AI language tools risk scientific diversity and innovation - Nakadai, Ryosuke; Nakawake, Yo; Shibasaki, Shota (Nature Human Behaviour, 2023)
Keywords: Cultural evolution; Scientific community

GETN Tenets & Principles of EdTech Trialing Networks & Environments within the US - Global EdTech Trialing Network (United States); Boody Adorno, Katie; Mote, Erin (Global EdTech Testbeds Network, 2023)
Keywords: _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

The Theory of Educational Technology: Towards a Dialogic Foundation for Design - Wegerif, Rupert; Major, Louis (Routledge, 2023)

Benefits of using ISSB in school buildings - Nambatya, Mauricia (Open Development & Education, 2023)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Is indoor environmental quality in my school classroom safe? - Warwocki, Pawel (Open Development & Education, 2023)
How can we monitor indoor environmental quality without access to sophisticated measurement instruments? This blog highlights simple methods for checking classroom environmental quality. The methods cannot replace the processes of taking actual measurements and monitoring, or ensure that classrooms meet code requirements; they will, however, help identify particular problems and indicate actions that can be taken to avoid them. The end of the blog includes a table of the actions described and a simple survey that can be used with schoolchildren. An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Using Large Language Models for Qualitative Analysis can Introduce Serious Bias - Ashwin, Julian; Chhabra, Aditya; Rao, Vijayendra (World Bank Washington, DC, 2023)

Open Knowledge Repository - World Bank (2023)
Keywords: Final_citation

Overcoming the challenges of using automated technologies for public health evidence synthesis - Hocking, Lucy; Parkinson, Sarah; Adams, Avery; Molding Nielsen, Emmanuel; Ang, Cecilia; De Carvalho Gomes, Helena (Eurosurveillance, 2023)
Many organisations struggle to keep pace with public health evidence due to the volume of published literature and length of time it takes to conduct literature reviews. New technologies that help automate parts of the evidence synthesis process can help conduct reviews more quickly and efficiently to better provide up-to-date evidence for public health decision making. To date, automated approaches have seldom been used in public health due to significant barriers to their adoption. In this Perspective, we reflect on the findings of a study exploring experiences of adopting automated technologies to conduct evidence reviews within the public health sector. The study, funded by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, consisted of a literature review and qualitative data collection from public health organisations and researchers in the field. We specifically focus on outlining the challenges associated with the adoption of automated approaches and potential solutions and actions that can be taken to mitigate these. We explore these in relation to actions that can be taken by tool developers (e.g. improving tool performance and transparency), public health organisations (e.g. developing staff skills, encouraging collaboration) and funding bodies/the wider research system (e.g. researchers, funding bodies, academic publishers and scholarly journals).

How Africa's first heat officer is protecting women in Sierra Leone - Bah, Saidu (BBC Future Planet, 2023)
Africa's first heat officer is helping women keep cool in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown.

Reviews and Reviewing: Approaches to Research Synthesis. An Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) paper - Smith, Linda C. (Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 2023)
Abstract Reviews have long been recognized as among the most important forms of scientific communication. The rapid growth of the primary literature has further increased the need for reviews to distill and interpret the literature. This review on Reviews and Reviewing: Approaches to Research Synthesis encompasses the evolution of the review literature, taxonomy of review literature, uses and users of reviews, the process of preparing reviews, assessment of review quality and impact, the impact of information technology on the preparation of reviews, and research opportunities for information science related to reviews and reviewing. In addition to providing a synthesis of prior research, this review seeks to identify gaps in the published research and to suggest possible future research directions.
Keywords: _Added-ailr-2024

The next frontier: insights from Global event on Education Evidence Labs - Turney, Ella (Jacobs Foundation, 2023)
The Global Convening on Education Evidence Labs, hosted by Jacobs Foundation in partnership with the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO), alongside support from On Think Tanks (OTT), brought together stakeholders from Ministries of Education, EdLab implementing units, research institutions, multilateral agencies, and global funders. The event, held in mid-October 2023, aimed to address the […]

ChatGPT has entered the classroom: how LLMs could transform education - Extance, Andy (Nature, 2023)
Researchers, educators and companies are experimenting with ways to turn flawed but famous large language models into trustworthy, accurate ‘thought partners’ for learning.
Keywords: Computer science; Education; Machine learning; Mathematics and computing

ChatGPT Pricing, Explained: Plus & Tokens (2024) - Ch, David (Guides.ai, 2023)
ChatGPT Plus costs $20 per month ($23.80/month for EU + UK). The ChatGPT API costs $0.002 for every 1000 tokens.

Education Sector Contingency Plan: Guidelines and Templates - Vijil-Morin, Alejandra; Villavicencio, Xuzel; Haßler, Björn (Open Development & Education, 2023)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: _internal; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Education Sector Contingency Plan: Guidelines and Templates - Vijil-Morin, Alejandra; Villavicencio, Xuzel; Haßler, Björn (Open Development & Education, 2023)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/

UNICEF: 100 million children vulnerable to climate change impacts in Nigeria (TheCable, 2023)
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says 100 million children are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change in Nigeria.

Deep-diving robots checking for climate collapse in our oceans (BBC News, 2023)
Scientists in Scotland are monitoring the North Atlantic for signs of weakening warm water currents.

