre-service curricula, only one met the criteria for suitability of FP teaching. FP teaching was typically theoretical with only 22.9% of all the schools having systems in place to produce graduates who could skillfully provide FP methods. Across schools, the target skills were the same level of competence and skewed toward short acting methods of contraception. Only 23.3% (n = 7) of schools had skills laboratories, 76% (n = 22) were either physically connected or linked to FP clinics. None of the degree providing schools practiced FP at its own teaching hospital. Teachers were concerned with poor practical exposure and lack of teaching material. Pre-service FP teaching in Tanzania is theoretical, poorly guided, and skewed toward short acting methods; a majority of the schools are unable to produce competent FP service providers. Pre-service FP training should be strengthened with more focus on practical skills.
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An analysis of peer reviewed publications on openness in education in half a century: Trends and patterns in the open hemisphere - Bozkurt, Aras; Koseoglu, Suzan; Singh, Lenandlar (Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2018)
Openness in education is an evolving concept which is shaped by the changing needs of societies, cultures, geographies, and economies, thus, it does not have a precise definition. By focusing on four sets of generic keywords - open education, open learning, open educational resources (OERs), and open educational practices (OEPs) - this paper examines research in openness in education through a systematic review of peer reviewed literature. In doing so, the researchers sought to draw attention to existing trends and patterns and possible future trajectories of openness in education. Content analysis, social network analysis, and text-mining are the methods used for data collection and analysis. Findings show that there has been growing interest on openness in education, particularly on OERs, across different fields. Findings also point to OEPs as an emerging area of study, which offers a fertile ground for future research. However, on closer inspection, a divide can be observed between the global north and global south in terms of research output.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.14742/ajet.4252 2129771:FSJ8XK22
Keywords: Open Education; Open Educational Practices (OEPs); Open Educational Resources (OERs); Open Learning; Openness; __C:filed:1

An Analysis of Existing Evidence Around Perceptions of the Tanzanian Education System - Mobey, Helen (2017)
This Helpdesk report has been commissioned to help understand the extent to which the education system currently meets young people’s needs and how far the school represents a safe space for young people. In line with the plan to gather insights and identify trends, themes and areas for discussion for policy meetings about the wider population’s views on the above issues, datasets were identified analysed.
Accepted: 2017-09-08T16:14:04Z Publisher: Institute of Development Studies KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:YT9VRTRN 4869029:DDC5W2UL
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

An Alternative History of Educational Technology - Wegerif, Rupert; Major, Louis (The Theory of Educational Technology, 2023)
In most histories of educational technology, technology is referred to as a way of supporting education. In this chapter, we explore what happens when this framing of the relationship is reversed and we think about education as a way of supporting technology. We begin with the story of some of the first schools 4000 years ago in Ancient Sumeria. These, we claim, were created to support what was then a relatively new information and communications technology, cuneiform literacy. We argue that the shift from education based on talking and listening to education based on reading and writing involved a change in how knowledge is thought about and how education is understood. After the spread of education based on literacy, and later, on print literacy (which includes numeracy), a new kind of knowledge became possible: knowledge as an indirect representation of a reality rather than knowledge as a direct relationship with reality. This shift from oracy to literacy involved losses as well as gains. We end with a case study suggesting that digitally mediated education might be able to include more of the relationship and connectedness that is of value in oral education systems whilst continuing to support the greater reach and power of print literacy.
Num Pages: 21

An AI-Powered Teacher Assistant for Student Problem Behavior Diagnosis - Chen, Penghe; Lu, Yu (AI in Learning: Designing the Future, 2023)
Student problem behavior refers to the students’ undesirable conducts and actions in schools. These behaviors severely affect students’ growth and development. In many cases, student problem behaviors are caused by the unsatisfied psychological needs, which are defined as the need deficiency. Hence, diagnosing students’ need deficiencies and regulating their problem behaviors are important educational tasks. The previous psychological studies have analyzed how distinct factors might affect student’s problem behaviors. However, the school teachers without such expertise may still encounter difficulties in applying these findings. Hence, this chapter describes the process of designing and implementing an intelligent teacher assistant, which could advise teachers and help them to handle the student problem behavior. Technically, it utilizes a task-oriented dialogue system to help identify the underlying reasons (i.e., the student need deficiency) behind their problem behaviors, and accordingly relies on a community question answering system to provide the advice. It also employs the semantic search technology to find the similar cases that have been well resolved by the experienced teachers.
Keywords: Assistant; Dialogue system; Need deficiency; Problem behavior; Question answering

An Academic Recovery Programme for the OECS Member States: Pitch Deck - Haßler, Björn; Megha-Bongnkar, Ghislaine; Regis, Callista; Blower, Tom (Open Development & Education, 2021)
Colophon: Commissioned by the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, Castries, Saint Lucia. previousDOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4555962 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.4555962 10.5281/zenodo.4780107 2129771:XQCXWE7I
Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; AuthorFirst:Haßler; _DOILIVE; _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence; _yl:e; _zenodo:submitted; _zenodoETH:submitted

An Academic Recovery Programme for the OECS Member States - Haßler, Björn; Megha-Bongnkar, Ghislaine; Regis, Callista; Blower, Tom (Open Development & Education, 2021)
Colophon: Commissioned by the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, Castries, Saint Lucia. previousDOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4555952 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.4555952 10.5281/zenodo.4780102 2129771:QM6J57C9 2129771:X3PR76VM
Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; AuthorFirst:Haßler; _C:Dominica DMA; _C:Grenada GRD; _C:Saint Lucia LCA; _C:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VCT; _DOILIVE; _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence; _yl:d; _zenodo:submitted; _zenodoETH:submitted

AMREF's Stand Up For African Mothers Campaign: Training Midwives to Reduce Maternal Mortality in Africa - Cabridens, M; Tolve, S (The Journal of Field Actions: Field Actions Science Reports, 2012)
Abstract. AMREF is the African Medical and Research Foundation, a uniquely African organization, created in 1957 which runs 145 health programmes a year to help around 7 million people in Africa. Headquartered in Nairobi and with offices around the world, AMREF ensures access to health care for the most vulnerable and marginalized people in Africa, with a focus on women and children. AMREF works within the communities, and works with and for women as they are the heart of the communities. Indeed, by focusing on midwives training in the Stand Up For African Mothers campaign, AMREF is able to talk about the key role of women and mothers for a healthy Africa and the needs of health workers to reduce mortality rates for mothers but also for children. Keywords. Health care, Africa, women, children, poverty, social work, midwifes, pregnancy.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:6PYYPYX6 2317526:Y2FGVEU7 UTI-1A7853B5-3161-3827-A9DE-182958302341
Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:H:final; -RRQ:U:final; A:Africa; A:West Africa; C:Ethiopia; C:South Sudan; CA:AandC; CL:de; CL:en; CLL:en; CLS:en; CT:A; CT:C; CT:Q; CT:T; Q:ICT; Q:e-learning; T:Ausbildung; T:TVET; T:Training; _C:Uganda UGA; publicImportV1; ⛔ No DOI found

Ambition Gone Awry: The Long-Term Socioeconomic Consequences of Misaligned and Uncertain Ambitions in Adolescence - Sabates, Ricardo; Harris, Angel L.; Staff, Jeremy (Social Science Quarterly, 2011)
Objective The objective of this study was to investigate whether misaligned or uncertain ambitions in adolescence influence the process of socioeconomic attainment. Methods Using 34 years of longitudinal data from the British Cohort Study (BCS70), we considered whether youth with (1) misaligned ambitions (i.e., those who either over- or underestimate the level of education required for their desired occupation), (2) both low occupational aspirations and educational expectations (low-aligned ambitions), and (3) uncertainty with regard to their future occupations (uncertain ambitions) at age 16 experienced more unemployment spells, lower educational attainment, and lower hourly wages in adulthood compared to youth with high occupational aspirations and educational expectations (high-aligned ambitions). Results Youth who hold misaligned or uncertain aspirations show long-term deficits in employment stability and educational attainment, which in turn leads to lower wage attainments at age 34. Conclusion Misaligned and uncertain ambitions in adolescence compromise the construction of life paths and the realization of long-term educational and occupational goals.
_eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1540-6237.2011.00799.x KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2011.00799.x 2129771:3BG4S4M7

Ambientes online na profissionalização de professores em Cabo Verde: um projeto de investigação ação - Mendonça, Adriana (Universidade do Minho, 2014)
A introdução de ambientes online nas práticas docentes no ensino superior, tem-se afigurado numa necessidade um pouco por todo o mundo. Nesta investigação apresenta-se uma dessas iniciativas desenvolvidas na universidade de Cabo Verde (Uni-CV), no Departamento de Ciências Sociais e Humanas (DCSH). A Uni-CV conta com oito anos de existência, encontrando-se ainda na caminhada para a inclusão digital, a par do que ocorre no arquipélago cabo-verdiano. Mesmo com limitações, luta-se para alcançar os desafios da infoinclusão, nomeadamente através de programas como o Mundu Novu. É com esta preocupação que se trabalhou com estudantes finalistas em Ciências da Educação – Percurso de Desenvolvimento Pessoal e Social - futuros docentes da disciplina, do ensino secundário, de Formação Pessoal e Social/Educação para os Direitos Humanos e Cidadania. Isto para vivenciarem na sua formação inicial uma experiência inovadora, no período de estágio pedagógico, que enriquecesse a sua vivência e contribuísse para ampliar a sua visão sobre o potencial pedagógico dos ambientes online. Assim, a preocupação central da investigação foi perceber que desafios coloca a integração dos ambientes online nos processos de profissionalização dos docentes do Ensino Secundário em Cabo Verde, bem como compreender o espaço dos ambientes online nesse processo. Para tal, propôs-se compreender como é que as orientações legais e representações dos sujeitos estão a ser compreendidas pela Uni-CV, procurando-se simultaneamente contribuir com a organização de conteúdos formativos destinados aos estagiários e seus orientadores, de forma a contribuir para o aprofundamento das suas competências e simultaneamente criar um referencial indicativo de áreas prioritárias de formação em contexto de profissionalização para os professores de ensino secundário em Cabo Verde. Neste sentido levou-se a cabo um projeto de investigação ação, de natureza descritiva, com caráter eminentemente qualitativo, no âmbito do qual se concebeu e se implementou o b-curso: SuperVisão de estágio. Para a realização, com sucesso, desta investigação, foi necessário recorrer a diversas técnicas de recolha de dados em distintos momentos do processo, designadamente questionários, entrevistas (semi estruturadas e informais na modalidade individual e em focus group), observações participante e não participante, conversas e observações informais. Procedeu-se à análise estatística e de conteúdo com recurso ao Nvivo10 e ao Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) garantindo uma triangulação destes que permitiu inferir da vontade dos parte dos participantes em ganharem destrezas no uso das Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação (TIC) e na exploração dos ambientes online, revelando-se altamente motivados para a formação nos domínios, por eles, identificados como prioritários, a saber: TIC e ambientes online, planificação em educação, designadamente formulação de objetivos e competências em educação, estratégias e recursos pedagógicas. Tais domínios são percecionados como meio de desenvolvimento das competências científicas, técnicas e transversais no seu processo de profissionalização. Foi possível aferir, a partir dos resultados de investigação, que houve um considerável aumento do acesso à Internet pelos participantes. A par disso, também se verificou que a Uni-CV não dispõe, ainda, de condições técnicas e tecnológicas ideais para o desenvolvimento deste tipo de ações, com recurso a ambientes online. Porém, o recurso à Moodle no estágio pedagógico garantiu mais autonomia e flexibilidade ao estagiário, bem como ajudou-o na partilha quer de informações, quer de ansiedades, pelo que destacaram como atividades preferenciais, fóruns, o acesso a informações em diversos formatos, livro interativo e glossários. Como principais ganhos identificou-se o maior acesso a conteúdos específicos para trabalho na disciplina dinamizada pelos estagiários, bem como o feedback imediato facultado pela docente/investigadora e alguns colegas de estágio. As principais limitações relacionam-se com a duração do estágio (apenas quatro meses), o que limitou, nas atividades online, o envolvimento dos estagiários e seus orientadores, impossibilitando inclusivamente a participação destes últimos, bem como a evolução reflexiva na prática pedagógica. A estas dificuldades acresce a dificuldade de resposta da Uni-CV em facultar as condições ideais para que este b-curso decorresse com menos pressão. Apesar das dificuldades vivenciadas, entende-se que esta experiência contribuiu para que estes estagiários saíssem muito mais enriquecidos da sua formação académica inicial, pois, ainda que por pouco tempo, tiveram a possibilidade de “mergulharem no mundo digital”, de uma forma em que não o poderiam fazer sem que esta experiência ocorresse. Estes futuros professores interiorizam a necessidade de integração das TIC e dos ambientes online nas suas rotinas diárias e a necessária aprendizagem destas nas suas aprendizagens profissionais na perspetiva de formação ao longo da vida. Foi possível comprovar que, não obstante as dificuldades, é possível realizar uma prática pedagógica mediada por ambientes online na Uni-CV, desde que profissionais e gestores estejam cientes do seu potencial e procurem desenvolver as condições ideais para a sua exploração e desenvolvimento na Instituição, procurando envolver todas as forças ativas de modo a reunir sinergias e contribuir para o seu sucesso. A infoinclusão assumiria, aqui, um papel relevante na prossecução dos objetivos dos participantes neste processo da prática pedagógica, tornando-o ainda mais desafiador, para uns e para outros no âmbito das políticas e práticas da profissionalização docente em Cabo Verde.
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Alternatives towards achieving Education For All (EFA): a case of the informal sector business institute (ISBI), Nairobi, Kenya - Momanyi, C (2015)
In 1948 the United Nations declared that everyone has a right to education in the universal declaration of human rights. Education for All (EFA) is an international initiative first launched in Jomtien, Thailand, in 1990 to bring the benefits of education to “every citizen in every society’. To realize this aim, governments, civil society groups, and development agencies such as UNESCO and the World Bank have joined hands to achieve the EFA goals. Kenya is signatory to education for all initiative. Achieving the Education for All goals is critical for simultaneously attaining all 8 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The EFA strategies include the establishment of a policy on the re-entry of school-age mothers into the education system and the establishment of a non-formal education unit in the Ministry of Education Science and Technology. The recent implementation of free primary and secondary education is an effort by the government of Kenya to attain Universal primary Education (UPE) and the final attainment of EFA and MDGs. There are many suggestions both at the local and international levels on how to achieve this goal. Non-formal education and Technical and vocational education are some of the alternatives towards EFA, they lead participants to acquire practical skills in a particular occupation. Non formal education is flexible as more people who are out of the formal education system acquire skills. Strathmore Educational Trust (SET), a Public Charitable Trust incorporated in Kenya, established to promote educational initiatives started the Informal Sector Business Institute (ISBI) in 2004; a Non-formal education initiative to train jua kali artisans in ICT and business skills. Since its inception, more than 10,000 people have been trained in various skills. Data collected from artisans who have undergone the ISBI training showed that the artisans trained at ISBI are better than those form the same area that have not undergone the same training.
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Alternative Productivity Estimates Using Physical Activity - Akogun, Oladele B; Dillon, Andrew; Friedman, Jed; Prasann, Ashesh; Serneels, Pieter (2017)
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Alternative forms of early grade instructional coaching: Emerging evidence from field experiments in South Africa - Cilliers, Jacobus; Fleisch, Brahm; Kotze, Janeli; Mohohlwane, Nompumelelo; Taylor, Stephen; Thulare, Tshegofatso (2020)
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Alternative education: filling the gap in emergency and post-conflict situations - Baxter, Pamela; Bethke, Lynne (UNESCO, 2009)
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Alternate Academy: Investigating the Use of Open Educational Resources by Students at the University of Lagos in Nigeria - Onaifo, Daniel (2016)
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Allostatic Load Model Associated with Indoor Environmental Quality and Sick Building Syndrome among Office Workers - Jung, Chien-Cheng; Liang, Hsiu-Hao; Lee, Hui-Ling; Hsu, Nai-Yun; Su, Huey-Jen (PLoS ONE, 2014)
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Allô École! Using mobile technologies to connect government, teachers, and parents - World Bank (World Bank, 2017)
A World Bank pilot is promoting a mobile social accountability platform « Allô École! » to increase accountability in the primary education sector of the DRC.
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Keywords: C: Democratic Republic of Congo

All Programmes Recorded, All Outputs Reported - Haßler, Björn; Adam, Taskeen; Blower, Thomas; El-Serafy, Yomna; Kaye, Tom; Khalayleh, Abdullah; McBurnie, Chris; Megha-Bongnkar, Ghislaine; Regis, Callista (Open Development & Education, 2021)
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Alignment of higher professional education with the needs of the local labour market: the case of Ghana - Gondwe, Mtinkheni; Walenkamp, Jos (2011)
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Aligning the principles of assessment for learning to learning in physical education: A review of literature - Moura, André; Graça, Amândio; MacPhail, Ann; Batista, Paula (Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2021)
Background: A comprehensive international literature review on alternative assessment in physical education has been provided by López-Pastor et al. ([2013]. “Alternative Assessment in Physical Education: A Review of International Literature.” Sport, Education & Society 18 (1): 57–76). The authors remarked that while more authentic forms of assessment in physical education have been evidenced over the last three decades, the extent to which alternative assessment practices have become common practice in the teaching of physical education is yet to be established.Purpose: This review provides an updated perspective on the prevalence of assessment for learning (AfL) principles in physical education discourse since the 2013 publication. The intent is to inform and consider future AfL practices in school physical education and physical education teacher education (PETE) programmes.Methods: Eligibility criteria for the review required full-text articles written in English or Spanish; published (open access and/or in print) in peer-reviewed, academic and professional journals; and limited to the period 2013–2019. Inclusion criteria required articles to report assessment being used to promote learning in physical education, regardless of making reference to ‘assessment for learning’.Findings: Fifty-two articles met the inclusion criteria. A thematic analysis of these articles resulted in four themes: i) traditional positioning of assessment in physical education; ii) AfL and physical education; iii) the constraints in enacting AfL in physical education; and iv) how to most effectively embed AfL in daily physical education practices.Conclusions: The main conclusions of this review are that i) AfL is a learning-oriented assessment based on socio constructivist theories and integrated into the teaching-learning process, ii) physical education teachers continue to use assessment solely to grade students; iii) physical education teachers do not have the necessary skillset to use AfL in physical education successfully; iv) physical education teachers need to be supported to implement AfL; and v) it is necessary to consider how best PETE programmes can infuse AfL across the programme.
Publisher: Routledge _eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/17408989.2020.1834528
Keywords: assessment; learning; teacher education; teaching-learning theories

Aligning artificial intelligence with climate change mitigation - Kaack, Lynn H.; Donti, Priya L.; Strubell, Emma; Kamiya, George; Creutzig, Felix; Rolnick, David (Nature Climate Change, 2022)
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group UK London

Algorithmic Green Infrastructure Optimisation: Review of Artificial Intelligence Driven Approaches for Tackling Climate Change - Shaamala, Abdulrazzaq; Yigitcanlar, Tan; Nili, Alireza; Nyandega, Dan (Sustainable Cities and Society, 2024)
Publisher: Elsevier

“Alexa, Can I Program You?”: Student Perceptions of Conversational Artificial Intelligence Before and After Programming Alexa - Van Brummelen, Jessica; Tabunshchyk, Viktoriya; Heng, Tommy (Interaction Design and Children, 2021)

Akogun, O.2023 Co-Construction of a Coherent and Rigorous Body of Research Evidence for Education in Conflict and Crises Settings - Adesina, Adedoyin (Paper presentation. UKFIET Conference, 2023)
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Aid Agency Approaches to the Design and Delivery of Basic Education Programmes - Joynes, Chris; Plunkett, Roisin (2018)
This report provides a global selection of case studies providing evidence of approaches to the design of basic education interventions by aid agencies. In keeping with the request, the scope of the report focusses as far as possible on outcome-driven approaches, and includes an analysis of any evidence of programmatic responsiveness to need and context.
Accepted: 2018-06-01T09:20:58Z Publisher: Institute of Development Studies KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:YW3NPB37 4869029:45LREA54
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

AI-Supported Simulation-Based Learning: Learners’ Emotional Experiences and Self-Regulation in Challenging Situations - Ruokamo, Heli; Kangas, Marjaana; Vuojärvi, Hanna; Sun, Liping; Qvist, Pekka (AI in Learning: Designing the Future, 2023)
This study explores learners’ emotional experiences and self-regulation and how they overcome stressful situations in a simulation-based learning environment (SBLE). We also examine what kinds of situations an AI tutor could be used to facilitate simulation-based learning. We will first present the theoretical background of the research dealing with self-regulated learning, followed by positive and negative emotions and situations in simulation-based learning. The research questions of the study are as follows: (1) What kinds of emotions do learners experience in simulation-based learning situations? (2) Through what kinds of SRL operations do learners aim to overcome challenging situations during simulation-based learning? and (3) In what kinds of situations could an AI tutor be used to facilitate simulation-based learning? To collect data, a 1-week experiment was conducted in August 2021. The data was collected using online observations, video recordings, and delayed stimulated recall interviews. The interview data was analyzed through a deductive thematic analysis process. The results of the study show that learners experienced various positive and negative emotions and emotions are deeply connected with learning. We need to do more research to describe these connections in more detail. According to the results, an AI tutor can provide help for decision-making and visualizing critical points and help learners ask questions to check vital points in the system.
Keywords: AI tutor; Challenging situations; Emotion; Self-regulation; Simulation-based learning