Madagascan heatwave ‘virtually impossible’ without human-caused global heating - Carrington, Damian; editor, Damian Carrington Environment (The Guardian, 2023)
Study finds impact of heat on millions of people went unrecorded, highlighting limitations many African countries face
Keywords: Africa; Climate crisis; Environment; Extreme heat; Extreme weather; Madagascar; World news

KS-TVET Life Skills Course: Process Report - El-Serafy, Yomna; Macharia, Grace; Klune, Christopher (Open Development & Education, 2023)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/

KS-TVET Life Skills Course: Process Report - El-Serafy, Yomna; Macharia, Grace; Klune, Christopher (Open Development & Education, 2023)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: _comingsoon; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

KS-TVET Life Skills Course: Project Brief - Klune, Christopher; El-Serafy, Yomna; Macharia, Grace (Open Development & Education, 2023)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/

KS-TVET Life Skills Course: Project Brief - Klune, Christopher; El-Serafy, Yomna; Macharia, Grace (Open Development & Education, 2023)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: _comingsoon; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Project updates for Climate, Environment and Education Adaptation Research (CLEEAR) Tanzania Steering Committee - Villavicencio, Xuzel; Hassler, Bjoern (Open Development & Education, 2023)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Weather tracker: Ethiopia hit by severe drought amid east Africa floods (The Guardian, 2023)
More than 50 people dead in Tigray and Amhara regions while UN warns of ‘crisis-level hunger or worse’ in Somalia
Keywords: Africa; Drought; Environment; Ethiopia; Extreme weather; Somalia; Turkey; World news

Motor emissions could have fallen by over 30% without SUV trend, report says - Horton, Helena; reporter, Helena Horton Environment (The Guardian, 2023)
Global fall averaged 4.2% between 2010 and 2022 but would have been far more if vehicle sizes stayed same
Keywords: Automotive emissions; Automotive industry; Business; Carbon footprints; Environment; Greenhouse gas emissions; Motoring; Pollution; World news

The Impact of Broadband Network Construction on Education - Utilities One (Utilities One, 2023)
Being connected to the digital world is no longer a luxury, but a necessity in today's society. The internet has become a powerful tool in various aspects of our lives, including education. However, not all students have equal access to this invaluable resource, leading to what is commonly known as the "homework gap.
Keywords: Final_citation

How to build an IoT device with low-power sleep - Haßler, Björn (Open Development & Education, 2023)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://.opendeved.net/
Keywords: _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence; _r:AddedByZotZen

Climate-resilient school buildings - Villavicencio, Xuzel; Hassler, Bjoern (Open Development & Education, 2023)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: _comingsoon; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

EdTech, Learning and Equity: The EdTech Hub Research Portfolio - Haßler, Björn; Wagner, Dan; Outhwaite, Laura (EdTechHub, 2023)
Keywords: _internal; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Disseminating the evidence and outputs generated by your programme - Haßler, Björn; Friese, Laila; Mansour, Hassan (EdTech Hub, 2023)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
Keywords: Coming Soon; _comingsoon; _forthcoming; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Zambia’s Education Sector Support Technical Assistance Facility (ZESSTA) - Open Development & Education - Open Development & Education (2023)
Effective teaching and learning of large cohorts in institutions of higher learning in Zambia: Challenges and opportunities

Mapping National Digital Learning Platforms: Full Dataset - Rui, Tingting; Chuang, Rachel; Thinley, Sangay; AlSheikh Theeb, Thaer; Villavicencio, Xuzel; Hasiniavo, Rasolohery (EdTech Hub, 2023)
The dataset provided here as a link to a spreadsheet presents raw data from a global mapping exercise of 471 national digital platforms across 184 countries conducted by EdTech Hub as part of a Helpdesk request from UNICEF. The mapping exercise examined three key areas of availability, usability, and inclusivity of national digital learning platforms. Analysis from the dataset was used to generate a report on national digital learning platforms. The datasheet includes the authors’ organisation of the dataset under key indicators. Readers can use the datasheet to replicate or conduct their own analysis. An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
Keywords: _r:AddedByZotZen

(obsolete) (Open Development & Education, 2023)
Keywords: _comingsoon; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

ChatGPT Pricing: How Much Does ChatGPT Cost? - Drapkin, Aaron (Tech.co, 2023)
ChatGPT has lots of different plans, models and services. But how much do they actually cost? We take a closer look.

Digital Literacy Assessment Tool Report - Macharia, Grace; Walker, Hannah; Waziri, Nafisa; Martin, Anna; Haßler, Björn (Open Development & Education, 2023)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: _comingsoon; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

GPT-4 Technical Report - OpenAI; Achiam, Josh; Adler, Steven; Agarwal, Sandhini; Ahmad, Lama; Akkaya, Ilge; Aleman, Florencia Leoni; Almeida, Diogo; Altenschmidt, Janko; Altman, Sam; Anadkat, Shyamal; Avila, Red; et al. (arXiv, 2023)
We report the development of GPT-4, a large-scale, multimodal model which can accept image and text inputs and produce text outputs. While less capable than humans in many real-world scenarios, GPT-4 exhibits human-level performance on various professional and academic benchmarks, including passing a simulated bar exam with a score around the top 10% of test takers. GPT-4 is a Transformer-based model pre-trained to predict the next token in a document. The post-training alignment process results in improved performance on measures of factuality and adherence to desired behavior. A core component of this project was developing infrastructure and optimization methods that behave predictably across a wide range of scales. This allowed us to accurately predict some aspects of GPT-4's performance based on models trained with no more than 1/1,000th the compute of GPT-4.
Keywords: Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence; Computer Science - Computation and Language