AI language tools risk scientific diversity and innovation - Nakadai, Ryosuke; Nakawake, Yo; Shibasaki, Shota (Nature Human Behaviour, 2023)
Number: 11 Publisher: Nature Publishing Group KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1038/s41562-023-01652-3 2129771:BU5A6U3F 2405685:QIX9ZW5M 2486141:LHWYJQUZ
Keywords: Cultural evolution; Scientific community

AI Insights: A Case Study on Utilizing ChatGPT Intelligence for Research Paper Analysis - De Silva, Anjalee; Wijekoon, Janaka L.; Liyanarachchi, Rashini; Panchendrarajan, Rrubaa; Rajapaksha, Weranga (arXiv, 2024)
This paper discusses the effectiveness of leveraging Chatbot: Generative Pre-trained Transformer (ChatGPT) versions 3.5 and 4 for analyzing research papers for effective writing of scientific literature surveys. The study selected the \textit{Application of Artificial Intelligence in Breast Cancer Treatment} as the research topic. Research papers related to this topic were collected from three major publication databases Google Scholar, Pubmed, and Scopus. ChatGPT models were used to identify the category, scope, and relevant information from the research papers for automatic identification of relevant papers related to Breast Cancer Treatment (BCT), organization of papers according to scope, and identification of key information for survey paper writing. Evaluations performed using ground truth data annotated using subject experts reveal, that GPT-4 achieves 77.3\% accuracy in identifying the research paper categories and 50\% of the papers were correctly identified by GPT-4 for their scopes. Further, the results demonstrate that GPT-4 can generate reasons for its decisions with an average of 27\% new words, and 67\% of the reasons given by the model were completely agreeable to the subject experts.
arXiv:2403.03293 [cs] KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 5440726:NECFXFUP
Keywords: Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence

AI in Learning: Designing the Future - Niemi, Hannele; Pea, Roy D.; Lu, Yu (Springer International Publishing, 2023)
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Keywords: Open Access; artificial intelligence; deep learning; games; human-machine interaction; intelligent digital tools; learning analytics; life-long learning; robotics; simulations; tutoring; virtual learning; well-being

AI-based literature reviews: A topic modeling approach - Verma, Manoj Kumar; Yuvaraj, Mayank (Journal of Information and Knowledge, 2023)
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AI assisted school mapping and discussion - Project Connect (Project Connect, 2019)

AI Applications in Education - Xu, Zhengyu; Wei, Yingjia; Zhang, Jinming (Artificial Intelligence for Communications and Networks, 2021)
In recent years, led by the wave of artiﬁcial intelligence, “artiﬁcial intelligence + education” has become a very hot topic. More and more traditional educational institutions have begun to organize and layout the ﬁeld of ARTIFICIAL intelligence education. Training artiﬁcial intelligence talents will become an important mission of education. Meanwhile, educational methods will change with the development of artiﬁcial intelligence, and the deep integration of artiﬁcial intelligence and education will become the development trend of the future education world. The future has come, when education and artiﬁcial intelligence meet, what kind of spark will be produced? This paper mainly discusses the application, research status and development trend of artiﬁcial intelligence in the ﬁeld of education, as well as the deep integration of artiﬁcial intelligence and education.
Series Title: Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1007/978-3-030-69066-3_29 2486141:F9PMYWSU

AI and the Next Digital Divide in Education - Trucano, M. (2023)
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Keywords: Final_citation; anystyle; existing

Agile in business - Podea, Marius (2021)
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Agencies for International Cooperation in Technical and Vocational Education and Training: A Guide to Sources of Information - Maintz, Julia; Krönner, Hans (UNESCO-UNEVOC, 2008)
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African political economy: contemporary issues in development - Hope, Kempe Ronald (2016)
OCLC: 1001822709

African education research: patterns in publishing and collaboration - Mitchell, Rafael (2020)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Affordances of mobile technologies for experiential learning: the interplay of technology and pedagogical practices - Lai, C-H; Yang, J-C; Chen, F-C; Ho, C-W; Chan, T-W (Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2007)
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Affordances, challenges, and impact of open pedagogy: examining students’ voices - Baran, Evrim; AlZoubi, Dana (Distance Education, 2020)
Open pedagogy has emerged as an important teaching and learning practice while the current global open education resources movement has developed. The present research addresses the need to develop and conceptualize open pedagogy models in higher education contexts. This case study examined student perspectives on the affordances, challenges, and impact of an open pedagogy approach implemented within the context of three higher education courses. Various renewable assignments were integrated into face-to-face, blended, and online courses. Data sources consisted of reflection reports and semi-structured interviews conducted with 13 student participants. The qualitative analysis revealed six themes that conceptualized student engagement with open pedagogy: content curation, peer feedback, community engagement, development, reflection, and scaffolding. We discuss the impact of these practices on the participating students’ knowledge and awareness of open access and student agency. The results present an open pedagogy in action model with recommendations for future research and practice.
Publisher: Routledge _eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/01587919.2020.1757409
Keywords: higher education; open educational practices (OEP); open educational resources (OER); open pedagogy; renewable assignments

Affordances and Constraints of Implementing Lesson Study for Teachers’ Professional Development: A Review - KIHWELE, JIMMY (African Journal of Teacher Education, 2020)
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Affordance Theory - Wegerif, Rupert; Major, Louis (The Theory of Educational Technology, 2023)
The theory of affordances has been widely applied in studies of educational technology. In particular, it has been suggested that different education technologies ‘afford’ different kinds of teaching and learning. In this chapter, we look back to the origin of affordance theory in the work of perceptual psychologist James Gibson. We then offer a brief history of how affordance has been adapted and applied to educational technology. It has been suggested that the concept of affordances is too loose to be useful. This is perhaps because the affordances for action and for thought that any technology has not only depend on the technology, but also on how the user responds to the technology. We discuss the need to design the cultures and norms that shape user responses in addition to designing the technology itself. We offer an example to suggest that affordance theory can be particularly useful for educational design-based research that moves iteratively between the perspective of users and the perspective of the technology.
Num Pages: 18

Affordance of Deep Infusion of One-to-One Tablet-PCs Into and Beyond Classroom. - Li, SC; Pow, JWC (International Journal of Instructional Media, 2011)
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AEWG Accelerated Education 10 principles for effective practice - Accelerated Education Working Group (2017)

Advancing the Global Agenda for Human Rights, Vulnerable Populations, and Environmental Sustainability - Alfred, Mary V.; Robinson, Petra A.; Roumell, Elizabeth A. (IAP, 2021)
For over 70 years, the United Nations has worked to advance human conditions globally through its historic agenda for a more peaceful, prosperous, and just world. Through the work of the General Assembly and other programs like the UNESCO World Conferences on Adult Education, the organization has taken a leading role in bringing world leaders together to dialogue on world issues and to set agendas for advancing social and economic justice among and within the regions of the world. The underlying themes of the United Nations’ agenda over the years have been world peace, economic justice, addressing the needs of the world’s most vulnerable populations, and protecting the environment. We draw from the two last two declarations from which the Millennium Development Goals (September 2000) and the Sustainable Development Goals (September 2015) were adopted by world leaders with a focus on addressing the needs of the most vulnerable populations. In this declaration, world leaders committed to uphold the long-standing principles of the organization and to combat extreme poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation and discrimination and violence against women. The overall objective of the book is to highlight the conditions of vulnerable populations from various contexts globally, and the role adult and higher education can play (and is playing) in advancing the United Nations agenda of social and economic justice and environmental sustainability. Adult education, through research, teaching, and service engagements is contributing to this ongoing effort but as many scholars have noted, our work remains invisible and undocumented. Therefore, this book highlights adult education’s critical partnership in addressing these global issues. It will also begin to fill the void that exists in adult education literature on internationalization of the field.
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Keywords: Education / Adult & Continuing Education; Education / Philosophy; Theory & Social Aspects; Education / Schools / Levels / Higher

Advancing Technology and Educational Development through Blended Learning in Emerging Economies: - Ololube, Nwachukwu Prince; Tomei, Lawrence (IGI Global, 2014)
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Advancing Social Justice for Asylum Seekers and Refugees in the UK: An Open Education Approach to Strengthening Capacity through Refugee Action’s Frontline Immigration Advice Project - Charitonos, Koula; Rodriguez, Carolina Albuerne; Witthaus, Gabi; Bossu, Carina (Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2020)
Britain’s asylum system fails the most vulnerable; it cannot ensure that people who are least able to protect themselves are provided with the legal assistance that they require to cope with the challenges with which they are inevitably faced. Against this background, the charity Refugee Action developed the Frontline Immigration Advice Programme (FIAP), a technology-supported capacity strengthening programme that aims to increase access to justice for those going through the asylum system in the UK. This paper is concerned with the design and implementation of the FIAP as a free digitally enabled programme that provides learning opportunities for organisations and frontline workers in the refugee sector and supports them in developing new forms of legal practice. It provides empirical data from interviews with members of staff from six participating organisations in the FIAP, and from Refugee Action and the Office of the UK’s Immigration Services Commissioner1 (n = 21). The paper adopts a view on social justice, which according to Fraser (2005) is understood as ‘parity of participation’. We draw on Fraser’s work, as well as work of other scholars such as Lambert (2018) and Hodgkinson-Williams and Trotter (2018) to explore the relationship between social justice and open education by taking into consideration the context within which organisations and professionals operate. The analysis highlights six dimensions for social justice approaches for professional learning as demonstrated through the case of the FIAP: i. deliberate iterative design; ii. access to provision; iii. flexibility of provision; iv. development of resources; v. support and vi. advancing knowledge and skills whilst adapting the workplace. All these dimensions are discussed in the paper in relation to the concept of openness and are critical in developing open socially just programmes that aim to change work practice and address the needs of the most vulnerable.
Number: 1 Publisher: Ubiquity Press KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5334/jime.563 2129771:WN6GC2UY 2447227:N6KRWYP4
Keywords: Refugee Action; access to justice; open education; professional learning; refugee sector; social justice; technology-enhanced learning