Mental health and wellbeing outcomes of climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies: A systematic review - Flores, Elaine C.; Brown, Laura J.; Kakuma, Ritsuko; Eaton, Julian; Dangour, Alan D. (Environmental Research Letters, 2023)
Abstract Climate change has already impacted the health and wellbeing of ∼5 billion people globally. However, the potential influence of climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies on mental health and wellbeing outcomes in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs) remains insufficiently understood. We aimed to determine the effect of these strategies on mental health and wellbeing outcomes among LMIC beneficiaries. We carried out a systematic review to identify intervention and case studies published from 2013 to 2022, searching OVID Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, Global Health, Cochrane Library, GreenFile, Web of Science, and a subset of studies from the ‘Global Adaptation Mapping Initiative’ database. We included controlled, quasi-experimental, pilot, and focussed case studies reporting mental health or wellbeing outcomes assessments of climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies. We categorised studies by design, geographic region, target population, setting, environmental hazard, strategy type and primary outcomes. PROSPERO registry: CRD42021262711. A total of 9532 studies were initially retrieved, and 15 studies involving 12 255 participants met the inclusion criteria. Among these, twelve studies described evidence from single-adaptation strategies in nine LMICs, while three reported mitigation programmes. Only two randomised evaluations assessed common mental disorders such as depression, trauma or anxiety using validated scales. Most studies evaluated broader wellbeing at the community and individual levels. Nine studies (53.3%) reported significant beneficial changes in mental health or wellbeing outcomes among beneficiaries, while six (46.7%) obtained mixed results linked to local and sociocultural factors. The interventions ‘practical significance and overall impact remained unclear due to the heterogeneous reporting in program effectiveness, gaps in effect size assessments or qualitative insights. Our review highlights the scarcity and limited nature of the current evidence, underscoring the need for further equitable research. The ongoing global climate and mental health crises press us to fully understand and address these strategies’ psychosocial impacts and translate these findings into effective policy and transdisciplinary action as an opportunity to prevent and ameliorate significant, long-term problems in the population’s mental health and wellbeing.
Keywords: openalex:citedBy; openalex:import; selected_for:effects of climate ch...on learning...LMICs 2024; tagged

A Rapid Review of Impact Assessment of Climate Change on Health and Mental Well-Being in Africa - Oladimeji, Kelechi Elizabeth; Zungu, Lindiwe; Chocko, Ronnie; Hyera, Francis Leonard Mpotte; Nyatela, Athini; Gumede, Siphamandla; Dwarka, Depika; Lalla-Edward, Samanta Tresha (New Voices in Psychology, 2023)
Despite widespread global attention, the potential threats to human health posed by climate change in Africa still need to be further understood. Although there is mounting concern that climate change is a serious risk to human health, less evidence shows a direct causal relationship between climate change and health risks in Africa. In this rapid review, we discuss our synthesis of available evidence on the health implications of climate change with a focus on Africa. PubMed was systematically searched for relevant articles from 2020 to 2023 using a search strategy. Only eligible articles published in the English language with full article access were included for review using the population concept context (PCC) criteria by Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI). After removing duplicates, the selection process began with title and abstract screening, followed by screening full-text articles. Of the 3272 articles retrieved, only 10 were eligible for synthesis. We found mainly reported climate exposures to range from drought, concerning rainfall patterns, and increasing temperatures reported to cause morbidity and mortality through health risks: respiratory diseases, vector-borne diseases, cardiovascular diseases and mental health concerns. Africa still has a huge shortage of available evidence, particularly research focusing on the health implications, including mental health of climate change and interventions to prevent climate change-related health consequences. While the limited global evidence indicates that climate change results in an increased risk to public health, there are gaps in demonstrating the causal links between climate change and societal mental health impacts in Africa. There is also an urgent need for more research on effectively addressing climate hazards that threaten the African continent's public health and well-being.
Keywords: openalex:citedBy; openalex:import; selected_for:effects of climate ch...on learning...LMICs 2024; tagged

paperdigest (AI-Powered Research Platform) (Paper Digest, 2023)
Based in New York, we serve users from thousands of universities & companies on search, review, text rewriting and more.

The next generation of machine learning for tracking adaptation texts - Sietsma, Anne J.; Ford, James D.; Minx, Jan C. (Nature Climate Change, 2023)
Machine learning presents opportunities for tracking evidence on climate change adaptation, including text-based methods from natural language processing. In theory, such tools can analyse more data in less time, using fewer resources and with less risk of bias. However, the first generation of adaptation studies have delivered only proof of concepts. Reviewing these first studies, we argue that future efforts should focus on creating more diverse datasets, investigating concrete hypotheses, fostering collaboration and promoting ‘machine learning literacy’, including understanding bias. More fundamentally, machine learning enables a paradigmatic shift towards automating repetitive tasks and makes interactive ‘living evidence’ platforms possible. Broadly, the adaptation community is failing to prepare for this shift. Flagship projects of organizations such as the IPCC could help to lead the way.
Keywords: Climate-change impacts; Interdisciplinary studies; Research data; _z:no_pdf; openalex:citedBy; openalex:import; selected_for:effects of climate ch...on learning...LMICs 2024; tagged

Causal loop diagram (Wikipedia, 2023)
A causal loop diagram (CLD) is a causal diagram that aids in visualizing how different variables in a system are causally interrelated. The diagram consists of a set of words and arrows. Causal loop diagrams are accompanied by a narrative which describes the causally closed situation the CLD describes. Closed loops, or causal feedback loops, in the diagram are very important features of CLDs. The words with arrows coming in and out represent variables, or quantities whose value changes over time and the links represent a causal relationship between the two variables (i.e., they do not represent a material flow). A link marked + indicates a positive relation where an increase in the causal variable leads, all else equal, to an increase in the effect variable, or a decrease in the causal variable leads, all else equal, to a decrease in the effect variable. A link marked - indicates a negative relation where an increase in the causal variable leads, all else equal, to a decrease in the effect variable, or a decrease in the causal variable leads, all else equal, to an increase in the effect variable. A positive causal link can be said to lead to a change in the same direction, and an opposite link can be said to lead to change in the opposite direction, i.e. if the variable in which the link starts increases, the other variable decreases and vice versa. The words without arrows are loop labels. As with the links, feedback loops have either positive (i.e., reinforcing) or negative (i.e., balancing) polarity. CLDs contain labels for these processes, often using numbering (e.g., B1 for the first balancing loop being described in a narrative, B2 for the second one, etc.), and phrases that describe the function of the loop (i.e., "haste makes waste"). A reinforcing loop is a cycle in which the effect of a variation in any variable propagates through the loop and returns to reinforce the initial deviation (i.e. if a variable increases in a reinforcing loop the effect through the cycle will return an increase to the same variable and vice versa). A balancing loop is the cycle in which the effect of a variation in any variable propagates through the loop and returns to the variable a deviation opposite to the initial one (i.e. if a variable increases in a balancing loop the effect through the cycle will return a decrease to the same variable and vice versa). Balancing loops are typically goal-seeking, or error-sensitive, processes and are presented with the variable indicating the goal of the loop. Reinforcing loops are typically vicious or virtuous cycles. Example of positive reinforcing loop: The amount of the Bank Balance will affect the amount of the Earned Interest, as represented by the top blue arrow, pointing from Bank Balance to Earned Interest. Since an increase in Bank balance results in an increase in Earned Interest, this link is positive, which is denoted with a "+". The Earned interest gets added to the Bank balance, also a positive link, represented by the bottom blue arrow. The causal effect between these variables forms a positive reinforcing loop, represented by the green arrow, which is denoted with an "R".

Recommendations Report for Technology and CPD for Secondary School Leaders and Teachers in Sierra Leone - Lurvink, Anne-Fleur (Open Development & Education, 2023)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: _comingsoon; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Conceptual Modeling: Topics, Themes, and Technology Trends - Storey, Veda C.; Lukyanenko, Roman; Castellanos, Arturo (ACM Computing Surveys, 2023)
Conceptual modeling is an important part of information systems development and use that involves identifying and representing relevant aspects of reality. Although the past decades have experienced continuous digitalization of services and products that impact business and society, conceptual modeling efforts are still required to support new technologies as they emerge. This paper surveys research on conceptual modeling over the past five decades and shows how its topics and trends continue to evolve to accommodate emerging technologies, while remaining grounded in basic constructs. We survey over 5,300 papers that address conceptual modeling topics from the 1970s to the present, which are collected from 35 multidisciplinary journals and conferences, and use them as the basis from which to analyze the progression of conceptual modeling. The important role that conceptual modeling should play in our evolving digital world is discussed, and future research directions proposed.
Keywords: _Added-ailr-2024

Analysis report of data collected in Temeke schools - Toyinbo, Oluyemi; Villavicencio, Xuzel; Waziri, Nafisa; Haßler, Björn (Open Development & Education, 2023)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: Internal; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Bioclimatic Strategies to Reduce Energy Consumption in Mixed-Used Buildings in Abuja, Nigeria - Ali, S.M.; Buhari, K.A. (Bayero University, 2024)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Distribution of Soil Chemical Properties of Smallholder Farms on Derelict Mined-Sites of Jos South LGA, Jos Plateau, Nigeria - Dakagan, J.B.; Tudunwada, I.Y.; Ajiji, S.A.; Aliyu, J.A. (Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2024)

Challenging Systematic Prejudices - An Investigation into Bias Against Women and Girls in Large Language Models - Daniel van Niekerk; María Pérez-Ortiz; John Shawe-Taylor; Davor Orlič; Ivana Drobnjak; Jackie Kay; Noah Siegel; Katherine Evans; Nyalleng Moorosi; Tina Eliassi-Rad; Leonie Maria Tanczer; Wayne Holmes; et al. (UNESCO / IRCAI, 2024)

Unintended consequences of English school stock energy-efficient retrofit on cognitive performance of children under climate change - Dong, J.; Schwartz, Y.; Korolija, I.; Mumovic, D. (Building and Environment, 2024)
School building stock retrofit forms a key part of UK’s commitment to net-zero carbon target by 2050. However, with a changing climate, the retrofit of school buildings may have unintended consequences on classroom thermal environments and cognitive performance of children in non-heating seasons. This paper aims to quantify the impact of school stock retrofit in accordance with increasingly tightening energy efficiency regulatory requirements on cognitive performance of English children, while also exploring the potential adaptation measures under climate change. The results indicate that English schools that undergo envelope insulation exhibit higher Cognitive Performance Loss (CPL) of children compared to their original conditions. Passive climate adaptation measures, especially increased daytime ventilation rate was found to be an effective strategy for mitigating the impact of climate change on cognitive performance. However, the benefits of passive measures will diminish as the climate warms, while air conditioning will be required to maintain cognitive performance loss at relatively low levels. In addition to the reduction of heating load, envelope insulation can provide benefits for English schools in cooler climatic regions from both cognitive performance and energy point of view. The study calls for the CPL to be added as one of the key performance indicators when considering the long-term impact of climate change on schools. This would enable policy makers and relevant stakeholders to make more holistic decisions regarding school stock retrofit while ensuring that classrooms are conducive to learning.
Keywords: _z:class:countries

A Meta-Study of the Evolutionary Transformative Academic Landscape by Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning - Lainjo, Bongs; Tmouche, Hanan (International Journal of Education, Teaching, and Social Sciences, 2024)

ERICC Evidence Review in Nigeria_The evidence for improving education in conflict-affected areas of Nigeria and existing gaps - Mishra, A.; Oyinloye, B.; Mkwananzi, F.; Watts, M.; Adesina, Adedoyin; Akogun, O.; S., Salmon- Letelier; M.; Diazgranados Ferrans, S. (2024)

Should we collaborate with AI to conduct literature reviews? Changing epistemic values in a flattening world - Ngwenyama, Ojelanki; Rowe, Frantz (Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 2024)

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)

Application of Language Models for the Segmentation of Website Visitors - Stöckl, Andreas; Krauss, Oliver (Intelligent Systems and Applications, 2024)

Global Report on Teachers - Addressing teacher shortages and transforming the profession - UNESCO; Education 2030 (2024)