Advancing Data-driven Decision-making for School Improvement: Findings from the One Tablet Per School User Testing Programme in Sierra Leone - McBurnie, Chris; Beoku-Betts, Iman (MBSSE, EdTech Hub, Leh Wi Lan, 2021)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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Advances in clinical education: a model for infectious disease training for mid-level practitioners in Uganda - Miceli, Antonina; Sebuyira, Lydia Mpanga; Crozier, Ian; Cooke, Molly; Naikoba, Sarah; Omwangangye, Aquilla Priscilla; Rayko-Farrar, Lisa; Ronald, Allan; Tumwebaze, Margaret; Willis, Kelly S.; Weaver, Marcia R. (International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2012)
Summary Advances in health professional education have been slow to materialize in many developing countries over the past half-century, contributing to a widening gap in quality of care compared to developed countries. Recent calls for reform in global health professional education have stressed, among other priorities, the need for approaches that strengthen clinical reasoning skills. While the development of these skills is critical to enhance health systems, little research has been carried out on the effectiveness of applying these strategies in the context of severe human resource shortages and complex disease presentations. Integrated Infectious Disease Capacity Building Evaluation (IDCAP) based at the Infectious Diseases Institute at Makerere University created a training program using current best practices in clinical education to support the development of complex reasoning skills among clinicians in rural Uganda. Over a period of 9 months, the program integrated classroom and clinic-based training approaches and measured indicators of success with particular reference to common infectious diseases. This article describes in detail the IDCAP approach to integrating advances in health professional education theory in the context of an overburdened, inadequately resourced primary health care system; results from the evaluation are expected in 2012.
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Advanced Certificate in Education (ACE) Programme Evaluation - University of Fort Hare; African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Schools Enrichment Center (AIMSSEC); Kelello Consulting (2011)
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Advanced Certificate in Education (ACE) Programme Evaluation - University of Fort Hare; African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Schools Enrichment Center (AIMSSEC); Kelello Consulting (2013)
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Advanced Certificate in Education (ACE) Programme Evaluation - University of Fort Hare; African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Schools Enrichment Center (AIMSSEC); Kelello Consulting (2014)
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Advanced Certificate in Education (ACE) Programme Evaluation - University of Fort Hare; African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Schools Enrichment Center (AIMSSEC); Kelello Consulting (2015)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.53832/aimssec.0204 2486141:U9XWJSPL

Adult learning theory for the twenty‐first century - Merriam, Sharan B. (New directions for adult and continuing education, 2008)
ISBN: 1052-2891 Publisher: Wiley Online Library KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:8NZMBMWS 2129771:S86LJHMC

Adoption of Self-Directed Learning: A Case Study of Kenya Jua Kali Sector - Muli, Elizabeth M.; Opiyo, Elisha T.O.; Oboko, Robert O. (2019 IST-Africa Week Conference, IST-Africa 2019, 2019)
© 2019 The authors. This study examines the state of the Education sector in Kenya with regard to provision of education to all. There is a remarkable progress in education reforms, however, cohort analysis from standard 1 to university education indicates that only 2% of pupils who enrol for standard 1 actually progress to 1st year of university education. Cumulatively, this wastage has led to a remarkable loss of potential human resource in the country. It is in the light of this the Government of Kenya has embarked on a series of reforms to address these challenges and meet the goals of the Kenya Vision 2030. The Education sector lacks alternate pathways to promote lifelong learning for those who drop out of formal education for some reasons and would wish to pursue further education later in life. These people end up in the Jua Kali sector. This study explores the potential of self-directed learning to give a second chance and provide learning opportunities to youths and young adults in this sector. This will equip them with necessary skills to manage their small businesses profitably.
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Adoption of Blended Learning Technologies in Selected Secondary Schools in Cameroon and Nigeria: Challenges in Disability Inclusion - Nganji, J.T; Nggada, S.H (Advancing Technology and Educational Development through Blended Learning in Emerging Economies:, 2014)
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Keywords: HDR25

Adoption of AI-Chatbots to Enhance Student Learning Experience in Higher Education in India - Sandu, Nitirajsingh; Gide, Ergun (2019 18th International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET), 2019)
Today, every organisation depends on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for the efficient service delivery and cost-effective application of technological resources. With growing preference towards faster services and acceptance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) based tools in business operations globally as well as in India, the global Chatbot market is going to accelerate in the next decade. In the era of AI, the Chatbot market is witnessing extraordinary growth with the increased demand for smartphones and increased use of messaging applications. In the past few years, the food delivery business, finance and the E-commerce industry have embraced Chatbot technology. One of the industries which can really benefit from using this technology is the educational sector. Education can benefit from Chatbot development. It can improve productivity, communication, learning, efficient teaching assistance, and minimize ambiguity from interaction. A new education platform can solve next-level problems in education using this technology as the engagement tool. The aim of this research paper is to find out the factors which affect the adoption of Chatbot technology in order to enhance the student learning experience in the Indian higher education sector. In this research, a Quantitative method is used through data collection from surveys of some of the prominent higher education institutes using Chatbot technology in India. It is expected that the research outcome will help Chatbot developers and higher education providers to better understand the requirements of students while providing an interactive learning and communication platform for them.
ISSN: 2380-1603
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Artificial intelligence; Chatbot; Communication channels; Education; India; Student-centred learning; Task analysis; Time factors; higher education

Adoption and Impact of OER in the Global South - Chapter summaries - Hodgkinson-Williams, Cheryl (2018)
Education in the Global South faces several key interrelated challenges for which Open Educational Resources (OER) are seen to be part of the solution and against which use of OER might be evaluated. These challenges include: unequal access to education; variable quality of educational resources, teaching and student performance; and increasing cost and concern about the sustainability of education. The Research on Open Educational Resources for Development (ROER4D) project was a four-year research initiative to investigate in what ways and under what circumstances the adoption of OER could address the increasing demand for accessible, relevant, high quality and affordable education in the Global South. The project was comprised of 18 sub-projects, the findings from which are captured as chapters in the edited volume, Adoption and Impact of OER in the Global South. The summaries presented here provide an overview of chapters’ study contexts, methodological approaches, key findings and recommendations, as well as links to accompanying open datasets. Of the total 16 chapters, 12 are based on sub-project findings and four are synthesis and overview chapters. The chapters are organised into five main sections: Overview, South America, Sub-Saharan Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and Conclusion. Within these broader sections, chapters are presented in sequence according to whether the research addresses basic or higher education.
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Keywords: adoption and impact of OER in the global south; global south; oep; oer; open educational practices; open educational resources; summaries

Adoption And Impact Of Oer In The Global South - Hodgkinson-Williams, Cheryl; Arinto, Patricia (Zenodo, 2017)
Education in the Global South faces several key interrelated challenges, for which Open Educational Resources (OER) are seen to be part of the solution. These challenges include: unequal access to education; variable quality of educational resources, teaching, and student performance; and increasing cost and concern about the sustainability of education. The Research on Open Educational Resources for Development (ROER4D) project seeks to build on and contribute to the body of research on how OER can help to improve access, enhance quality and reduce the cost of education in the Global South. This volume examines aspects of educator and student adoption of OER and engagement in Open Educational Practices (OEP) in secondary and tertiary education as well as teacher professional development in 21 countries in South America, Sub-Saharan Africa and South and Southeast Asia. The ROER4D studies and syntheses presented here aim to help inform Open Education advocacy, policy, practice and research in developing countries.
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Keywords: Global South; OEP; OER; Open Education; Open Educational Practices; Open Educational Resources

Adoption and diffusion of open educational resources (OER) in education: A meta-analysis of 25 OER-projects - Otto, Daniel (International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2019)
Publisher: Érudit

Adobe Acrobat adds generative AI to ‘easily chat with documents’ - Weatherbed, Jess (The Verge, 2024)
No need to rummage through PDFs if a robot can do it for you.

Adjusting the use of preprints to accommodate the ‘quality’ factor in response to COVID-19 - Teixeira da Silva, Jaime A. (Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences, 2021)
Preprints are typically crude precursors of peer-reviewed papers that are placed almost immediately, save for some superficial screening, on an open-access repository to allow the information to reach readers quickly, circumventing the long-drawn process typically associated with processing in peer-reviewed journals. For early-career researchers who might be enthusiastic about obtaining some recognition for their efforts, or wanting open and public input about their work, preprints are certainly a useful publication choice. However, if health-related data and information have not been carefully scrutinised, they may pose a risk and may even serve as a source of public health misinformation. Surging growth and competition among preprint servers, coupled with a massive volume of COVID-19-related preprints, mainly on bioRxiv and medRxiv, as well as select indexing now being tested on PubMed, suggests that preprints are being increasingly used in the biomedical sciences. Stronger and more robust ethical policies are needed to screen preprints before they are released to the public, and even if this implies a slight delay in publication, it may increase academics' trust in this form of scientific information and communication. Clear and stringent ethical policies need to be urgently introduced by ethics groups such as COPE and the ICMJE, whose many member journals allow preprints to be posted before traditional peer review. Stringent ethical guidelines that treat misconduct equally in preprints and peer-reviewed papers will boost the integrity of academic publishing.
Keywords: Ethics policies; Health policies; Peer review

ADHD symptoms and the teacher–student relationship: a systematic literature review - Ewe, Linda Plantin (Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, 2019)
This systematic review integrates the existing literature regarding relationships that students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have with their teachers, in mainstream inclusive primary, secondary and high school settings. Theoretical approaches and methodical choices were considered in understanding the literature and considering possible research areas. The methods used in the reviewed literature show that investigations in this research field have predominantly used quantitative surveys. Several theoretical approaches have been used, with attachment theory the most-prominent. The findings indicate students with ADHD generally feel less close to their teacher than do their non-ADHD peers, which agrees with the teachers’ perceptions. Thus, teachers experience less emotional closeness, less co-operation and more conflicts in their relations with their students with ADHD than with other students. Teachers’ rejection of ADHD students poses a risk factor for not only school failure, but also peer exclusion and rejection, leading to low self-esteem and loneliness.
Publisher: Routledge _eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/13632752.2019.1597562 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/13632752.2019.1597562 2129771:JJTPE64E
Keywords: ADHD; school settings; systematic review; teacher–student relationship

Adequacy of the Regular Early Education Classroom Environment for Students With Visual Impairment - Brown, Cherylee M.; Packer, Tanya L.; Passmore, Anne (The Journal of Special Education, 2013)
This study describes the classroom environment that students with visual impairment typically experience in regular Australian early education. Adequacy of the classroom environment (teacher training and experience, teacher support, parent involvement, adult involvement, inclusive attitude, individualization of the curriculum, physical environment, and vision aids) for students with visual impairment in early regular education was assessed at the start and the end of one year. A total of 20 students with visual impairment (age M = 5.4 years) attending regular early education participated. In general, teacher-reported curriculum individualization and the physical environment were adequate. However, support provided for staff, teacher training, adult involvement, access to visual aids, and inclusive attitudes were less than adequate. More than 40% of students experienced fewer than four out of nine adequate environmental features. These results indicate that strategies to improve teacher training, support, attitudes, and access to vision aids are needed.