Dataset of indoor air parameter measurements relating to indoor air quality and thermal comfort in South African primary school classrooms of various building infrastructure types - Van Der Walt, Rita Elise; Grobbelaar, Sara Susanna; Booysen, Marthinus Johannes (Data in Brief, 2024)
In the resource-constrained South African education sector, infrastructure considered temporary or a backup in other countries is used as permanent classrooms, primarily but not exclusively in lower-income areas. Children's cognitive performance and comfort are directly impacted by indoor air quality. Temperature, relative humidity, particulate matter and CO2 levels, substantial determinants of air quality and thermal comfort, have not been investigated across different classroom building and infrastructure types. We measure these parameters with 11-min intervals in 24 classrooms at schools in Stellenbosch, South Africa. These classrooms consist of a range of different infrastructure types. Container classrooms with and without insulation, mobile (prefabricated) classrooms, and brick classrooms of different configurations are included. Measurements are concurrently sampled over ten months (249 days, still ongoing) across multiple seasons with relevant metadata, including ambient weather conditions, school days and times, and electricity availability in the (South) African context, which impacts air conditioning usage. This dataset provides valuable insights into true learning conditions in South African classrooms.
Keywords: Brick classrooms; C:South Africa; Carbon dioxide; Developing country; Indoor air quality; Learning environment; Particulate matter; Portable classrooms; Thermal environment; _z:class:countries; _z:class:themes; oa:topic:T10121 Building Energy Efficiency and Thermal Comfort Optimization; oa:topic:T11692 Effects of Noise Pollution on Health and Well-being; oa:topic:T11988 Sustainable Construction and Green Building; openalex:n:1; openalex:yes

6 Social choice and research capacity strengthening in Nigeria - Watts, Michael; Waziri, Nafisa; Akogun, Oladele (Social Choice, Agency, Inclusiveness and Capabilities, 2024)

ijmarshall/robotreviewer - Marshall, Iain (2024)
Automatic synthesis of RCTs
Keywords: bias; clinical-trials; cochrane; icasr; rcts; systematic-reviews; trial

Understanding the pricing of the ChatGPT API - API (OpenAI Developer Forum, 2024)
Greetings, if our institution opts for the Tier 3 plan for the ChatGPT API, allowing students to utilize our API, and the usage either surpasses or falls below the predefined limits of Tier 3, how does it influence the monthly pricing? To clarify, if usage exceeds the Tier 3 limits, will our monthly payment remain fixed at $1000, or will the pricing be adapted according to our actual usage? You can refer to the link provided for details on the tier plans: https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/...

Scopus AI Beta: functional analysis and cases - Aguilera Cora, Elisenda; Lopezosa, Carlos; Codina, Lluís (2024)
Academic databases are a fundamental source for identifying relevant literature in a field of study. Scopus contains more than 90 million records and indexes around 12,000 documents per day. However, this context and the cumulative nature of science itself make it difficult to selectively identify information. In addition, academic database search tools are not very intuitive, and require an iterative and relatively slow process of searching and evaluation. In response to these challenges, Elsevier has launched Scopus AI, currently in its Beta version. As the product is still under development, the current user experience is not representative of the final product. Scopus AI is an artificial intelligence that generates short synthesis of the documents indexed in the database, based on instructions or prompts. This study examines the interface and the main functions of this tool and explores it on the basis of three case studies. The functional analysis shows that the Scopus AI Beta interface is intuitive and easy to use. Elsevier's AI tool allows the researcher to obtain an overview of a problem, as well as to identify authors and approaches, in a more agile search session than conventional search. Scopus AI Beta is not a substitute for conventional search in all cases, but it is an accelerator of academic processes. It is a valuable tool for literature reviews, construction of theoretical frameworks and verification of relationships between variables, among other applications that are actually impossible to delimit.
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Systematic review using a spiral approach with machine learning - Saeidmehr, Amirhossein; Steel, Piers David Gareth; Samavati, Faramarz F. (Systematic Reviews, 2024)
Abstract With the accelerating growth of the academic corpus, doubling every 9 years, machine learning is a promising avenue to make systematic review manageable. Though several notable advancements have already been made, the incorporation of machine learning is less than optimal, still relying on a sequential, staged process designed to accommodate a purely human approach, exemplified by PRISMA. Here, we test a spiral, alternating or oscillating approach, where full-text screening is done intermittently with title/abstract screening, which we examine in three datasets by simulation under 360 conditions comprised of different algorithmic classifiers, feature extractions, prioritization rules, data types, and information provided (e.g., title/abstract, full-text included). Overwhelmingly, the results favored a spiral processing approach with logistic regression, TF-IDF for vectorization, and maximum probability for prioritization. Results demonstrate up to a 90% improvement over traditional machine learning methodologies, especially for databases with fewer eligible articles. With these advancements, the screening component of most systematic reviews should remain functionally achievable for another one to two decades.

HLAEquity: Examining biases in pan-allele peptide-HLA binding predictors - Conev, Anja; Fasoulis, Romanos; Hall-Swan, Sarah; Ferreira, Rodrigo; Kavraki, Lydia E. (iScience, 2024)
Keywords: Computational bioinformatics; Human Geography; Immune system; Machine learning

Supervised Machine Learning Approaches for Predicting Key Pollutants and for the Sustainable Enhancement of Urban Air Quality: A Systematic Review - Essamlali, Ismail; Nhaila, Hasna; Khaïli, Mohamed El (Sustainability, 2024)
Urban air pollution is a pressing global issue driven by factors such as swift urbanization, population expansion, and heightened industrial activities. To address this challenge, the integration of Machine Learning (ML) into smart cities presents a promising avenue. Our article offers comprehensive insights into recent advancements in air quality research, employing the PRISMA method as a cornerstone for the reviewing process, while simultaneously exploring the application of frequently employed ML methodologies. Focusing on supervised learning algorithms, the study meticulously analyzes air quality data, elucidating their unique benefits and challenges. These frequently employed ML techniques, including LSTM (Long Short-Term Memory), RF (Random Forest), ANN (Artificial Neural Networks), and SVR (Support Vector Regression), are instrumental in our quest for cleaner, healthier urban environments. By accurately predicting key pollutants such as particulate matter (PM), nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), and ozone (O3), these methods offer tangible solutions for society. They enable informed decision-making for urban planners and policymakers, leading to proactive, sustainable strategies to combat urban air pollution. As a result, the well-being and health of urban populations are significantly improved. In this revised abstract, the importance of frequently employed ML methods in the context of air quality is explicitly emphasized, underlining their role in improving urban environments and enhancing the well-being of urban populations.
Keywords: openalex:citedBy; openalex:import; selected_for:effects of climate ch...on learning...LMICs 2024; tagged

Introducing the next iteration of our sensor box - Haßler, Björn; Bablok, Bernhard (Open Development & Education, 2024)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Reference Coverage Analysis of OpenAlex compared to Web of Science and Scopus - Culbert, Jack; Hobert, Anne; Jahn, Najko; Haupka, Nick; Schmidt, Marion; Donner, Paul; Mayr, Philipp (arXiv, 2024)
OpenAlex is a promising open source of scholarly metadata, and competitor to the established proprietary sources, the Web of Science and Scopus. As OpenAlex provides its data freely and openly, it permits researchers to perform bibliometric studies that can be reproduced in the community without licensing barriers. However, as OpenAlex is a rapidly evolving source and the data contained within is expanding and also quickly changing, the question naturally arises as to the trustworthiness of its data. In this empirical paper, we will study the reference and metadata coverage within each database and compare them with each other to help address this open question in bibliometrics. In our large-scale study, we demonstrate that, when restricted to a cleaned dataset of 16,788,282 recent publications shared by all three databases, OpenAlex has average reference numbers comparable to both Web of Science and Scopus. We also demonstrate that the comparison of other core metadata covered by OpenAlex shows mixed results, with OpenAlex capturing more ORCID identifiers, fewer abstracts and a similar number of Open Access information per article when compared to both Web of Science and Scopus.
Keywords: Computer Science - Digital Libraries

Why disability inclusion is important for climate resilience - King, Molly M. (2024)
Globally, more than a billion people have a disability. Most live in poverty and 80 percent live in low- and middle-income countries, which are more susceptible to climate disasters. Because of this, and sometimes because they are also members of other minorities, disabled people are much more likely to experience the worst impacts of climate change. People with disabilities are two to four times more likely to be hurt or die in climate-related disasters such as heatwaves, wildfires and floods. During the 2017 flooding in rural New South Wales in Australia, those with disabilities were disproportionately impacted by unstable housing, displacement, and post-traumatic stress disorder. When northern Bangladesh faced unprecedented flooding in June 2022, many with disabilities did not receive sufficient support from the government to reach safety and access to shelter, health care, and food.
Keywords: _z:class:countries; openalex:import; openalex:yes

Remote Supervision Options for School Quality Assurance Officers - Beoku-Betts, Iman; Ampofo, Rudolph; Haßler, Björn (Open Development & Education, 2024)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: _comingsoon; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Influence of Sun Shading Devices on Energy Efficiency, Thermal Comfort and Lighting Comfort in a Warm Semi-Arid Dry Mediterranean Climate - Pérez-Carramiñana, Carlos; González-Avilés, Ángel Benigno; Castilla, Nuria; Galiano-Garrigós, Antonio (Buildings, 2024)
The dry Mediterranean climate (BShs) is the European region with the highest number of hours of sunshine per year. The high annual solar radiation makes sun shading devices necessary to comply with current energy efficiency standards. However, these standards do not sufficiently consider their effect on the indoor lighting comfort of buildings. The objective is to qualitatively and quantitatively determine how movable sun shading devices jointly influence the energy efficiency, thermal comfort and lighting comfort of buildings in BShs climate. The scientific novelty of the work consists of demonstrating the limitations of the sun shading systems commonly used in southeastern Spain and determining the optimal technical solution in this climate to simultaneously improve thermal and lighting comfort. This research comparatively studies the influence of various movable sun shading systems on the daylighting and thermal performance of an educational building. This study conducted on-site measurements, user surveys and computer simulations to study how to improve the thermal and lighting performances of the building. This work demonstrates that interior solar shading provides little improvement in thermal comfort and reduces the cooling demand by only 25%. External movable sun shading improves thermal comfort and reduces the cooling demand by more than 60%, but only adjustable blinds or awnings achieve adequate and homogeneous illuminance values as they diffuse daylight. The paper concludes that energy efficiency standards should be modified to ensure adequate lighting comfort in buildings.
Keywords: energy efficiency; indoor lighting comfort; sun shading devices; thermal comfort; warm semi-arid dry Mediterranean climate

Cadre stratégique pour l'alphabétisation numérique des citoyens en Afrique - Smart Africa Alliance (Smart Africa Alliance, 2024)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: Coming soon; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Comparative Summary Report of Digital Literacy Skills Frameworks - Smart Africa Alliance (Smart Africa Alliance, 2024)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://.opendeved.net/
Keywords: _comingsoon; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Digital Literacy Assessment Tool - Smart Africa Alliance (Smart Africa Alliance, 2024)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://.opendeved.net/
Keywords: _comingsoon; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Digital Literacy for Citizens - Course Curation Guideline - Smart Africa Alliance (Smart Africa Alliance, 2024)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: Coming soon; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Digital Literacy For Citizens Policy Framework for Africa - Smart Africa Alliance (Smart Africa Alliance, 2024)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: _comingsoon; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Methodology for the Curation of Digital Literacy Courses - Smart Africa Alliance (Smart Africa Alliance, 2024)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: _comingsoon; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Outil d'évaluation de la littératie numérique - Smart Africa Alliance; Hassan, Mansour; Grace, Macharia; Waziri, Nafisa; Haßler, Björn (Smart Africa Alliance, 2024)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: Coming soon; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Méthodologie pour la création de cours de littératie numérique - Smart Africa Alliance; Macharia, Grace; Walker, Hannah; Waziri, Nafisa; Haßer, Björn (Smart Africa Alliance, 2024)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: Coming soon; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Directive de curation de cours - Smart Africa Alliance; Omboto, Charles; Waziri, Nafisa; Haßler, Björn (Smart Africa Alliance, 2024)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: Coming soon; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Rapport d'analyse comparative des cadres de compétences en littératie numériq - Smart Africa Alliance; Waziri, Nafisa; Macharia, Grace; Martin, Anna; Walker, Hannah; Haßler, Björn (Smart Africa Alliance, 2024)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: Coming soon; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