Addressing the climate, environment, and biodiversity crises in and through girls’ education - Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (2022)
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Keywords: selected_for:effects of climate ch...on learning...LMICs 2024

Addressing the challenge of scholarship and industry currency in vocational education: a pilot - Everingham, Nancy; McLean, David; Mancini, Jane; Mitton, Amber; Williams, Melanie (International Journal of Training Research, 2018)
This paper explores a pilot project in which three VET teachers in an Australian dual-sector university trialled a scholarship framework by undertaking a small ethnographic inquiry into current practices in their respective industries. The framework defined a method for engaging with industry while simultaneously developing VET teacher capability in scholarly practice. The teachers were asked to reflect on their experience of engaging in a scholarly project and how new knowledge has been incorporated into their teaching and curriculum design. The reflections were analysed using the indicators of scholarly quality from the self-same framework, and the key enabling factors and benefits were identified. The claimed success of the pilot is traced primarily to having a framework that provided a logical guide for the planning and execution of the projects and institutional support in the form of mentoring and paid time release.
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Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:H:final; -RRQ:U:final; C:Australia; CLL:en; Vocational currency; industry currency; publicImportV1; scholarly practice; scholarship

Addressing Online Violence Against Women and Girls in the Commonwealth Pacific Region: The Role of Bystanders - Secretariat, Commonwealth (Commonwealth iLibrary, 2023)
This report focuses on the role of online bystanders in reducing online violence against women and girls (VAWG), including consideration of any related policies or laws. Given the relatively recent emergence of bystanders as potential facilitators and exacerbators of online crime, policy responses have tended to focus on the virtual versions of existing physical crimes, such as ‘cyber’ bullying and ‘cyber’ stalking, and/or the dissemination of intimate images online (when previously they might have been posted on a physical bulletin board). Moreover, these policy responses have tended to focus on capturing perpetrators, but not bystanders, within a legislative framework.

Addressing Online Violence Against Women and Girls in the Commonwealth Europe Region: The Role of Bystanders - Secretariat, Commonwealth (Commonwealth iLibrary, 2023)
This report contributes to the Commonwealth study on online violence against women and girls (OVAWG) and considers the prevalence of online violence and the role of bystanders as well as therelevant laws, institutions, policies and practices to address the problem in the European region of the Commonwealth, namely Cyprus, Malta and the United Kingdom of Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and Northern Ireland (UK). The report highlights the complex nature of OVAWG and the difficulties associated with differences in terminology resulting in inconsistent data collection and varied legal responses across the European region of the Commonwealth. It also details the role of bystanders and their criminal or civil liability that, it argues, are relatively new considerations in the OVAWG space. An understanding of the nature and presentation ofOVAWG is required by bystanders, including the impact on victims to drive action.

Addressing Online Violence Against Women and Girls in the Commonwealth Caribbean and the Americas: The Role of Bystanders - Secretariat, Commonwealth (Commonwealth iLibrary, 2023)
The purpose of this report is to map the prevalence of online violence against women and girls, with a particular focus on so-called innocent bystanders and the state of laws, institutions, policies and practices within the Caribbean and Americas regionof the Commonwealth (Canada). Cyberviolence against women and girls in the Commonwealth countries of the Caribbean and Americas (Canada) is recognised as a serious problem, and measures are being taken to address it. The prevalence of cyberviolence in terms of its root causes and impacts is gender based, with a disproportionate impact on females and marginalised individuals where there is also intersectionality of race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, poverty, disability and other socioeconomic factors. Similar types of violence against women and girls often occur in both offline and online spheres or originate in one sphere and carried through into the other. In the most serious cases, cyberviolence can lead to physical assaults and even suicide.

Addressing Online Violence Against Women and Girls in the Commonwealth Asia Region: The Role of Bystanders - Secretariat, Commonwealth (Commonwealth iLibrary, 2023)
Online violence is increasing rapidly and is emerging as one of the biggest threats facing the online world today. Acts of online violence take multiple forms, including cyberstalking, cyberbullying, sexual harassment, sex trolling, doxing, hate speech, public shaming and intimidation. Broadly speaking, online violence against women and girls and the victimisation pattern in Commonwealth Asia member countries are consistent with the overall global trend. However, given unique formal and informal institutions in these countries, perpetration and victimisation related to OVAWG have many significant aspects that are different from most other countries in the world. As a result of underdeveloped regulations and regulatory infrastructure related to OVAWG, it is difficult to arrest, prosecute and convict the perpetrators in most of these countries. Meanwhile, societal norms tend to make victims of OVAWG feel devalued and excluded.

Addressing Online Violence Against Women and Girls in the Commonwealth Africa Region: The Role of Bystanders - Secretariat, Commonwealth (Commonwealth iLibrary, 2023)
This report provides a summary of the phenomenon of online violence against women in various African Commonwealth membercountries and describes the legal frameworks and their limitations and the challenges these present. The report also makes suggestions on how totackle these issues in order to find solutions to the problem of online violence against women and girls.

Addressing Injustices through MOOCs: A study among peri-urban marginalised South African youth (Unpublished doctoral thesis) - Adam, Taskeen (University of Cambridge, 2020)
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Keywords: Author:OpenDevEd

Addressing Injustices through MOOCs: A study among peri-urban, marginalised, South African youth - Adam, Taskeen (University of Cambridge, 2020)
The legacies of colonial rule continue to impact everyday life, particularly in education. These structural inequalities are often reinforced and amplified in online ‘global’ education through a form of digital neocolonialism, which is where hegemonic powers indirectly control or influence marginalised groups through the internet or information technology. In striving for justice-oriented online education models, this study analyses to what extent Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), produced both internationally and locally, support (or could support) the needs, preferences, and aspirations of marginalised South African youth and address the material, cultural-epistemic, political, and geopolitical injustices they face. To evaluate what South African peri-urban youth desire in their education and futures, as well as the challenges they experience, a seven-part survey was conducted with 250 youth from five townships in South Africa. Responses showed that whilst participants strongly value and aspire to further their education, financial difficulties, infrastructural barriers, family problems, and lack of emotional support and life mentorship limit them from achieving this. Participants reflected on how colonial and apartheid legacies have affected their educational experiences and identities through inferior quality of education, forced languages, forgotten histories and incongruent values, cultural norms and practices. In parallel, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 35 MOOC designers, from South Africa and the USA, to investigate the ways in which efforts, if any, were being made to reach students most in need of quality education. Interviews covered themes of openness, accessibility, and justice. It was found that, depending on the MOOC designer’s understanding of social justice and decolonial thought, they placed varying emphasis on addressing different forms of injustice. Some focused on resource, access and infrastructural barriers, while others focused on issues of content relevance and knowledge production. Furthermore, MOOC designers’ attempts to address injustices strongly related to their own identities and lived experiences, highlighting the importance of plurality of thought and epistemic diversity in the producers of MOOCs. Drawing on the historical injustices and lived experiences of the youth, and the attempts to address injustices by the MOOC designers, it was ascertained that there is no one size-fits-all formula to creating equitable MOOCs. Rather, depending on the purpose and target audience of the MOOC, nuanced approaches to addressing injustices are suggested. These approaches are shaped by various leverage points that influence the types of, and the extent to which, participatory methods, accessibility measures, knowledge sources, assessment and critical pedagogy are implemented. Additionally, the importance of these leverage points varies over the MOOC’s lifecycle, from inception and design, to implementation and assessment. Bearing in mind the broad-ranging injustices that youth participants raised, these approaches are presented with great caution that educational technologies and open education are not panaceas but if designed and used appropriately and justly, can be tools for liberation.
Accepted: 2020-08-24T08:23:28Z KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.17863/CAM.56608 4804264:QFDN3ZI5
Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing

Additional Materials - D’Angelo, Sophia; Haßler, Björn (Save the Children, Open Development & Education, 2019)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.4743721 2129771:YU8XCUQ9
Keywords: Author:OpenDevEd; _publish; _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence; _yl:v

(Adapting to the) Impacts of climate (change): Temperature, Light, Sound, Air - Haßler, Björn (Open Development & Education, 2023)
ZenodoArchiveID: 7823061 ZenodoArchiveConcept: 7823060 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.53832/opendeved.0287 2129771:CQKQ898B
Keywords: _comingsoon; _r:AddedByZotZen; _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence

Adapting implementation science for higher education research: the systematic study of implementing evidence-based practices in college classrooms - Soicher, Raechel N.; Becker-Blease, Kathryn A.; Bostwick, Keiko C. P. (Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 2020)
Finding better ways to implement effective teaching and learning strategies in higher education is urgently needed to help address student outcomes such as retention rates, graduation rates, and learning. Psychologists contribute to the science and art of teaching and learning in higher education under many flags, including cognitive psychology, science of learning, educational psychology, scholarship of teaching and learning in psychology, discipline-based educational research in psychology, design-based implementation research, and learning sciences. Productive, rigorous collaboration among researchers and instructors helps. However, translational research and practice-based research alone have not closed the translation gap between the research laboratory and the college classroom. Fortunately, scientists and university faculty can draw on the insights of decades of research on the analogous science-to-practice gap in medicine and public health. Health researchers now add to their toolbox of translational and practice-based research the systematic study of the process of implementation in real work settings directly. In this article, we define implementation science for cognitive psychologists as well as educational psychologists, learning scientists, and others with an interest in use-inspired basic cognitive research, propose a novel model incorporating implementation science for translating cognitive science to classroom practice in higher education, and provide concrete recommendations for how use-inspired basic cognitive science researchers can better understand those factors that affect the uptake of their work with implementation science.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1186/s41235-020-00255-0 2129771:ZPJPSXHD
Keywords: Higher education; Implementation science; Learning; Teaching; Translation; Use-inspired basic research

Adapting a compilation of implementation strategies to advance school-based implementation research and practice - Cook, Clayton R.; Lyon, Aaron R.; Locke, Jill; Waltz, Thomas; Powell, Byron J. (Prevention Science, 2019)
Publisher: Springer KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1007/s11121-019-01017-1 2129771:76QZ4HLX

Adaptation in dissemination and implementation science - Baumann, Ana A.; Cabassa, Leopoldo J.; Stirman, S. Wiltsey (Dissemination and implementation research in health: translating science to practice, 2017)
Publisher: Oxford University Press New York, NY KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:GFRDKSNN
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Actualizing children’s rights through early childhood care and education: A focus on the Caribbean - Kinkead-Clark, Zoyah; Burns, Sheron; Abdul-Majied, Sabeerah (Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2020)
Publisher: SAGE Publications Sage UK: London, England KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1177/1476718X19875765 2129771:4H582IJC

Activities and dynamics with tablets in an Elementary School in Spain - SÁNCHEZ-MARTÍNEZ, Cristina; RICOY, María-Carmen; FELIZ-MURIAS, Tiberio (Educação e Pesquisa, 2018)
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Keywords: __C:filed:1; ⛔ No DOI found

Actividades y dinámicas implementadas con la tableta en un centro de educación básica de España - Sánchez-Martínez, Cristina; Ricoy, María-Carmen; Feliz-Murias, Tiberio (Educação e Pesquisa, 2018)
The permanent evolution of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) goes hand in hand with the generalization, relocation and globalization of the worldwide movement, as well as in favor of using these resources in different areas, including education. However, the development of experiences and researches about the use of tablets in classroom continues to be scarce in contexts where, in addition to other factors, there are difficulties to access or obtain the technology. Therefore, this case study aims to know the typology of activities related to the use of tablets, in the context of Elementary School and the resulting dynamics with the pupils of three classes of 1st, 3rd, and 5th grades (aged 6 through 11 years old) of an educational center located in Northwest Spain. This work is part of a qualitative research based on ethnographic-narrative approach; data collection utilized the observation technique and discussion groups. The results and conclusions show that the practices with tablets are episodic and influenced by the activities associated with traditional teaching. However, the researchers were able to detect some innovative dynamics based on the very tools provided by such devices, originating different indagating, ludic activities. On the other hand, the results point to small group work pattern (mainly in pairs) as the one mostly used when tablets are employed in the classroom.
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Keywords: __C:filed:1

Active Schools: Our Convictions for Improving the Quality of Education - Mogollón, Professor Oscar; Solano, Marina (2011)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Active-Learning Pedagogies: Policy, Professional Development and Classroom Practices - Menon, Geeta (A case study of two post-conflict contexts: Afghanistan and Somaliland-Case …, 2008)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:BN6T753H
Keywords: __C:filed:1

Activating research-based testbeds in Victorian and international education environments - Global Victoria EdTech Innovation Alliance (2022)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:FVANV89T 4426965:SBZCBBTL
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Activating EdTech Jordan: Sprint 6 – Open Development & Education (2020)
Library Catalog: opendeved.net EdTechHub.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:XBVL7W2N
Keywords: _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence

Action research on diagnostic testing and student support (ARDTS, mathstore.ac.uk) - Haßler, Björn; Atkinson, Richard; Quinney, Douglas; Barry, Mike (2002)
EdTechHub.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:26L5MWGG
Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; Björn-CV-OECS; _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence

Action research and the transfer of reflective approaches to in-service education and training (INSET) for unqualified and underqualified primary teachers in Namibia - O’Sullivan, Margo C. (Teaching and Teacher Education, 2002)
The literature on training approaches for both pre-service and in-service teacher training has been dominated since the 1980s by reﬂective approaches. This has undoubtedly inﬂuenced the relatively recent introduction of reﬂective approaches in developing countries. This article explores efforts, within an action research study of a 3-year (1995–1997) In-service Education and Training (INSET) programme, to implement reﬂective approaches in the training of unqualiﬁed and underqualiﬁed primary teachers in Namibia. The study raises ‘transfer’ questions concerning the appropriateness of reﬂective approaches, as conceptualised in western contexts, for these teachers. It led to the adaptation of these approaches and ultimately the development of an approach termed the ‘structured reﬂection’ approach, which was within the professional capability of the teachers to implement at the time of the study. Action research was used to develop this approach. r 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Action Research: All You Need to Know - McNiff, Jean (SAGE Publications Ltd, 2017)
This practical text supports readers on their journey to becoming self-reflective practitioner-researchers. It provides the ideas and frameworks necessary to understand action research and expertly guides readers through the practicalities and complexities of doing research in their own context. Inside you will find: An action plan to help you embark on your projectGuidance and advice on learning to ask the right questions as you progressA full resource on writing up and communicating your resultsInspiration to explain the significance of what you have achieved, so that other people can learn with and from you Accessible and insightful, this is the complete start to finish guide to doing influential action research. It is the ideal companion for students and researcher-practitioners in any research setting, from education and health to business.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 4426965:RFHQV5QS 4804264:NMCT39FK
Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing

Action Research: All You Need to Know - McNiff, Jean (SAGE Publications Ltd, 2017)
This practical text supports readers on their journey to becoming self-reflective practitioner-researchers. It provides the ideas and frameworks necessary to understand action research and expertly guides readers through the practicalities and complexities of doing research in their own context. Inside you will find: An action plan to help you embark on your projectGuidance and advice on learning to ask the right questions as you progressA full resource on writing up and communicating your resultsInspiration to explain the significance of what you have achieved, so that other people can learn with and from you Accessible and insightful, this is the complete start to finish guide to doing influential action research. It is the ideal companion for students and researcher-practitioners in any research setting, from education and health to business.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:GS9T5NBK 4426965:RFHQV5QS

Action research - Cohen, Louis; Manion, Lawrence; Morrison, Keith (Research methods in education, 2017)

Acting now to protect the human capital of our children - World Bank (2021)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Actes du colloque international RAIFFET de Saly Portudal – Mbour au Sénégal (RAIFFET, 2011)
Éducation technologique, formation professionnelle et égalité des chances Ibrahima Wade, Jacques Ginestié, Alioune Diagne, Jean Sylvain Bekale Nze éditeurs Sous le patronage de Monsieur le Ministre de l’Enseignement Technique et de la Formation Professionnelle de la République du Sénégal Partenaires Le troisième colloque du RAIFFET a eu lieu à Saly Portudal (Sénégal) du 24 au 26 octobre 2011, sous le haut …
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Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Actes du colloque international RAIFFET de Hammamet en Tunisie (RAIFFET, 2008)
Éducation technologique, formation professionnelle et lutte contre la pauvreté Adel Bouras, Jean Sylvain Bekale Nze, Jacques Ginestié, Bernard Hostein éditeurs Sous le patronage de Monsieur le Ministre de l’Enseignement Supérieur, de la Recherche Scientifique et de la Technologie de la République Tunisienne; Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’Éducation, la Science et la Culture United Nations for Éducation, Science and Culture Organisation Partenaires Il a été …
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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.
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Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:H:final; CLL:pt; publicImportV1

Achieving the Promise to Leave No Girl behind in Commonwealth Countries - Gordon, Rebecca; Marston, Lauren; Rose, Pauline; Zubairi, Asma (The Round Table, 2019)

Achieving teaching quality in sub-Saharan Africa: Empirical results from cascade training - Lange, Sarah; Benavot, Aaron (Springer VS, Wiesbaden, 2016)
© Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 2016. Sarah Lange examines the effectiveness of cascade training, which constitutes a cost-effective training model in teacher training. In development cooperation countries, teaching quality is expected to improve with teacher professional development; for this purpose, she explores the effectiveness of training multipliers in schools in Cameroon. This research question is analysed with a design, which encompasses a questionnaire survey provided to teachers, students and principals as well as a teacher video survey and a student achievement test. The empirical results show the effects of cascade training on the learner-oriented teaching practice, if the trained teachers are supported in their role as change agents. Among the conditions for the conceptual quality and the implementation of cascade training, the continuity of school-based professional development is particularly emphasized in light of the results.
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Achieving Rigor in Literature Reviews: Insights from Qualitative Data Analysis and Tool-Support - Bandara, Wasana; Furtmueller, Elfi; Gorbacheva, Elena; Miskon, Suraya; Beekhuyzen, Jenine (Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 2015)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.17705/1CAIS.03708 2129771:M2W6XUVV 2486141:CULGBTIZ 2486141:ZWVXM6DL

Achieving quality in early childhood education in the Eastern Caribbean depends on teacher preparation - Burns, Sheron C. (Early Child Development and Care, 2018)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/03004430.2017.1310723 2129771:JFDI73T9

Achieving Net Zero within the NHS: System-wide transition to greener, sustainable care - Eldridge-Thomas, B.; Carden, S.; Bücker, C.; Davies, B.; Ajadi, S.B.; Coffey, C.; Fauconberg, A. (2021)

Achieving Cost-Effective Instructional Coaching at Scale: Evidence from Senegal - Bagby, Emilie; Swift-Morgan, Jennifer; Niang, Ablaye; Upadhyay, Arjun (Chemonics International, 2022)
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Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing

Achieving Community Development through an Agricultural Extension Programme: Technology Dissemination for Mushroom Farmers - Silva, Nilantha De; Wijeratne, Mahinda (Journal of Learning for Development, 2021)
Mushroom production is a small-scale business unit in rural areas. The Life Long Learning for Farmers (L3F) Programme aims to enhance the socio-economic conditions for them, increasing their access to and use of knowledge and technology. This study evaluates the outcomes of the L3F Programme at the community level. Data were collected through a pre-tested questionnaire survey. The sample consisted of 30 L3F farmers. Farmers’ achievement was assessed by the Farmer Performance Index (FPI). Results indicate that mushroom farmers have scaled up their production; have improved their productivity; designed new experiments to minimise the impact of pests and diseases; focused on environmental sustainability and scientific mushroom production; and improved the quality of packaging. The mobile app Bimmal Govi, blended with Information and Communication Technology, helped them to move with the latest technological advancements. The L3F Programme has increased the standards of mushroom production, helping the farmers become promising entrepreneurs.
Number: 2 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:A36LZWPK
Keywords: Agricultural extension; L3F programme; _genre:PR-primary_research; community development; mushroom; ⛔ No DOI found

Achievements and Challenges in Meeting the Gender Equity Goals in EFA in Sub-Saharan Africa with a Focus on Southern Africa - Kadzamira, E.C. (2005)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:A833474E 4752638:HGBLHBTM 4752638:YTKHVD73
Keywords: _C:Malawi MWI; ⛔ No DOI found

Accredited Institutions - COTVET (2020)
Library Catalog: cotvet.gov.gh KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:C38EJT34

Accounting for time use in classrooms: alternative methodologies for measuring the use and cost-effectiveness of time - Adelman, E. (2011)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:9LXEUU2G 2486141:AB4H3728
Keywords: CitedIn:eCubed; Done:ReferenceFixed; eCubed; ⛔ No DOI found

Accessible Digital Textbooks Using Universal Design for Learning for Learners with and Without Disabilities - UNICEF (2019)

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/
ZenodoArchiveID: 10459346 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.53832/opendeved.1069 ZenodoArchiveConcept: 10459345
Keywords: _comingsoon; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Access to Open Educational Resources: Report of a UNESCO OER Community Discussion. - Haßler, Björn (IIEP, 2009)
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Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; Björn-CV-OECS; _bjoern_cv; _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence; ⛔ No DOI found

Access to educational technology and its implications on learning outcomes of 15-year olds in Saudi Arabia empirical evidence from OECD PISA 2018 in the context of COVID-19 - Aljabri, Nayyaf; Bhutoria, Aditi (Journal of Educational Science, 2020)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Access to Education for Children with Disabilities in Uganda: Implications for Education for All. - Moyi, Peter (Journal of International Education and Leadership, 2012)
Publisher: ERIC
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Access to and Retention of Early School Leavers in Basic Technical Education in Kenya - Mwinzi, Dinah Changwony; Kelemba, Joy Kasandi (The Burden of Educational Exclusion, 2010)
Basic Technical Education in Kenya is fundamental to industrialization and national development (MSPNP, 2007). The objective of the reforms in Kenya is to improve access, equity and the quality and relevance of education and training at all levels. This chapter considers the revitalization of Youth Polytechnics (YPs) as a strategic approach to the development of technical competences in Kenya, especially for out-of-school youth. The YPs, which were once derided, have now become popular because of rising unemployment and many technological challenges in the workplace. Learners are admitted from different educational backgrounds, including those who left primary or secondary school early. The chapter provides a historical overview of basic technical education in Kenya, along with an analysis of early school leaving, the renewal of YPs, the Technical Industrial Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training (TIVET) initiative and a discussion of the issue of gender disparity. It finishes with a consideration of the challenges and dilemmas, which remain, followed by conclusions and recommendations.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1163/9789460912849_017 2129771:YDNNGQI6 2317526:3MNLL4EW

Access and use of clinical informatics among medical doctors in selected teaching hospitals in Nigeria and South Africa - Owolabi, Kehinde Aboyami (University of Zululand, 2017)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:UT98R4VX
Keywords: _C:Angola AGO; _C:Australia AUS; _C:Austria AUT; _C:Belgium BEL; _C:Benin BEN; _C:Bhutan BTN; _C:Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH; _C:Botswana BWA; _C:Brazil BRA; _C:Burkina Faso BFA; _C:Canada CAN; _C:China CHN; _C:Colombia COL; _C:Congo XCO; _C:Cuba CUB; _C:Denmark DNK; _C:Egypt EGY; _C:Ethiopia ETH; _C:Finland FIN; _C:France FRA; _C:Gambia GMB; _C:Germany DEU; _C:Ghana GHA; _C:Greece GRC; _C:India IND; _C:Indonesia IDN; _C:Iran IRN; _C:Ireland IRL; _C:Japan JPN; _C:Jordan JOR; _C:Kenya KEN; _C:Korea XKOR; _C:Kuwait KWT; _C:Liberia LBR; _C:Malawi MWI; _C:Malaysia MYS; _C:Mali MLI; _C:Mexico MEX; _C:Morocco MAR; _C:Namibia NAM; _C:Netherlands NLD; _C:New Zealand NZL; _C:Niger NER; _C:Nigeria NGA; _C:Norway NOR; _C:Pakistan PAK; _C:Philippines PHL; _C:Portugal PRT; _C:Qatar QAT; _C:Romania ROU; _C:Saudi Arabia SAU; _C:Senegal SEN; _C:Sierra Leone SLE; _C:South Africa ZAF; _C:Spain ESP; _C:Sweden SWE; _C:Switzerland CHE; _C:Tanzania TZA; _C:Thailand THA; _C:Togo TGO; _C:Tunisia TUN; _C:Turkey TUR; _C:Uganda UGA; _C:United Kingdom GBR; _C:United States USA; _C:Zambia ZMB; _C:Zimbabwe ZWE; _C:eSwatini SWZ; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1

Acceso, uso y actitud de la tecnología en las escuelas de Educación Primaria - Ventura, Raúl Céspedes; Pagán, Javier Ballesta (Aula Abierta, 2018)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:ATHHY2RA 2129771:I25GY2WY 2129771:WIGUIP34
Keywords: __C:filed:1; ❓ Multiple DOI

Acceptance on open and distance learning method amongst special education needs teachers during movement control order - Yahaya, Nasiha Hanis (Journal of Media and Information Warfare (JMIW), 2020)
Publisher: Centre For Media And Information Warfare Studies
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

ACCEPTABLE ILLUMINANCE LEVEL ATTRIBUTES TO LEARNING SATISFACTION IN CLASSROOM - Arabi, Fadli; mohd husini, Elina; Raja Mohd Yazit, Raja Nur Syaheeza; Dodo, Yakubu; Kandar, Mohd (2019)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Acceptabilité des technologies d'apprentissage mobile: le cas des tablettes - Amadieu, Franck; Mulet, Julie; Van der Linden, Jan; Lombard, Jordan; Van De Leemput, Cécile (2019)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:SK384VSY
Keywords: _C:Australia AUS; _C:Canada CAN; _C:Cyprus CYP; _C:France FRA; _C:Jordan JOR; _C:Malaysia MYS; _C:United Kingdom GBR; _C:United States USA; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1; ⛔ No DOI found

Accelerating climate resilient plant breeding by applying next-generation artificial intelligence - Harfouche, Antoine L.; Jacobson, Daniel A.; Kainer, David; Romero, Jonathon C.; Harfouche, Antoine H.; Mugnozza, Giuseppe Scarascia; Moshelion, Menachem; Tuskan, Gerald A.; Keurentjes, Joost JB; Altman, Arie (Trends in biotechnology, 2019)
Publisher: Elsevier

Accelerated Reader as a Literacy Catch-Up Intervention during Primary to Secondary School Transition Phase - Siddiqui, Nadia; Gorard, Stephen; See, Beng Huat (Educational Review, 2016)
This paper describes an evaluation of an internet-based reading programme called Accelerated Reader (AR), which is widely used in UK schools and worldwide. AR is a whole-group reading management and monitoring programme that aims to stimulate the habit of independent reading among primary and secondary age pupils. The evaluation involved 349 pupils in Year 7 who had not achieved secure National Curriculum Level 4 in their Key Stage 2 results for English, randomised to two groups. The intervention group of 166 pupils was exposed to AR for 20 weeks, after which they recorded higher literacy scores in the New Group Reading Test (NGRT) post-test than the control group of 183 pupils ("effect" size of +0.24). The schools led the organisation and implementation of the intervention, and also conducted most elements of the evaluation, with advice from an expert external evaluation team. The process evaluation suggests that these schools were very capable of conducting evaluations of their own practice, given appropriate guidance.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/00131911.2015.1067883 2129771:VB48C4RP 2486141:XGUKUNHY
Keywords: _Added to LR; _G:reviewed

Accelerated Middle School Programs: Preliminary Indicators of Long-Term Academic Benefits for Over-age Youth - Mollette, M.; Villa, B.; Cate, D. (Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2020)
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, dropping out is a persistent problem among 15- to 24-year-olds. Researchers have noted school districts that have been able to improve graduation rates have often done so through the “development of innovative models and pathways that help young people get back on track to graduation” One such innovative model, an accelerated middle school intervention, is currently implemented across five middle schools in a large southeastern school district. The program targets students at-risk for dropping out based on characteristics such as age, mobility, poverty and previous retention in grade and allows them to complete both 8th and 9th grade requirements within one school year. To date, about 88% of students who completed the intervention during their last year of middle school were able to transition to high school as 10th grade students. This study presents findings from the students who completed this intervention between 2011–12 and 2015–16, representing the first five years the program was in existence. A quasi-experimental design is used to analyze outcomes related to attendance, course completion and graduation. Results indicate that students who complete the intervention are 34% more likely to graduate high school than the matched comparison group. However, no significant differences existed in student attendance rates while in high school. The findings indicate this program has the potential to improve graduation rates for students at-risk of dropping out provided the intervention occurs early enough in their academic career. © 2020, © 2020 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Publisher: Routledge KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/10824669.2020.1757453 2129771:LQJGM2ZT 2339240:QRYQUHL6 2486141:GIXHKTDU
Keywords: Marginalised; _AcademicRecoveryOECS

Accelerated Learning Programs for Out-of-School Girls: The Impact on Student Achievement and Traditional School Enrollment - Randall, Jennifer; O'Donnell, Francis; Botha, Sandra M. (FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education, 2020)
Within the context of post-conflict DRC, we examined the impact of the Accelerated Learning Program for out-of-school girls' on student learning outcomes and traditional school enrollment. We found that the vast majority of girls advanced through the levels as expected (80%) and, on average, improved their numeracy and literacy skills. The impact on traditional school enrollment was less definitive with the percent of girls who previously attended school, as well as the age of, remaining stable over time, but there was also an increasing trend in the percent of girls who were enrolled in school until the end of the last school year.
Publisher: Lehigh University Library and Technology Services KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.32865/fire20206225 2129771:W279YNZW 2339240:8C37BH6Q 2486141:GVQ4L8K3
Keywords: Academic Achievement; Acceleration (Education); Access to Education; Developing Nations; Disadvantaged Youth; Educational Attainment; Enrollment Influences; Females; Foreign Countries; Instructional Program Divisions; LMIC; Literacy; Numeracy; Out of School Youth; Primary Education; Program Effectiveness; School Location; Traditional Schools; War; _AcademicRecoveryOECS; girls; marginalised; quant; quasi-experimental

Accelerated learning programmes: what can we learn from them about curriculum reform? - Longden, Ken (UNESCO, 2013)
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Accelerated learning method using edmodo to increase students' mathematical connection and self-regulated learning - Yaniawati, R. Poppy; Kartasasmita, Bana G.; Kariadinata, Rahayu; Sari, Evi (Proceedings of the 2017 International Conference on Education and Multimedia Technology - ICEMT '17, 2017)
This study aims to analyze implementation of accelerated elearning method using edmodo media to increase mathematical connection ability and self-regulated learning of students. The research method employed was mixed method research with embedded design. Subjects of the study were eleventh grade students of a vocational secondary school in Tasikmalaya, Indonesia. Research instruments used were test for mathematical connection ability, questionnaire of students’ self-regulated learning, observation and interview guidelines. Statistical analysis were t-test, mann-whitney test, and two-way anova. results of this study showed that (1) mathematical connection abillity of high and low clasification students who studied used accelerated learning with edmodo was better than that of students who studied with conventional learning; (2) no differences were found in selfregulated learning of high and low classification students who studied used accelerated learning with edmodo was better than that of students who studied with conventional learning; (3) a positive correlation was found between mathematical connection ability and self-regulated learning students.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1145/3124116.3124128 2339240:P9KE8ZRT 4804264:BCKPGTPH
Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing

Accelerated learning method using edmodo to increase students' mathematical connection and self-regulated learning - Yaniawati, R. Poppy; Kartasasmita, Bana G.; Kariadinata, Rahayu; Sari, Evi (Proceedings of the 2017 International Conference on Education and Multimedia Technology - ICEMT '17, 2017)
This study aims to analyze implementation of accelerated elearning method using edmodo media to increase mathematical connection ability and self-regulated learning of students. The research method employed was mixed method research with embedded design. Subjects of the study were eleventh grade students of a vocational secondary school in Tasikmalaya, Indonesia. Research instruments used were test for mathematical connection ability, questionnaire of students’ self-regulated learning, observation and interview guidelines. Statistical analysis were t-test, mann-whitney test, and two-way anova. results of this study showed that (1) mathematical connection abillity of high and low clasification students who studied used accelerated learning with edmodo was better than that of students who studied with conventional learning; (2) no differences were found in selfregulated learning of high and low classification students who studied used accelerated learning with edmodo was better than that of students who studied with conventional learning; (3) a positive correlation was found between mathematical connection ability and self-regulated learning students.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1145/3124116.3124128 2129771:XDURBWJH 2486141:H5R6ZU56
Keywords: _AcademicRecoveryOECS

Accelerated Learning in Classroom and Computer Environments - Akbıyık, Cenk; Şimsek, Nurettin (2009)
Problem Statement: Emotions have effects on learning. Learning becomes more effective in emotionally non-threatening environments. The power of emotions should be taken into account when designing, developing, and implementing learning environments.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:T6JYI3MA 4804264:H3LCY42S
Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing; ⛔ No DOI found

Accelerated Learning and EdTech: A Rapid Evidence Review - Damani, Kalifa (EdTech Hub, 2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.4071441 10.5281/zenodo.4477135 10.5281/zenodo.4556941 2339240:9MZRHWYE 2405685:9BWHLEWZ 2405685:I4UFGAQA 2339240:TQLWMAIZ Note: This item replaced a previous version with DOI 10.5281/zenodo.4071441. PreviousDOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4071441 PreviousDOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4477135 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2405685:I4UFGAQA zotzenLib.CopiedFrom: 2405685:I4UFGAQA
Keywords: L:Gender and education; LP: English; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _P:Evidence review VCMFM9ZD; _cover:v2; _zenodoETH; ⛔ No DOI found

Accelerated Learning and EdTech: A Rapid Evidence Review - Damani, Kalifa (EdTech Hub, 2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 4804264:GBVDSAA5
Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing

Academics who tweet: “messy” identities in academia - Budge, Kylie; Lemon, Narelle; McPherson, Megan (Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 2016)
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the growing use of Twitter in academic and artist practices. The authors explore commonalities, overlaps and differences within the reflections on the initial and ongoing motivations, usage and learnings the authors have encountered whilst immersed in this environment. Design/methodology/approach The authors locate the particular inquiry by drawing on the literature surrounding digital identities, academic literacies and digital scholarship. Departing from other studies, the focus is on a narrative inquiry of the lived experiences as academics and as artists using Twitter. Findings Academics use of Twitter plays a distinctly social role enabling communication that connects, and fostering accessible and approachable acts. It enables a space for challenging norms of academic ways of being and behaving. In addition, the authors draw conclusions about the “messiness” of the interconnected space that incorporates multiple identities, and highlight the risk taking the authors associate with using Twitter. Research limitations/implications Academic practice is ever changing in the contemporary university. This initial study of academic and artist practices and the use of Twitter suggests future developments including participants using similar questions to elicit notions of practice to engage in a deeper understanding of motivations and behaviours. Practical implications In using social media tools such as Twitter, individual academics and their practices are modified; the impact of this practice is visible. Originality/value The authors contribute to emerging discussions and understandings about academics, social media and identity. The authors argue that by participating in the use of Twitter, the authors are part of the collective process of challenging what it means to be an academic and artist.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1108/jarhe-11-2014-0114 2129771:TPV6VFC4 2317526:BCFHAL2D
Keywords: Academics; Artists; Identity; Narrative inquiry; Social media; Twitter

ACADEMIC USE OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGY BY STUDENT ATHLETES AT A LARGE DIVISION I MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY: A GROUNDED THEORY STUDY - Kraft, Nicole (2018)
00000 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:5V26P7PE 2129771:97RJVUH6
Keywords: _C:Cyprus CYP; _C:Estonia EST; _C:Ireland IRL; _C:Italy ITA; _C:Kuwait KWT; _C:Netherlands NLD; _C:New Zealand NZL; _C:South Africa ZAF; _C:Turkey TUR; _C:United Kingdom GBR; _C:United States USA; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1

Academic Silver Linings in a Philippine State University Amid the Early Stages of Pandemic Cases - Toquero, Cathy Mae (Journal of Learning for Development, 2021)
The primary role of the academe is knowledge building, however, due to the prevailing digital divide, some institutions of higher learning were not able to offer even Emergency Online Teaching (EOT) for continuous formal education during the early stages of the pandemic. This article highlights diversified ways that a state university from a developing country (Philippines) responded to the crisis to offer assistance towards the social development of the stakeholders amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Number: 2
Keywords: COVID-19; Philippines; _genre:PR-primary_research; crisis response strategy; emergency response; higher education; social media; ⛔ No DOI found

Academic Recovery Programmes in the Eastern Caribbean — Literature Review - Haßler, Björn; Adam, Taskeen; Blower, Thomas; Megha-Bongnkar, Ghislaine (Open Development & Education, 2021)
This report was commissioned by the Organization of the Eastern Caribbean states. It reviews the literature on Academic Recovery Programmes with view to applicability in the Eastern Caribbean, and particularly Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
previousDOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4780096 previousDOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4555872 Colophon: Commissioned by the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, Castries, Saint Lucia. KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.4555872 10.5281/zenodo.4780096 10.5281/zenodo.4780577 2129771:4QYUIYNJ 2129771:DZA3GVBD 2405685:MNS7ECK7
Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; AuthorFirst:Haßler; _C:Dominica DMA; _C:Grenada GRD; _C:Saint Lucia LCA; _C:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VCT; _DOILIVE; _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence; _yl:b; _zenodo:submitted; _zenodoETH:submitted

Academic Recovery Programme: Synthesis of Qualitative Data and High-level Overview - Haßler, Björn; Blower, Thomas; Megha-Bongnkar, Ghislaine; Regis, Callista (Open Development & Education, 2021)
Colophon: Commissioned by the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, Castries, Saint Lucia. previousDOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4555874 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.4555874 10.5281/zenodo.4780099 2129771:XAMQ949U 2405685:I9KQL5GV
Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; AuthorFirst:Haßler; _C:Dominica DMA; _C:Grenada GRD; _C:Saint Lucia LCA; _C:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VCT; _DOILIVE; _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence; _yl:c; _zenodo:submitted; _zenodoETH:submitted

Academic Recovery Programme - Haßler, Björn; Megha-Bongnkar, Ghislaine; Regis, Callista; Blower, Tom (Open Development & Education, 2021)
Colophon: Commissioned by the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, Castries, Saint Lucia. KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.4726112 2129771:RVEE6LU6
Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; AuthorFirst:Haßler; _yl:fb

Academia's responses to crisis: A bibliometric analysis of literature on online learning in higher education during COVID-19 - Zhang, Ling; Carter Jr., Richard Allen; Qian, Xueqin; Yang, Sohyun; Rujimora, James; Wen, Shuman (British Journal of Educational Technology, 2022)
This paper aimed to provide a holistic view of research that investigated online learning in higher education around the globe during COVID-19 utilizing a bibliometric analysis. The researchers used co-citation analysis and text mining afforded by VOSviewer to document and analyze research patterns and topics reported in peer-reviewed documents published between January 2020 and August 2021. Findings of this study indicated that scholars from 103 countries or regions from the Global North and Global South investigated a wide array of topics, such as use of various technologies and strategies, redesigned curriculum, student perceptions and psychological impacts of the pandemic-imposed online learning. Many researchers applied technology acceptance theories and structural equation modeling to investigate factors associated with adoption and impacts of the pandemic-imposed online learning. Of the large quantity of research, medical education and chemical education were the most investigated disciplines. Inquiry-based learning, discovery learning, hands-on learning and collaborative learning emerged as instructional approaches frequently discussed or utilized across the target studies. This paper discussed (a) ongoing and emerging challenges to online higher education, (b) placing innovative pedagogies at the forefront of online learning, and (c) rapid, but imbalanced distribution of evolving literature based on the findings. Practitioner notes What is already known about this topic Online learning had attracted growing traction as a flexible and affordable means to complement traditional higher education prior to COVID-19. Higher education institutions (HEIs), faculty and students around the globe have encountered various challenges and opportunities regarding online teaching and learning during COVID-19. What this paper adds A bird's-eye-view perspective of how HEIs around the globe responded to the pandemic-imposed online teaching and learning using the bibliometric methodology. Identifications of a large body of research (n = 1061 documents) conducted by scholars from 103 countries or regions that investigated the pandemic-imposed online higher education, indicating an unprecedented level of participation in this area. An analysis of distinct themes arising from research on the pandemic-imposed online learning, such as medical education and psychological impact, chemistry curriculum and laboratory-based instruction and technology acceptance model. Implications for practice and/or policy The large corpus of studies on online higher education from different aspects can provide cross-disciplinary information guiding future research and design of online learning. With technology often conceptualized as the solution to support online learning, it is imperative to put innovative pedagogy at the forefront of the design of online teaching and learning.
_eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/bjet.13191
Keywords: COVID-19; bibliometric analysis; innovative pedagogical strategies; online higher education; technology

ABRA: Online Reading Support. Evaluation Report and Executive Summary - McNally, Sandra; Ruiz-Valenzuela, Jenifer; Rolfe, Heather (Education Endowment Foundation, 2016)
Abracadabra (ABRA) is a 20-week online literacy program composed of phonic fluency and comprehension activities based around a series of age-appropriate texts. Four 15-minute sessions per week are delivered by a teaching assistant (TA) to groups of three to five pupils. This report summarizes the findings of a randomized controlled trial assessing the impact of ABRA on literacy outcomes for Year 1 pupils. The trial also assesses the impact of an offline, paper and pencil version of the same intervention (referred to here at "the non-Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) intervention"). There were 51 participating schools and 2,241 pupils at randomization, and a total of 48 schools and 1,884 pupils were included in the final analysis (84% of the initial pupils at randomization). The trial took place between October 2014 and May 2015. Fifty-one schools were randomly assigned to either receive some version of the intervention or to act as a "control" school delivering business as usual. In the schools receiving the intervention, pupils were randomized to receive one of the following options: (1) ABRA, (2) the non-ICT intervention, and (3) standard literacy provision. The process evaluation involved observing sessions to understand a variety of factors in the intervention. These included an evaluation of which elements contributed to successful implementation, the perceptions and experiences of TAs and project leads, levels of pupil engagement, and the mechanisms behind the estimated impacts. This was an efficacy study, due to the involvement of the developer in the delivery of the program. Key conclusions of this report are: (1) The children who received ABRA, or its offline alternative were found to make two and three months' progress in literacy respectively compared to the children who received standard provision. This positive result would be unlikely to occur by chance; (2) For both ABRA and the offline alternative, the impact for children eligible for free school meals and children with below average pre-test outcomes was larger than for all pupils; (3) Successful implementation contributed to a well-designed and delivered training program which emphasized fidelity and consistency, enforced by ongoing support from the project team; (4) The process evaluation found that both the ICT and non-ICT interventions may be best delivered in groups of similar rather than mixed ability. The process evaluation also suggested minor changes to the intervention to make it more culturally relevant to British pupils, and to remove some repetition in the non-ICT program; and (5) Future research will examine whether ABRA or the non-ICT intervention can be successfully delivered at scale, and will look at longer-term impacts through assessing Key Stage 1 data from this trial.
Publication Title: Education Endowment Foundation ERIC Number: ED581099 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:YVVDH5N2 2486141:3IXCDD64
Keywords: Comparative Analysis; Diagnostic Tests; Educational Technology; Elementary School Students; Foreign Countries; Intervention; Literacy Education; Low Income Groups; Online Courses; Phonics; Pretests Posttests; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Randomized Controlled Trials; Reading Programs; Reading Tests; Small Group Instruction; Student Characteristics; Technology Uses in Education

About the size of Google Scholar: playing the numbers - Orduña-Malea, Enrique; Ayllón, Juan Manuel; Martín-Martín, Alberto; López-Cózar, Emilio Delgado (arXiv preprint arXiv:1407.6239, 2014)
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