The OpenDevEd Zotero Workbook - Haßler, Björn (Open Development & Education, 2024)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: Coming soon; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Guide: Roof paint, shading, and sound insulation - Regime Projects Tanzania; Open Development & Education (Open Development & Education, 2024)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: _forthcoming; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence; coming soon

Guide: Technical specifications for applying local white paint on schools’ roofs - Regime Projects Tanzania; Open Development & Education (Open Development & Education, 2024)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: _forthcoming; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence; coming soon

Evidence collection - Haßler, Björn (Open Development & Education, 2024)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: _forthcoming; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence; coming soon

OpenDevEd/OpenAlex-SDK (Open Development & Education, 2024)

Using AI to Automate Literature Reviews - Haßler, Björn; Hassan, Mustafa; Klune, Christopher (EdTech Hub, 2024)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
Keywords: _forthcoming; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence; coming soon

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

Structured information extraction from scientific text with large language models - Dagdelen, John; Dunn, Alexander; Lee, Sanghoon; Walker, Nicholas; Rosen, Andrew S.; Ceder, Gerbrand; Persson, Kristin A.; Jain, Anubhav (Nature Communications, 2024)
Abstract Extracting structured knowledge from scientific text remains a challenging task for machine learning models. Here, we present a simple approach to joint named entity recognition and relation extraction and demonstrate how pretrained large language models (GPT-3, Llama-2) can be fine-tuned to extract useful records of complex scientific knowledge. We test three representative tasks in materials chemistry: linking dopants and host materials, cataloging metal-organic frameworks, and general composition/phase/morphology/application information extraction. Records are extracted from single sentences or entire paragraphs, and the output can be returned as simple English sentences or a more structured format such as a list of JSON objects. This approach represents a simple, accessible, and highly flexible route to obtaining large databases of structured specialized scientific knowledge extracted from research papers.

How much electricity does AI consume? - Vincent, James (The Verge, 2024)
How many watts and joules does it actually take to generate a single Balenciaga pope?

Conversational AI Applications in Ed‐Tech Industry: An Analysis of Its Impact and Potential in Education - Chauhan, Deepika; Singh, Chaitanya; Rawat, Romil; Chouhan, Mukesh (Conversational Artificial Intelligence, 2024)

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.

A systematic review of ambient heat and sleep in a warming climate - Chevance, Guillaume; Minor, Kelton; Vielma, Constanza; Campi, Emmanuel; O’Callaghan-Gordo, Cristina; Basagaña, Xavier; Ballester, Joan; Bernard, Paquito (Sleep Medicine Reviews, 2024)
Climate change is elevating nighttime and daytime temperatures worldwide, affecting a broad continuum of behavioral and health outcomes. Disturbed sleep is a plausible pathway linking rising ambient temperatures with several observed adverse human responses shown to increase during hot weather. This systematic review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the literature investigating the relationship between ambient temperature and valid sleep outcomes measured in real-world settings, globally. We show that higher outdoor or indoor temperatures are generally associated with degraded sleep quality and quantity worldwide. The negative effect of heat persists across sleep measures, and is stronger during the hottest months and days, in vulnerable populations, and the warmest regions. Although we identify opportunities to strengthen the state of the science, limited evidence of fast sleep adaptation to heat suggests rising temperatures induced by climate change and urbanization pose a planetary threat to human sleep, and therefore health, performance, and wellbeing.
Keywords: openalex:citedBy; openalex:import; selected_for:effects of climate ch...on learning...LMICs 2024; tagged

Coding tool for a systematic review with meta-analysis: Understanding quality characteristics of EdTech interventions and implementation for disadvantaged pupils - Haßler, Björn; McBurnie, Chris; Walker, Hannah; Klune, Christopher (Open Development & Education, 2024)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: Coming soon; Internal; _forthcoming; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

[obsolete] (Open Development & Education, 2024)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: Internal; _Obsolete; _forthcoming; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence; coming soon

[obsolete] (Open Development & Education, 2024)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: Internal; _Obsolete; _forthcoming; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence; coming soon

Keyword Inventory for Systematic Literature Review: Understanding Quality Characteristics of EdTech Interventions and Implementation for Disadvantaged Pupils - Haßler, Björn; McBurnie, Chris; Walker, Hannah; Klune, Christopher (Open Development & Education, 2024)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: Internal; _forthcoming; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence; coming soon

Data Management Plan: Understanding quality characteristics of EdTech interventions and implementation for disadvantaged pupils - Haßler, Björn; McBurnie, Chris; Walker, Hannah; Klune, Christopher; Chris McBurnie (Open Development & Education, 2024)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: Internal; _forthcoming; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence; coming soon

Codebook for Systematic Literature Review: Understanding Quality Characteristics of EdTech Interventions and Implementation for Disadvantaged Pupils - McBurnie, Chris; Walker, Hannah; Haßler, Björn (Open Development & Education, 2024)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: Internal; _forthcoming; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence; coming soon

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 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.
Keywords: Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence

Digital pathways for greater education impact for all: A Country-level Framework - Rajasekaran, Subhashini; Adam, Taskeen; Tilmes, Klaus; Hawkins, Robert (Open Development & Education, 2024)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: _comingsoon; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Social Choice, Agency, Inclusiveness and Capabilities - Comim, Flavio; Anand, P. B.; Fennell, Shailaja (Cambridge University Press, 2024)
The capability approach is a versatile framework rooted on issues of justice and multidimensional assessment of quality of life developed in the 1980s as an alternative approach to prevailing mainstream development ideas focused narrowly on economic development. Most closely associated with the work of Amartya Sen, it has become of great interest to development scholars from a variety of different disciplines. Much has already been done exploring the conceptual foundations of the capability approach and discussing Sen's contribution to the field, but few books have explored the links between social choice (another field with rich contributions by Sen) and human development issues. Featuring many of the world's leading experts on social choice theory and capability indicators, Social Choice, Agency, Inclusiveness and Capabilities combines these interrelated themes into one volume and fully explores the relevance of social choice to human development.
Keywords: Business & Economics / Development / Economic Development; Social Science / Sociology / General

Evidence collection: Effects of climate change and environmental degradation on learning in LMICs - Open Development & Education (2024)

South Sudan announces schools closure as heatwave deepens (Sudan Tribune, 2024)
March 16, 2024 (JUBA) – South Sudan on Saturday announced an indefinite closure of all schools due to heatwaves characterized by very high temperatures in recent days. The Health minister, Yolanda Awel Deng said the heatwave could last for two weeks, with temperatures ranging between 41 degrees and 45 degrees Celsius. “The government has decided to take the following measures, one, close down all schools with effect from March 18, two, during the closure of the schools, parents are advised to stop their children from playing outdoors for prolonged periods and they should also monitor children, especially the young ones, for signs of heat exhaustion and heatstroke,” Awel told reporters in the capital, Juba. Heatwaves, the minister said, can acutely impact large populations for short periods, often trigger public health emergencies, and result in excess mortality and cascading socioeconomic impacts like loss of work capacity and labor productivity and can also cause loss of health service delivery capacity. Awel said the disease surveillance department at the national Health ministry has put a system in place meant to detect and respond to cases, adding there are already cases of death related to excessive heat being reported in South Sudan. The Undersecretary in the Ministry of Environment, Joseph Africano Bartel said climate change is becoming a global phenomenon in which South Sudan will experience a lot of temperature fluctuations. Africano advised the public to take precaution against rising heatwaves in the country. He urged developed countries to cut emissions, saying South Sudan will soon experience climate change impact, including heavy rains, floods and droughts. A circular from the Environment and Forestry ministry warns of likely illness and deaths among adult and children should they be exposed to the high heatwaves. According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a heatwave can be defined as a period where local excess heat accumulates over a sequence of unusually hot days and nights. As such, heatwaves amplify many risks, such as health-related or economic risks, including increased human mortality, drought and water quality, wildlife and smoke, power shortages and agricultural losses.
Keywords: _z:class:countries

South Sudan shutters all schools as it prepares for an extreme heat wave - Machol, Deng (AP News, 2024)
South Sudan’s government is closing down all schools starting Monday as the country prepares for a wave of extreme heat expected to last two weeks.
Keywords: _z:class:countries

UPDATE: The government of the republic of South Sudan has ordered the closure of all schools starting from Monday, 18th, March 2024 due to the high temperatures. According to the country's health ministry, there are reported cases of death resulting from high heat #NTVNews https://t.co/8s6Vr71yK1 - NTV UGANDA [@ntvuganda] (Twitter, 2024)
Keywords: _z:class:countries

Impact of Climate Change and Environmental Risks on Learning Outcomes - Haßler, Björn; Eso, Olamide; Villavicencio Peralta, Xuzel Ana; Waziri, Nafisa (22CCEM, 2024)
An output of the Open Development & Education (https://opendeved.net/), developed for 22CCEM.
Keywords: _forthcoming; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence; coming soon

Presentation for Internationalisierungsoffensive go-international - Haßler, Björn (Open Development & Education, 2024)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: Internal; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Evidence collection - Haßler, Björn (Open Development & Education, 2024)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: Internal; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

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

Protocol for a systematic review with meta-analysis: Understanding quality characteristics of EdTech interventions and implementation for disadvantaged pupils - Haßler, Björn; McBurnie, Chris; Walker, Hannah; Klune, Christopher; Bhutoria, Aditi (Open Development & Education, 2024)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: _forthcoming; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence; coming soon

Online tutoring works: Experimental evidence from a program with vulnerable children - Gortazar, Lucas; Hupkau, Claudia; Roldán-Monés, Antonio (Journal of Public Economics, 2024)
We provide evidence from a randomized controlled trial on the effectiveness of a novel, 100-percent online math tutoring program, targeted at secondary school students from highly disadvantaged neighborhoods. The intensive, eight-week-long program was delivered in groups of two students during after-school hours, mostly by qualified math teachers. The intervention significantly increased standardized test scores (+0.26 SD) and end-of-year math grades (+0.49 SD), while reducing the probability of repeating the school year. The intervention also raised aspirations, as well as self-reported effort at school. The two-on-one design allows us to significantly reduce costs and improve scalability, while showing similar results as one-on-one tutoring programs.
Keywords: Child outcomes; Final_citation; Mathematics; Mentoring; Online tutoring; RCT

Digital Earth Partnership: Climate, Environment & Education in Tanzania – Gaps & Policy implications - Anderson, Edward (2024)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: Coming soon; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

What impact do climate conditions in classrooms have on teachers? - Koomar, Saalim (2024)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: _publish; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Identifying and prioritizing strategies to strengthen climate resilience of education systems - Ryan, Benjamin; Garner, Shelby; Flynnn, Rachael (2024)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: Coming soon; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Education buildings: resilience to global climate change and avoidance of inequalities - Wargocki, Pawel (Open Development & Education, 2024)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Project updates for Climate, Environment and Education Adaptation Research (CLEEAR) Tanzania Steering Committee - Villavicencio, Xuzel; Haßler, Björn; Jengo, Eunice (2024)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Schools2030 Toolkit - Walker, Hannah (Open Development & Education, 2024)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
Keywords: Coming soon; Internal; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence