Time to Teach: Teacher Attendance and Time on Task in Primary Schools in Mozambique - Nugroho, Dita; Karamperidou, Despina (UNICEF, 2021)
Teacher attendance is one of the prerequisites on the path toward universal learning in developing countries. Over the past decades, however, studies from across the developing world have found national rates of teacher absenteeism that range from 3 to 27 per cent. Therefore, enhancing teachers' presence in the classroom and ensuring that class time is spent teaching, can contribute significantly to the productivity and inclusive prosperity of a country. This Time to Teach study collates and strengthens the evidence base on primary school teacher absenteeism in Mozambique. The study uses a mix of qualitative and quantitative research methods to provide critical insights into the factors that underpin the multiple forms of teacher absenteeism and time on task. It also examines how factors vary across countries, school types, gender of teacher and other teacher characteristics. Despite high levels of teacher absenteeism, the study shows that teachers are generally committed and that what is needed is education system strengthening. It is hoped that findings will inform workable solutions and policies that will ensure a motivated teaching force, increase opportunities for children to learn at school and, ultimately, improve their life and work opportunities.
Keywords: Barriers; C:Mozambique; Developing Nations; Educational Change; Educational Policy; Elementary School Teachers; Employee Absenteeism; Foreign Countries; Gender Differences; Influences; Institutional Characteristics; Rural Urban Differences; Sanctions; Teacher Attendance; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Characteristics; Teacher Education; Teacher Persistence; Teaching Conditions; Time Management; ⛔ No DOI found

The CDB / CARICOM / OECS Model Learning Recovery and Improvement Programme for Caribbean Schools: Let's REAP! — A Roadmap for IGOs - Caribbean Development Bank; CARICOM; Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (Open Development & Education, 2021)
Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; AuthorFirst:Haßler; _yl:r; _zenodo:submitted; _zenodoETH:submitted

The CDB / CARICOM / OECS Model Learning Recovery and Improvement Programme for Caribbean Schools: Let's REAP! — A Roadmap for Ministries - Caribbean Development Bank; CARICOM; Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (Open Development & Education, 2021)
Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; AuthorFirst:Haßler; _DOILIVE; _yl:s; _zenodo:submitted; _zenodoETH:submitted

The CDB / CARICOM / OECS Model Learning Recovery and Improvement Programme for Caribbean Schools: Let's REAP! — Overview - Caribbean Development Bank; CARICOM; Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (Open Development & Education, 2021)
Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; AuthorFirst:Haßler; _DOILIVE; ___duplicate_item; _yl:u; _zenodo:submitted; _zenodoETH:submitted

The CDB / CARICOM / OECS Model Learning Recovery and Improvement Programme for Caribbean Schools: Let's REAP! — Overview - Caribbean Development Bank; CARICOM; Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (Open Development & Education, 2021)
Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; AuthorFirst:Haßler; ___duplicate_item; _yl:u; _zenodo:submitted; _zenodoETH:submitted

The CDB / CARICOM / OECS Model Learning Recovery and Improvement Programme for Caribbean Schools: Let's REAP! — Roadmap for Principals - Caribbean Development Bank; CARICOM; Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (Open Development & Education, 2021)
Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; AuthorFirst:Haßler; _DOILIVE; _yl:t; _zenodo:submitted; _zenodoETH:submitted

The CDB / CARICOM / OECS Model Learning Recovery and Improvement Programme for Caribbean Schools: Let's REAP! — Roadmap Poster - Caribbean Development Bank; CARICOM; Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (Open Development & Education, 2021)
Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; AuthorFirst:Haßler; _DOILIVE; _yl:t; _zenodo:submitted; _zenodoETH:submitted

Cost-Effectiveness and EdTech: Considerations and case studies - Chuang, Rachel; Burnett, Nicholas; Robinson, Elizabeth (EdTech Hub, 2021)

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

Using Explainability to Help Children UnderstandGender Bias in AI - Melsión, Gaspar Isaac; Torre, Ilaria; Vidal, Eva; Leite, Iolanda (IDC '21: Interaction Design and Children, 2021)

Promises to Keep: Impact of COVID-19 on Adolescents in Kenya - Population Council; Presidential Policy and Strategy Unit (Kenya) (Poverty, Gender, and Youth, 2021)

“Alexa, Can I Program You?”: Student Perceptions of Conversational Artificial Intelligence Before and After Programming Alexa - Van Brummelen, Jessica; Tabunshchyk, Viktoriya; Heng, Tommy (IDC '21: Interaction Design and Children, 2021)

Covid has eroded progress by disadvantaged pupils in England, finds study - Peter Walker (The Guardian, 2021)
Research shows regional disparities, with some children in the north losing twice as much learning

Covid has eroded progress by disadvantaged pupils in England, finds study - Walker, Peter (The Guardian, 2021)
Research shows regional disparities, with some children in the north losing twice as much learning
Keywords: Coronavirus; Education; Inequality; North of England; Primary schools; Schools; Secondary schools; Teaching; UK news

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
Keywords: Author:OpenDevEd; _C:Sierra Leone SLE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _r:AddedByZotZen

Labour flags concern over outsourcing of England catch-up tuition - Sally Weale (the Guardian, 2021)
Contract worth £25m given to giant HR conglomerate with ‘little tutoring experience’, says Labour

Education recovery chief quits in English schools catch-up row - Sally Weale (the Guardian, 2021)
Sir Kevan Collins said to be dismayed that his long-awaited £15bn proposals were watered down to a £1.4bn package

Gamification for climate change engagement: review of corpus and future agenda - Fernández Galeote, Daniel; Rajanen, Mikko; Rajanen, Dorina; Legaki, Nikoletta-Zampeta; Langley, David J; Hamari, Juho (Environmental Research Letters, 2021)
Abstract Both bottom-up and top-down initiatives are essential for addressing climate change effectively. These include initiatives aiming to achieve widespread behavioral change towards reduction of greenhouse gas emissions as well as pursuing education regarding adaptation measures. While awareness of the issue of climate change is now pervasive, and actions are being taken at all levels of society, there is still much to do if international goals are to be met. Games and gamification offer one approach to foster both behavioral change and education. In this paper, we investigate the state-of-the-art of game-based climate change engagement through a systematic literature review of 64 research outputs comprising 56 different gamified approaches. Our analysis of the literature reveals a trend of promising findings in this nascent and growing area of research, suggesting the potential to impact multiple engagement dimensions simultaneously, as well as create an engaging gameful experience. Overall, the corpus appears to offer a fruitful balance in foci between climate science, mitigation, and adaptation, as well as a variety of formats in game-based approaches (i.e. digital, analog, and hybrid). However, shortcomings were also observed, such as geographic and demographic imbalances and the short duration of interventions. The reviewed studies yield a large number of results indicating climate change engagement through gamification, especially in the form of cognitive engagement, affect towards climate change-related topics, and in-game behavioral engagement with others. Nevertheless, heterogeneity in terms of contexts, designs, outcomes, and methods, as well as limited rigor in research designs and reporting, hinders drawing overall conclusions. Based on our review, we provide guidelines regarding contexts, interventions, results, and research quality and internal validity for advancing the space of game-based interventions for climate change engagement.

A mixed-methods evidence assessment for emergent fields of knowledge - Haßler, Björn (EdTech Hub, 2021)
Keywords: Author:OpenDevEd; AuthorFirst:Haßler; _bjoern_cv; _yl:m

Equity in Secondary Career and Technical Education in the United States: A Theoretical Framework and Systematic Literature Review - Kim, Elisabeth H.; Flack, Clare Buckley; Parham, Katharine; Wohlstetter, Priscilla (Review of Educational Research, 2021)
Career and technical education (CTE) has become increasingly popular in U.S. secondary schools, but equity has not always been a focus of federal legislation or state and local policies and programs. This literature review of trends in CTE research between 1998 and 2019 uses a novel equity framework to examine whether and how secondary CTE programs affect educational equity. A total of 123 sources were reviewed. Findings revealed that CTE research most commonly addresses access and participation, measured by high school graduation rates and GPA. Few studies disaggregate outcome measures by student subgroups to better assess equity. Furthermore, a dearth of large-scale, comparative, and longitudinal research limits generalizability. Most extant research on secondary CTE programs in the United States examines a single state, district, or school. This article identifies promising policies and practices for enhancing equity in CTE conveyed by extant literature and recommends important directions for future research.
Keywords: equity; high schools; vocational education

Sierra Leone CPD Sandbox - Draft Theory of Change - Plaut, Daniel (EdTech Hub, 2021)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
Keywords: _C:Sierra Leone SLE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _r:AddedByZotZen

Analysis of Rural-Based Pre-Service Teachers Spatial-Visualisation Skills in Problem Solving in Vector Calculus Using MATLAB - Amevor, Godfred; Bayaga, Anass; Bosse, Michael (International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 2021)
Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing

OECD Legal Instruments - OECD (2021)
Keywords: Final_citation; anystyle; existing

School Hits the Airwaves: Sierra Leone Turns to Education Radio as a Response to COVID-19 - World Bank (The World Bank, 2021)
Sierra Leone's experience with education radio during the 2014 Ebola outbreak has helped strengthen its radio programming during school closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keywords: _C:Sierra Leone SLE

Leadership, Task Load And Job Satisfaction: A Review Of Special Education Teachers Perspective - Abdullah, Ahmad Shakani bin; Rahim, Iklima Husna Binti Abdul; Jeinie, Mohammad Halim bin; Zulkafli, Muhammad Shakir Bin; Nordin, Mohd Norazmi bin (Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education (TURCOMAT), 2021)
There are studies that prove that, leadership affects every thing in an organization. There are even opinions stating that leadership is a mirror to the organization it leads. In determining the success or failure of an organization, leadership is also one of the key factors. So it is undeniable that, leadership is also what determines the workload and also the job satisfaction of a staff in the organization. Discussions on leadership do not stop in a large organization, but are also widely discussed within the scope of a school. Previous studies have shown that the influence of leadership is very large in determining the climate of a school. There are also studies that lead to a more focused part of the school that is special education. This survey was conducted to examine the influence between the leadership of head teachers, workload and job satisfaction of special education teachers. The findings of this study are expected to provide a more focused picture of special education.
Keywords: C:Malaysia; _C:Malaysia MYS; _genre:LR-literature_review; ⛔ No DOI found

Teachers’ Perspectives on Professional Development in South Africa and Nigeria: Towards an Andragogical Approach - Ajani, Oluwatoyin Ayodele (Journal of Educational and Social Research, 2021)
This study explored the perspectives of teachers in both South Africa and Nigeria on professional development using andragogical approach. The quality of teachers translates to the quality of the education system; this is why many African countries have been making a significant impact on the professional development of their teachers. A qualitative method approach was employed to explore the views of South African and Nigerian teachers on the professional development activities available to them. Adult learning theory was used as the theoretical framework to underpin this interpretive study. Data collection was through semi-structured face to face interviews with 6 Heads of Departments and semi-structured focus group interviews with 10 teachers from 16 high schools in both countries. The interviews were audio-recorded with permissions from the participants, further transcribed, coded and analysed through content thematic analysis. Findings from both countries revealed that though there were professional development programmes for teachers. However, they were inadequate and irregular for the teachers every year. The study, therefore, recommends appropriate professional development activities for teachers at least once a term. The study also recommends that these professional development activities should focus on the teachers’ diverse classroom needs.

A Review Of The Job Satisfaction Theory For Special Education Perspective - Amin, Farah Azaliney Binti Mohd; Al, Et (Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education (TURCOMAT), 2021)
Job satisfaction reflects a positive feeling towards the task performed. Through this value of job satisfaction, an individual will feel confident and enthusiastic in every job undertaken. In the field of education, of course the discussion is focused on the job satisfaction of teachers because the main role in the delivery of knowledge in schools is the teachers. Even in special education specifically, job satisfaction is very important in increasing the accauntibility of special education teachers as well as motivating themselves to continue to dedicate themselves to religion, race and country. The discussion of job satisfaction, has been explained in several theories that can be linked to special education. This study was conducted to examine the previous theories related to teacher job satisfaction which can be referenced by teachers.
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

A Review Of The Management Theory For Special Education Task Load Perspective - Boon, Quah Wei; Al, Et (Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education (TURCOMAT), 2021)
There is evidence related to the existence of the issue of teacher workload through several studies. Many researchers have found that workload factors are closely related to the stress levels of special education teachers. They noted that this workload factor is also the highest factor that has caused stress among special education teachers. The study also found that the majority of respondents agreed that special education teachers are burdened with various tasks in school which will ultimately affect the quality of the teaching process and job satisfaction of the teachers involved. There are also studies that state that special education teachers not only need to carry out the teaching process in the classroom, but also be involved in administrative work, discipline management, substitute teachers and many other workloads. This situation requires special education teachers to manage their assignments efficiently and systematically. This study was conducted to examine the existing management theories, in helping teachers manage their assignments better.
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

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)
Keywords: Author:OpenDevEd; AuthorFirst:Haßler; _yl:q

Making the Grade: The Sensitivity of Education Program Effectiveness to Input Choices and Outcome Measures - Kerwin, Jason T.; Thornton, Rebecca L. (The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2021)
This paper demonstrates the acute sensitivity of education program effectiveness to the choices of inputs and outcome measures, using a randomized evaluation of a mother-tongue literacy program. The program raises reading scores by 0.64 SD and writing scores by 0.45 SD. A reduced-cost version instead yields statistically insignificant reading gains and some large negative effects (−0.33 SDs) on advanced writing. We combine a conceptual model of education production with detailed classroom observations to examine the mechanisms driving the results; we show they could be driven by the program initially lowering productivity before raising it, and potentially by missing complementary inputs in the reduced-cost version.

Special Education Teachers Job Satisfaction In Malaysia: A Review - Pazim, Khairul Hanim; Al, Et (Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education (TURCOMAT), 2021)
Job satisfaction of special education teachers can be enjoyed when the teacher is able to focus on teaching MBK and the student shows the proper development. This job satisfaction if achieved will increase the commitment of teachers in performing their duties. However, if job satisfaction is not achieved, then avoidance and neglect of responsibilities will occur. This job satisfaction is important in producing the work productivity of special education teachers at the best level. This study was conducted to review previous studies related to job satisfaction of special education teachers. It is hoped that the findings of this study can help future researchers to get a clearer picture related to this issue.
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Using EdTech to Support Learning Remotely in the Early Years. Rapid Literature Review of Evidence from the Global Response to Covid-19. - Korin, Astrid (EdTech Hub, 2021)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
Keywords: _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _cover:v3; _genre:LR-literature_review; _r:AddedByZotZen; _zenodoETH

Geodata in Education - an annotated bibliography - McBurnie, Chris; Haßler, Björn (Education Commission GIS in Education Working Group, 2021)
This annotated bibliography summarises uses of geospatial data in education.
Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd

Gamification of health professions education: a systematic review - van Gaalen, A. E. J.; Brouwer, J.; Schönrock-Adema, J.; Bouwkamp-Timmer, T.; Jaarsma, A. D. C.; Georgiadis, J. R. (Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2021)
Gamification refers to using game attributes in a non-gaming context.Health professions educators increasingly turn to gamification to optimize students’ learning outcomes. However, little is known about the concept of gamification and its possible working mechanisms. This review focused on empirical evidence for the effectiveness of gamification approaches and theoretical rationales for applying the chosen game attributes. We systematically searched multiple databases, and included all empirical studies evaluating the use of game attributes in health professions education. Of 5044 articles initially identified, 44 met the inclusion criteria. Negative outcomes for using gamification were not reported. Almost all studies included assessment attributes (n = 40), mostly in combination with conflict/challenge attributes (n = 27). Eight studies revealed that this specific combination had increased the use of the learning material, sometimes leading to improved learning outcomes. A relatively small number of studies was performed to explain mechanisms underlying the use of game attributes (n = 7). Our findings suggest that it is possible to improve learning outcomes in health professions education by using gamification, especially when employing game attributes that improve learning behaviours and attitudes towards learning. However, most studies lacked well-defined control groups and did not apply and/or report theory to understand underlying processes. Future research should clarify mechanisms underlying gamified educational interventions and explore theories that could explain the effects of these interventions on learning outcomes, using well-defined control groups, in a longitudinal way. In doing so, we can build on existing theories and gain a practical and comprehensive understanding of how to select the right game elements for the right educational context and the right type of student.
Keywords: _genre:LR-literature_review

Equitable learning with ICT: study of an intervention at scale for underserved students in India - Chandran, M.G.; Sarangapani, P. (Comparative and International Education Society 65th Annual Meeting, 2021)

Evidence and Lessons Learned Regarding the Effect of Equitable Quality Education on ‘Open Society’ - Fieldsend, Astrid (2021)
The purpose of this review is to assist FCDO in understanding the evidence of impact and any valuable lessons regarding the effect equitable quality education can have on ‘open society’. The search revealed that there is a considerable volume of evidence which focuses on education’s ability to reduce poverty, increase economic growth, boost employability and achieve better health outcomes. There is less which focuses on the aspects of ‘open society’ as defined in this paper. The scope of this review was narrowed to focus upon areas of the ‘open society’ definition where the most evidence does exist, given the timeframe for the review. The scope was narrowed to focus on: democracy, civic engagement, and social cohesion. The review of the literature found strong evidence that equitable quality education can have a range of positive impacts on democracy (specifically, its institutions and processes), civic engagement and social cohesion. There is a considerable body of evidence which indicates that there is a correlation between equitable quality education and benefits to societies (more peaceful, higher levels of trust, greater participation in politics, etc). However, there was no clear evidence that investment in equitable quality education directly leads to positive societal outcomes. This is because there are so many other factors to account for in attempting to prove causation. The lack of rigorous studies which attempt to attribute causation demonstrates a clear evidence gap. It is important to note that education systems themselves are politicised and cannot be divorced from the political process. The extent to which education can impact positively on open society depends a great deal on the value education has within the political system in which it is operating.

PV-Solar Power Generation in Educational Institutions - Oleiwi, Fadhil Mahmood; Kasim, Naseer K.; Atwan, Ahmed F. (Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2021)
The PV solar system on the rooftop of buildings is a good source of renewable electric energy. Iraq has very large number of educational institutions with large non-invested rooftop with shortage of electrical energy supply. The present work aims at construction a simulation for PV-System action installed on rooftop of educational institutions in Baghdad using Green Power Solution (GPS) and PV-Syst programs. Based on the surface area of the schools’ roofs, the GPS program estimated three main PV-Systems which can be carried out, 63kW, 50kW, and 30kW in order to supply the electric power to selected school. Due to allocating few hours for school’s studying time along the year, the suitable PV-System is on-grid connection. The results indicated that the annual system performance ratio is 81.9% and the annual output power of these systems were 111.0 MWh/year, 88 MWh/year and 51.4 MWh/year respectively, 19.3MWh/year of them was consumed for this school and the rest is a feedback for grid. This green generation reduced the amount of emission CO2 by 73.981 tons, 62.216 tons and 36.3398 tons per year for systems 63kW, 50kW and 30kW respectively. The results also appear that the initial capital cost of each system can be recovered during the first six years of system operation.

Understanding Achievement in Numeracy Among Primary School Children in Ethiopia: Evidence from RISE Ethiopia Study - Rolleston, C.; Hoddinott, J.; Dawit, T.; Sabates, R.; Woldehanna, T. ((RISE Working Paper Series 21/071). Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE): Oxford, UK. (2021), 2021)
Ethiopia has succeeded in rapidly expanding access to primary education over the past two decades. However, learning outcomes remain low among primary school children and particularly among girls and children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Starting with a systematic review of quantitative studies on the determinants of learning outcomes among primary school children in Ethiopia, this study then examined key determinants of students’ numeracy achievement over the 2018-19 school year. The study focused on Grade 4 children (N= 3,353) who are part of an on-going longitudinal study. The two questions that guided this study are: what are the key determinants of numeracy achievement at Grade 4 in primary schools in Ethiopia, and how does our current empirical study contribute to understanding achievement differences in numeracy among primary school children in Ethiopia? We employed descriptive and inferential statistics to examine factors that determine differences in numeracy scores at the start and end of the school year, as well as determinants of numeracy scores at the end of the school year conditional on achievement at the start of the school year. We examined differences across gender, region, and rural-urban localities. We also used ordinary least squares and school ‘fixed effects’ approaches to estimate the key child, household and school characteristics that determine numeracy scores in Grade 4. The findings revealed that boys significantly outperformed girls in numeracy both at the start and end of the 2018/19 school year, but the progress in numeracy scores over the school year by boys was similar to that of girls

Relevant Journals for Identifying Implementation Science Articles: Results of an International Implementation Science Expert Survey - Mielke, Juliane; Brunkert, Thekla; Zullig, Leah L.; Bosworth, Hayden B.; Deschodt, Mieke; Simon, Michael; De Geest, Sabina (Frontiers in Public Health, 2021)
In implementation science (IS), conducting well-targeted and reproducible literature searches is challenging due to non-specific and varying terminology that is fragmented over multiple disciplines. A list of journals that publish IS-relevant content for use in search strings can support this process. We conducted a cross-sectional online survey of 56 Australian, European, and North American IS experts to identify and prioritize relevant journals that publish IS articles. Journals' relevance was assessed by providing each with a list of 12 journals, to which they were encouraged to add additional journal names and comments as free text. We also assessed which journals had published special IS-focused issues—identified via PubMed and Google searches—over the last 20 years. Data were analyzed descriptively. Between February 28 and March 15, 2020, a purposive sample of 34/56 experts participated in the survey (response rate: 60.7%). Implementation Science and BMC Health Services Research were perceived as relevant by 97.1% of participants; other journals' relevance varied internationally. Experts proposed 50 additional journals from various clinical fields and health science disciplines. We identified 12 calls and 53 special issues on IS published within various journals and research fields. Experts' comments confirmed the described challenges in identifying IS literature. This report presents experts' ratings of IS journals, which can be included in strategies supporting searches of IS evidence. However, challenges in identifying IS evidence remain geographically and interdisciplinary. Further investment is needed to develop reproducible search strings to capture IS evidence as an important step in improving IS research quality.

Disadvantaged Schools and Students in Ethiopia: Why is the GEQIP-E Reform Necessary? - Tiruneh, Dawit; Sabates, Ricardo; Woldehanna, Tassew (Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE), 2021)
This Insight provides an overview of the prevalence of inequity in access to quality primary education for children and particularly girls living in the emerging regions, and children with disabilities in Ethiopia.

EdTech for learners with disabilities: urgent need to focus on access, engagement and learning outcomes - Singal, Nidhi; Lynch, Paul; Kaye, Tom; Francis, Gill (EdTech Hub, 2021)
The current approaches to providing high quality learning experiences to learners with disabilities in low and middle-income (LMICs) countries requires radical rethinking. To date, significant numbers of learners with disabilities are not enjoying the benefits of barrier-free and meaningful engagement with the school curriculum in order to reach their potential. Appropriately matched technology to learner needs – in terms of…
Keywords: _EdTechHub_Output; _zenodoETH

Impact Network eSchool 360 Model (2021)
Even though more children are attending school, learning outcomes are not drastically improving. The eSchool 360, is a holistic education program centered on empowering teachers with tablets, activity-based lessons, support and weekly coaching. And it’s working! From an RCT, after one year in our program, students showed impressive results in math & literacy.

Impact Network eSchool 360 Model - Hundred.org (2021)
Even though more children are attending school, learning outcomes are not drastically improving. The eSchool 360, is a holistic education program centered on empowering teachers with tablets, activity-based lessons, support and weekly coaching. And it’s working! From an RCT, after one year in our program, students showed impressive results in math & literacy.

A Review of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education from 2010 to 2020 - Zhai, Xuesong; Chu, Xiaoyan; Chai, Ching Sing; Jong, Morris Siu Yung; Istenic, Andreja; Spector, Michael; Liu, Jia-Bao; Yuan, Jing; Li, Yan (Complexity, 2021)
This study provided a content analysis of studies aiming to disclose how artificial intelligence (AI) has been applied to the education sector and explore the potential research trends and challenges of AI in education. A total of 100 papers including 63 empirical papers (74 studies) and 37 analytic papers were selected from the education and educational research category of Social Sciences Citation Index database from 2010 to 2020. The content analysis showed that the research questions could be classified into development layer (classification, matching, recommendation, and deep learning), application layer (feedback, reasoning, and adaptive learning), and integration layer (affection computing, role-playing, immersive learning, and gamification). Moreover, four research trends, including Internet of Things, swarm intelligence, deep learning, and neuroscience, as well as an assessment of AI in education, were suggested for further investigation. However, we also proposed the challenges in education may be caused by AI with regard to inappropriate use of AI techniques, changing roles of teachers and students, as well as social and ethical issues. The results provide insights into an overview of the AI used for education domain, which helps to strengthen the theoretical foundation of AI in education and provides a promising channel for educators and AI engineers to carry out further collaborative research.

How Can EdTech Support Primary School Learners with Disabilities in LMICs? Recommendations for Policy - Lynch, Paul; Singal, Nidhi; Francis, Gill A. (EdTech Hub, 2021)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
Keywords: _EdTechHub_Output; _cover:v3; _r:AddedByZotZen; _yl:b; _zenodoETH

Mapping Schools with Artificial Intelligence - Altaweel, Mark (GIS Lounge, 2021)
Researchers are using AI to map schools in countries where many schools are undocumented so as to connect children with schools.

Final Report and Recommendations - Haßler, Björn; Megha-Bongnkar, Ghislaine; Regis, Callista; Blower, Tom (Open Development & Education, 2021)
Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing

How plasterboard ceilings improve the comfort of a home - zilla (Knauf Tanzania, 2021)
The materials we use to build our homes can impact their safety and comfort. This is especially true when it comes to weather conditions and the level of

The Use of Technology in the CPD Implementation Plan in Tanzania - Adam, Taskeen; El-Sefary, Yomna; Haßler, Björn; Khalayleh, Abdullah; Kremeia, Adam; Proctor, Jamie; Mtebe, Joel (EdTech Hub, 2021)
Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing

The Use of Technology in the CPD Implementation Plan in Tanzania - Adam, Taskeen; El-Sefary, Yomna; Haßler, Björn; Khalayleh, Abdullah; Kremeia, Adam; Proctor, Jamie; Mtebe, Joel (EdTech Hub, 2021)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
Keywords: Author:OpenDevEd; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; ___duplicate_item; _bjoern_cv; _cover:analysis:nopdf; _r:AddedByZotZen

Support provided for K-12 teachers teaching remotely with technology during emergencies: A systematic review [JRTE] - Crompton, Helen; Burke, Diane; Jordan, Katy; Wilson, Samuel (Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2021)
Emergencies can cause disruption to education. This study is unique in providing the first empirical systematic review on teacher support for Emergency Remote Education (ERE) from 2010 to 2020. A total of 57 studies emerged from the PRISMA search. This mixed-method study used deductive and inductive iterative methods to examine the data. The data reveal teacher support strategies from across 50 different high and low-income countries. Few studies focused on a teacher’s subject and the age range taught. In the examination of professional development provided to prepare K-12 teachers to conduct ERE, eight codes emerged from the grounded coding as; 1) prior preparation, 2) understanding ERE, 3) needs analysis, 4) digital pedagogical strategies, 5) technology tools, 6) frameworks, 7) digital equity, and 8) mental wellness.
Keywords: COVID-19; Teacher education; _EdTechHub_Output; _GS:indexed; _cover:analysis:nopdf; _genre:LR-literature_review; _r:CopiedFromEvLib; _yl:a; emergencies; emergency remote education; remote education

Academic Recovery Programme - Haßler, Björn; Megha-Bongnkar, Ghislaine; Regis, Callista; Blower, Tom (Open Development & Education, 2021)
Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; AuthorFirst:Haßler; _yl:fb

The evolving role of preprints in the dissemination of COVID-19 research and their impact on the science communication landscape - Fraser, Nicholas; Brierley, Liam; Dey, Gautam; Polka, Jessica K.; Pálfy, Máté; Nanni, Federico; Coates, Jonathon Alexis (PLOS Biology, 2021)
The world continues to face a life-threatening viral pandemic. The virus underlying the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has caused over 98 million confirmed cases and 2.2 million deaths since January 2020. Although the most recent respiratory viral pandemic swept the globe only a decade ago, the way science operates and responds to current events has experienced a cultural shift in the interim. The scientific community has responded rapidly to the COVID-19 pandemic, releasing over 125,000 COVID-19–related scientific articles within 10 months of the first confirmed case, of which more than 30,000 were hosted by preprint servers. We focused our analysis on bioRxiv and medRxiv, 2 growing preprint servers for biomedical research, investigating the attributes of COVID-19 preprints, their access and usage rates, as well as characteristics of their propagation on online platforms. Our data provide evidence for increased scientific and public engagement with preprints related to COVID-19 (COVID-19 preprints are accessed more, cited more, and shared more on various online platforms than non-COVID-19 preprints), as well as changes in the use of preprints by journalists and policymakers. We also find evidence for changes in preprinting and publishing behaviour: COVID-19 preprints are shorter and reviewed faster. Our results highlight the unprecedented role of preprints and preprint servers in the dissemination of COVID-19 science and the impact of the pandemic on the scientific communication landscape.
Keywords: Altmetrics; COVID 19; Metadata; Pandemics; Peer review; SARS CoV 2; Scientific publishing; Twitter

Teacher-student relationship as a protective factor for socioeconomic status, students’ self-efficacy and achievement: a multilevel moderated mediation analysis - Liu, Hongyun; Liu, Qimeng; Du, Xiaofeng; Liu, Jian; Hoi, Cathy Ka Weng; Schumacker, Randall E. (Current Psychology, 2021)
This study examined whether the teacher-student relationship (TSR) served as a protective factor for students from families of lower socioeconomic status (SES). It was based on data from a standard mathematics assessment and survey using student and teacher questionnaires that were developed by the Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment toward Basic Education Quality (CICA-BEQ) in China in 2016, which included 8707 fourth-grade Chinese students nested within 164 classes. We used multilevel structural equation models (MSEM) to investigate the mediating role of self-efficacy in mathematics in the relationship between SES and mathematics achievement and the moderating role of TSR in the direct and indirect relationship between SES and mathematics achievement at both the student-level and the class-level. The results suggested that the effect of SES on mathematics achievement was mediated by academic self-efficacy in mathematics both at the student-level and the class-level. The results also demonstrated a significant interaction between TSR and SES for self-efficacy both at the student-level and the class-level. Additionally, statistics indicated that TSR moderated the indirect relationship between SES and achievement via academic self-efficacy in mathematics.

The pathway to progress on SDG 4 requires the global education architecture to focus on foundational learning and to hold ourselves accountable for achieving it - Beeharry, Girindre (International Journal of Educational Development, 2021)
Levels of reading comprehension and ability to do basic mathematics are shockingly low among primary-age children in low-income countries, despite the efforts of global education actors. This essay will argue that to make real progress on improving learning, actors in the sector need to prioritize a few key goals – in particular foundational literacy and numeracy – monitor progress to achieve them, and hold ourselves collectively accountable for improving results. Recent efforts such as the World Bank’s Foundational Learning Compact show promise but will require the support and scrutiny of other actors.
Keywords: Foundational learning; Foundational literacy and numeracy; Global education; Global education architecture

Eliminating global learning poverty: The importance of equalities and equity - Crouch, Luis; Rolleston, Caine; Gustafsson, Martin (International Journal of Educational Development, 2021)
This paper explores the quantitative relationships between average levels of learning achievement across countries, changes in average levels of learning achievement, the inequality of distribution of achievement (akin to income or wealth inequality in general development analysis), and the proportion of students learning at or below an absolute minimum (akin to poverty in general development analysis). The paper uses a variety of data from cross-national and national assessments: aggregate data, micro (student-level) data, school-level data, and time-series data. The paper shows how various factors such as gender or wealth impact learning levels, but also shows that ‘systems-related’ inequality, not directly related to such factors, is typically much larger than inequality associated with any of those factors. The paper shows that countries progress from very low average levels of achievement to middle levels more by reducing the percentage of students with very low scores (that is, by paying attention to the ‘bulging’ left-hand tail of the distribution) than by increasing the percentage of high performing students. The availability of micro data from a particular case allows exploration of the relationship between inequality measures and measures of the percentage of students below a low level of achievement and shows that, at least in that case, the reduction in inequality that accompanies improvements in the average levels takes place mostly through a reduction in the percentage below a low level. Unlike in the case of income, where vast reductions in income poverty seem possible without reducing income inequality, the evidence presented here suggests that this typically does not happen with learning levels: inequality reduction, reductions in percentages below a low level, and improvements in the averages are all empirically connected. More work is needed to show whether that connection is also causal.
Keywords: Learning crisis; Learning equity; Learning inequality; Learning poverty; SDGs

Video Improves Learning in Higher Education: A Systematic Review - Noetel, Michael; Griffith, Shantell; Delaney, Oscar; Sanders, Taren; Parker, Philip; del Pozo Cruz, Borja; Lonsdale, Chris (Review of Educational Research, 2021)
Universities around the world are incorporating online learning, often relying on videos (asynchronous multimedia). We systematically reviewed the effects of video on learning in higher education. We searched five databases using 27 keywords to find randomized trials that measured the learning effects of video among college students. We conducted full-text screening, data extraction, and risk of bias in duplicate. We calculated pooled effect sizes using multilevel random-effects meta-analysis. Searches retrieved 9,677 unique records. After screening 329 full texts, 105 met inclusion criteria, with a pooled sample of 7,776 students. Swapping video for existing teaching methods led to small improvements in student learning (g = 0.28). Adding video to existing teaching led to strong learning benefits (g = 0.80). Although results may be subject to some experimental and publication biases, they suggest that videos are unlikely to be detrimental and usually improve student learning.
Keywords: _genre:LR-literature_review; active learning; cognitive load; instructional design; multimedia; online learning

Using educational transitions to estimate learning loss due to COVID-19 school closures: The case of Complementary Basic Education in Ghana - Sabates, Ricardo; Carter, Emma; Stern, Jonathan M. B. (International Journal of Educational Development, 2021)
Learning loss is expected for millions of children who have been out of school as a result of the current COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, it is uncertain how much learning will be lost and how wide the gaps may be for disadvantaged children. This paper uses a unique longitudinal dataset to estimate learning loss during a three-month transition from Complementary Basic Education to government schools in Ghana. Our results show an average learning loss of 66 % of previous learning gains in foundational numeracy during this transition period. More importantly, we estimate widening gaps in learning loss according to lack of home learning support, as well as lack of home learning resources. Our results have implications for the provision of learning activities and support at home, not just during current school closures due to COVID-19, but also during transitions between academic years.
Keywords: COVID-19 school closure; Equity; Ghana; Learning; Literacy; Numeracy

Eight Reasons Why EdTech Doesn’t Scale: How sandboxes are designed to counter the issue - Simpson, Lea; Carter, Alice; Rahman, Asad; Plaut, Daniel (EdTech Hub, 2021)
Keywords: Final_citation; existing

Sierra Leone Series: Plan International and the importance of community support for distance teacher professional development programmes - McBurnie, Chris; Saidu, Arthur; Rincon Casado, Eusebio; Shergill, Maggie (EdTech Hub, 2021)
Keywords: _C:Sierra Leone SLE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; ___working_potential_duplicate; _cover:analysis:nopdf; _r:AddedByZotZen

Agile in business - Podea, Marius (2021)

A Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for Blended Learning: Pakistan - Khalayleh, Abdullah; Baloch, ImdadAli; Dele-Ajayi, Opeyemi; Kaye, Tom (EdTech Hub, 2021)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
Keywords: _r:AddedByZotZen

Sierra Leone Series: the Pikin-to-Pikin Movement and its focus on child protection, education, nutrition and health - McBurnie, Chris; Swaray, Abdulai; Kamara, Bai (EdTech Hub, 2021)
Keywords: _C:Sierra Leone SLE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _cover:analysis:nopdf; _r:AddedByZotZen

Sierra Leone series: Plan International and the importance of community support for distance teacher professional development programmes - Saidu, Arthur; Casado, Eusebio Rincon; Shergill, Maggie; McBurnie, Chris (EdTech Hub, 2021)
Over the past few months, the EdTech Hub team has analysed and mapped the EdTech research landscape in Sierra Leone. In doing so, we have met a number of individuals and organisations that are exploring if and how technology can support the country’s education sector.  In week four, we met with Arthur Saidu, Eusebio Rincon Casado and Maggie Shergill from…
Keywords: _C:Sierra Leone SLE; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; ___working_potential_duplicate; _zenodoETH

What we learned at the Manage Agile Conference (AI Insider, 2021)
Thinking of agility as a competitive advantage? Consider a handful of the insights AI Insider offered up during the Manage Agile Conference.

Rethinking A Framework for Contextualising and Collaborating in MOOCs by Higher Education Institutions in Africa - Erkkie, Haipinge; Kadhila, Ngepathimo (Journal of Learning for Development, 2021)
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are online courses that are open to anyone with Internet access. Pioneered in North America, they were developed for contexts with broader access to technology and wider access to the Internet. As globally networked learning environments (GNLEs), MOOCs foster collaborative communities and learning in ways not conceived as feasible until recently. The affordances of MOOCs, such as the ability to access learning beyond one’s immediacy, exemplify their benefits for open and distance learning, especially in developing countries that continue to consume rather than produce online courses. However, the globality of MOOCs and their delivery mode pose a challenge of contextualising learning content to the local needs of educational institutions or individual students that choose to use the courses. This theoretical paper used a desk-research approach by revising literature to investigate and propose ways of contextualising MOOCs to the African higher education setting. It applied the principles of reuse and repurposing learning content, while suggesting the use of mobile learning as a technological delivery solution that is relevant to the local context. The paper also suggests a framework for inter-institutional collaboration for higher education institutions to guide future efforts in the creation and sharing of credit-bearing MOOCs.
Keywords: MOOCs; Sub-Saharan Africa; connectivism; contextualisation; higher education; online learning; ⛔ No DOI found

Developing Multimedia Programmes for Out-of-School Girls: The Case of GIRLS Inspire in Tanzania - Gasuku, Samwel (Journal of Learning for Development, 2021)
Learning resources such as audio, video and online content are developed as supplementary learning resources to print-based materials. This study focuses on the development of multimedia learning in adult education programmes for out-of-school girls and young women in Tanzania. It defines multimedia and adult education before showing the relationship between them. The study used a descriptive paradigm and adopted a qualitative case study design. It is informed by 25 in-depth interviews that were conducted with Institute of Adult Education (IAE) facilitators in April, 2018. Participants were purposely selected based on their multimedia experience. The findings revealed that most facilitators have little experience in multimedia resource development. However, 13 self-instructional audio and audio-visual programmes were produced to elaborate and enhance the effectiveness of instructions. It will be argued that IAE should include development and use of multimedia resources in its strategic rolling plan. Learning material development policy should also include multimedia resources and create awareness.
Keywords: _genre:PR-primary_research; adult education; multimedia; out-of-school girls and young women; ⛔ No DOI found

When the Trainer is Untrained: Stakeholder Incapacitation in Implementation and Utilisation of Open Educational Resources in Kenya - Kinyua, Ann Hildah Gatakaa (Journal of Learning for Development, 2021)
Open Educational Resources (OER) are geared towards promoting accessibility to education and to help overcome certain constraints to education associated with traditional ways of learning. However, these OERs can only be successfully rolled out and utilised in environments already enjoying certain infrastructural empowerments, including teacher-preparedness, availability of equipment to allow use of OERs and learner exposure and knowhow. This poses a major hurdle in many public and private schools in Kenya, which are in far-flung areas without electricity, mobile-phone connectivity, Internet services and serviceable roads that allow movement to a cyber cafe where Internet services may be accessed at a fee. These difficulties are encountered by both teachers and their learners. This paper seeks to discuss the challenges faced in implementation of OERs, especially by the teachers who are expected to sensitise learners to the availability and utilisation of OERs, while they themselves are either unaware of them, poorly trained to handle them or are under-facilitated to carry out their mandate. The study was carried out in Tharaka-Nithi County, Kenya. The county was chosen because challenges related to OER have been reported there. The county has 104 secondary schools. A sample size of 45 schools representing 20% of the respondents was considered sufficient for the study. A questionnaire was used to obtain data on the teachers’ ICT competencies, their awareness of and attitudes towards OER and the challenges they faced in the implementation of OER. The study found that utilisation of OER stands at about 3% as a result of ignorance regarding OER or a negative attitude towards them, poor ICT skills amongst the teachers and poor or inadequate resources within and around the schools.
Keywords: Open Educational Resources (OER); _genre:PR-primary_research; educational infrastructure; teacher competence; ⛔ No DOI found

Developing Skills to Unlock Kenya’s industrial Growth: The Influence of Provision of Modern Teaching and Learning Equipment in TVET in Kenya - Musyimi, Caroline (Journal of Learning for Development, 2021)
This study explores the influence of modern teaching and learning equipment on improving vocational education quality and employment rates and its long-term effect on Kenya’s journey to achieve industrialisation by the year 2030. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey research design. Stratiﬁed random sampling was used to sample 172 students. Data was collected using questionnaires and analysed through the theoretical lenses of globalisation and vocationalism. The results show that the provision of modern equipment has improved Kenyan TVET classrooms to meet industrial standards and allowed the development of essential skills. Also, there has been improved collaboration between TVET institutions and local industries, exposing TVET students to the real labour market while still in college. The TVET students had also improved confidence in themselves and they had acquired employability skills. The findings of this study further revealed that the government of Kenya has increased its efforts in revitalizing the TVET institutions with modern teaching and learning equipment to improve the quality of training in those institutions.
Keywords: Technical Vocational Education and Training; _genre:PR-primary_research; industrial standards; teaching and learning equipment; vocational education quality; ⛔ No DOI found

Effects of Free Day Secondary Education Policy on Academic Performance of Rural Public Day Secondary Schools in Kilifi County, Kenya - Olang'o, Jorry; Malechwanzi, Joseph; Murage, Susan; Amuka, Lorna (Journal of Learning for Development, 2021)
The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of Free Day Secondary Education (FDSE) policy on academic Performance of Rural Public Day Secondary Schools (RPDSS) in Kilifi County, Kenya. The study adopted descriptive survey research design and a sample of 375 subjects was considered sufficient. Structured questionnaires and interview schedules were used to collect data from principals, teachers, and education directors. Data on performance and enrolment were collected through document analysis. Reliability of the instruments was ascertained through test and retest method that yielded a correlation coefficient of 0.83, an indication of reliable instruments. The study found out that there was a decrease in school mean score between 2003-2007 and 2013-2017. There was a strong positive correlation (r = 0.93) between enrollment and poor performance. Further, learning resources and student finances were inadequate. The study recommends a reduction in class size, timely disbursement and increased students’ capitation.
Keywords: educational policies; enrolment; school performance; school resources; ⛔ No DOI found

The Effects of Authentic Learning Practices on Problem-Solving Skills and Attitude towards Science Courses - Aynas, Naciye; Aslan, Mecit (Journal of Learning for Development, 2021)
This study aims to investigate the effects of authentic learning methods — applied in science courses — on the problem-solving skills and attitudes towards those courses. As a research design, a quasi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test control groups was used in the study. The data of the study were collected from 92 students at the level of 6th grade in Van, Turkey in the 2017-2018 academic year. As data collection tools, the Problem-Solving Skills Test and Science Attitude Scale were used throughout the study. During the data analysis phase, descriptive statistics, one-factor analysis of variance for unrelated samples, t-test for related samples, Kruskal Wallis-H and Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test were used. As a result of the study, it was realised that there was a significant difference between the experimental group and control groups' problem-solving skills total scores in favour of the experimental group. Furthermore, it was ascertained that authentic learning practices improved the problem-solving skills of the experimental group students to a significant extent. In terms of attitude points towards science, it was determined that the post-test scores of the experimental group were significantly higher than the control groups and authentic learning practices had a positive effect on attitude.
Keywords: attitudes towards science courses; authentic learning; authentic task; problem-solving skills; the curriculum of science courses; ⛔ No DOI found

What Prevents Teacher Educators from Accessing Professional Development OER? Storytelling and Professional Identity in Ugandan Teacher Colleges. - Buckler, Alison; Stutchbury, Kris; Kasule, George; Cullen, Jane; Kaije, Doris (Journal of Learning for Development, 2021)
Tutors working in colleges of education in sub-Saharan Africa are responsible for teaching, and inspiring hundreds of thousands of aspiring teachers, yet they have received little attention in the literature, often being depicted as a conservative cohort of professionals, unprepared for their role, yet resistant to change. This study reports on how 39 tutors from 8 colleges in Uganda see their professional role and their responsibilities. The research adopted a storytelling approach. Tutors were supported in developing a (true) story about their work that they felt would give previously untold insight into their profession. The stories were analysed through a professional identity lens. The group emerge as agentive and caring, committed to developing as teacher educators, but with a highly individual approach to their work. The nuanced understanding of tutor professional identity provided, facilitates insights into why professional development OER aimed at this group did not have the intended impact.
Keywords: OER; Professional identity; Storytelling methodology; _genre:PR-primary_research; ⛔ No DOI found

Interplay between Literacy and Health Services Access: The Case of Elderly Exemption Beneficiaries in Tanzania - Edward, Joshua (Journal of Learning for Development, 2021)
Over the last two decades research has indicated an unpleasant experience for the elderly with exemptions. An important question for this paper is whether the unpleasant exempted experience for the elderly in accessing health services is linked to illiteracy. Since illiteracy can affect how services are used and its results, the answer to this paper’s question could affect how health services are accessed and their associated outcomes. Policy implementors are operating without a solid knowledge of this relationship. The study used a mixed methods approach. Purposive random sampling was applied to select  879 elderly and was guided by research assistants in filling in the questionnaires. Also, purposive sampling was used to recruit 23 key informants. Results indicates a significant relationship between illiteracy and selected indicators of health service access: awareness, acceptability and adequacy. This paper argues for more training opportunities through non-formal programs among adults and communication capacity building among health providers based on the results of implementing the elderly exemption policy in Ubungo and Mbarali districts in Tanzania.
Keywords: exemption policy; health services access and elderly; literacy; ⛔ No DOI found

(Re)Designing Augmented Reality Applications to Facilitate Intercultural Telecollaborations - Hadjistassou, Stella; Avgousti, Maria-Iosifina; Louca, Petros (Journal of Learning for Development, 2021)
This paper draws on design-based research to develop a real-world classroom Augmented Reality (AR) scenario which was accompanied by tasks used to mediate intercultural telecollaboration. It investigates the role of these tasks and AR scenario in enacting affordances to enrich students’ learning experiences, to establish a connection between classroom management techniques, their local context and future teaching practices and to promote insightful reflections on such practices. The trajectories upon which these tasks were designed were practice-oriented inviting students to explore three options in dealing with classroom misbehavior and reserved students. Using their mobile devices, students could view in AR a classroom setting, a student’s disruptive behavior and three possible approaches in dealing with such behavior. Upon exploring the three options in handling classroom misbehavior, students across the two participating academic institutions in Europe could post their comments on a newly created platform, ReDesign.
Keywords: Augmented Reality (AR); Learning Management System (LMS); intercultural telecollaboration; language learning; ⛔ No DOI found

Learning Software Development through Modeling using an Object Oriented Approach with Unified Modeling Language: A Case of an Online Interview System - Kalinga, Ellen Ambakisye (Journal of Learning for Development, 2021)
This paper demonstrates the learning of software engineering through modeling using Object-Oriented Analysis and Design approach with Unified Modeling Language. An online interview management system case project to the whole class was used to develop the software requirement specification. Through modelling, the processes to be considered in software development were also elaborated, where it starts with the identification of major or basic processes of the domain of application, followed by the identification of activities to be performed under each basic process and, finally, transforming the activities highlighted in the functional requirements presentation. Modeling was practised by students through group case projects, and students were active, engaging and focusing on the learning process in such a way that more than 85.9% of students had the courage to attempt design questions during university examinations.
Keywords: Object-Oriented Analysis and Design; Unified Modeling Language; learning through modeling; model-driven approach; software development process.; software engineering; ⛔ No DOI found

Rethinking Problem-Solving Teaching Strategies in the Primary Sector for both Face-to-Face and Online Delivery - Kuboni, Olabisi (Journal of Learning for Development, 2021)
This paper reports on a review of a series of video tutorials that were developed for offering at a distance to primary school students of Trinidad and Tobago during the pandemic. The materials selected for the review focused on the teaching of problem-solving skills based on topics drawn from the mathematics curriculum.  The tutorials were developed and presented by primary school teachers with support from the Ministry of Education. The main purpose of this review was to assess the instructional strategies employed in the delivery of the video tutorials. An inductive-deductive approach was employed for this purpose. The review also sought to examine the effectiveness of video broadcast to support instructional delivery. The reviewer’s overall conclusion was that greater attention should be paid to formulating strategies specifically for the task of solving a given class of problems rather than simply relying on the procedures derived from the underpinning mathematical operations.  The reviewer made some brief recommendations about the development of a technology-use policy intended to deploy educationally-appropriate modern technology to support the learning of primary school students.
Keywords: _genre:PR-primary_research; primary school; problem-solving; teaching strategies; ⛔ No DOI found

Supporting Teachers Moving Online, Using a MOOC, During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Mays, Tony John; Ogange, Betty; Naidu, Som; Perris, Kirk (Journal of Learning for Development, 2021)
Following campus closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many Ministries of Education around the world requested teachers to move their teaching online. This case study reflects on how the Commonwealth of Learning responded to requests from two countries to provide support in pedagogical and curricular change for online learning in this process. A Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) platform was used to upskill 11,568 teachers in two regions of the Commonwealth. Analytics from within the course, together with pre-, mid- and end- course surveys of participants’ perceptions indicated that while there was, and is scope for improvement, the short course largely reached its objective of providing immediate support on an introductory level and that the approach adopted was largely appropriate for the purpose.
Keywords: COVID-19; MOOC; OER; online; teaching; ⛔ No DOI found

To Use or not Use Collaborative Learning Techniques in Teleconference Teaching? A Case Study from the Hellenic Open University - Niari, Maria (Journal of Learning for Development, 2021)
The purpose of the small-scale qualitative research study was to examine the use and perceived value of integrating collaborative learning techniques at teleconferences at the School of Humanities of the Hellenic Open University (HOU). Qualitative semi-structure interviews with tutors from the School of Humanities at the HOU were conducted in order for the research plan to be fundamentally heuristic and generate original results. Purposeful sampling was chosen for the data collection process, cross-sectional organization for the data classification and thematic analysis for the data analysis. The results of the present research study indicate the parameters need to be taken into account in order for the tutors to use collaborative learning techniques at teleconference teaching at HOU. Adequate teleconference platform, tutors’ training on distance collaborative learning and group dynamics, and a common understanding regarding distance learning and group dynamics in e-learning environments are some of the most significant findings derived from this research study. The role of students, as well as the role of the distance-learning provider, in integrating and adopting distance collaborative learning strategies is also highlighted by the results.
Keywords: collaborative learning techniques; distance collaborative learning; distance education; group dynamics; qualitative research; teleconference; ⛔ No DOI found

Technology-Enabled Learning: OER, MOOCs, and other TEL Designs - Panda, Santosh (Journal of Learning for Development, 2021)
Keywords: MOOC; OER; TEL; ⛔ No DOI found

Faculty Members’ Communication Needs with Regards to Technology - Uzorka, Afam (Journal of Learning for Development, 2021)
Educators are interested in the impact of technology on education and are supported by regulatory bodies promoting technology standards, recruiters seeking teachers with technology skills, legislated technology in the curriculum, and a demand for a technology skilled workforce. In response to the interest in technology in education, and faculty members incorporating technology in their work, this study was launched to investigate the communication needs of faculty members. This qualitative study selected a convenience sample of 120 faculty and administrators. Using an interview guide, interviewers met with 100 participants. Data was transcribed and entered into a database for analysis. Findings reported were about technology in communication. Concluding statements report that participants use technology in their communication. Faculty members look to early enablers to share best technology practices.
Keywords: communication; e-mail; faculty members; technology; ⛔ No DOI found

A Theory of Change for a Technology-Enhanced Education System in Bangladesh - Clark-Wilson, Alison; Bashir, Amreen; Kaye, Tom (EdTech Hub, 2021)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
Keywords: _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _cover:analysis:nopdf; _r:AddedByZotZen; _zenodo:submitted

COVID-19 and the Learning Crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean: How Can We Prevent a Tragedy? - Saavedra, Jaime; Di Gropello, Emanuela (2021)

Supporting communities of practice – A Journey to effective problem-solving - Hanschke, Christina; Baer, James; Gangaramany, Alok; Verheijen, Janneke; Kilonzo, Nduku; Okiya, Bryan; Ranji, Leonard Kibe; Amolo, Stephen Amolo; Zwane, Simon; Nkambule, Rejoice; Buluma, Violet; Ojoo, Sylvia; et al. (Gates Open Research, 2021)
In contexts of scarce resources, varied assets, and diverse communities, engaging local stakeholders in the problem-solving process is critical to develop interventions for HIV prevention and treatment. Communities of practice (CoPs) – groups of people organized around a key purpose and a delivery point – can develop expertise in identifying their local community’s key challenges and selecting viable solutions. We propose a framework, adapted from the CoP model developed by Etienne Wenger, for systematically understanding the stages a CoP may go through as it develops its capacity to identify and solve problems and implement good practices. Our framework is based on the experience of practitioners of the LISTEN model (Local Initiatives Scaled Through Enterprise Networks) in eight local-level CoPs in Kenya and Eswatini. LISTEN seeks to help CoPs integrate continuous improvement processes, data, and human-centered design into their development and solutioning activities. The four stages in our framework for a CoP’s problem-solving journey are: 1) Community Identity: Identify and understand the CoP’s purpose and goals, and build rapport with its members and leaders; 2) Quick Win: Use a process of human-centered design to obtain a rapid and clear success in addressing a problem that the CoP has identified for itself and which it can tackle with its own resources; 3) Stewardship: Support the CoP in addressing more complex or long-term issues, including links to other CoPs at the local-community or higher levels to disseminate knowledge and obtain resources and support, where needed; and 4) Evolution: Support the CoP as it transitions into potentially new structures or functions. For each stage of the framework, we describe the kinds of support that may be provided to the CoP in the LISTEN model, and the types of tools that could be developed to assist them in problem-solving and in disseminating sustainable solutions.

A Case for a Systems Approach to EdTech - Bapna, Akanksha; Nicolai, Susan; Myers, Christina; Pellini, Arnaldo; Sharma, Namrata; Wilson, Sam (EdTech Hub, 2021)
Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing

A Case for a Systems Approach to EdTech - Bapna, Akanksha; Nicolai, Susan; Myers, Christina; Pellini, Arnaldo; Sharma, Namrata; Wilson, Sam (EdTech Hub, 2021)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
Keywords: _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _cover:analysis:nopdf; _r:AddedByZotZen; _zenodo:submitted

Science Education for Students with Special Needs in Indonesia: From Definition, Systematic Review, Education System, to Curriculum - Maryanti, Rina; Nandiyanto, Asep Bayu Dani; Hufad, Achmad; Sunardi, S. (Indonesian Journal of Community and Special Needs Education, 2021)
The purpose of this study is to determine the teaching, curriculum, and methods used by teachers in the science learning process for students with special needs in Indonesia. We use qualitative research methods. The subjects in this study are students with special needs (children with visual impairments, children with hearing impairments, children with intellectual disabilities, and children with physical impairments) at one of the special schools (SLB) in Kuningan, Indonesia. The results show that most of the teachers use the curriculum from teacher books provided by the government. In addition, some teachers used the lecture and question and answer method in the science learning process. The results in low student achievement because students with special needs need concrete media and methods that accommodate student needs.
Keywords: Curriculum; Science education; Students with special needs; Teaching; Teaching method

GIS for Education Working Group launches to promote data-driven decision-making - the Education Commission (the Education Commission, 2021)
Around the world, individuals are using maps to power everyday decisions: how do I navigate from my home to the nearest hospital? How many supermarkets are in my community? What public transportation is available for me to take to work?
Keywords: _yl:b

Enough of the ‘lost generation’. Instead, let’s reimagine school for our children | Peter Hyman (the Guardian, 2021)
The return to class is a chance to put young people’s wellbeing at the heart of education

Publication rate and citation counts for preprints released during the COVID-19 pandemic: the good, the bad and the ugly - Añazco, Diego; Nicolalde, Bryan; Espinosa, Isabel; Camacho, Jose; Mushtaq, Mariam; Gimenez, Jimena; Teran, Enrique (PeerJ, 2021)
Background Preprints are preliminary reports that have not been peer-reviewed. In December 2019, a novel coronavirus appeared in China, and since then, scientific production, including preprints, has drastically increased. In this study, we intend to evaluate how often preprints about COVID-19 were published in scholarly journals and cited. Methods We searched the iSearch COVID-19 portfolio to identify all preprints related to COVID-19 posted on bioRxiv, medRxiv, and Research Square from January 1, 2020, to May 31, 2020. We used a custom-designed program to obtain metadata using the Crossref public API. After that, we determined the publication rate and made comparisons based on citation counts using non-parametric methods. Also, we compared the publication rate, citation counts, and time interval from posting on a preprint server to publication in a scholarly journal among the three different preprint servers. Results Our sample included 5,061 preprints, out of which 288 were published in scholarly journals and 4,773 remained unpublished (publication rate of 5.7%). We found that articles published in scholarly journals had a significantly higher total citation count than unpublished preprints within our sample (p < 0.001), and that preprints that were eventually published had a higher citation count as preprints when compared to unpublished preprints (p < 0.001). As well, we found that published preprints had a significantly higher citation count after publication in a scholarly journal compared to as a preprint (p < 0.001). Our results also show that medRxiv had the highest publication rate, while bioRxiv had the highest citation count and shortest time interval from posting on a preprint server to publication in a scholarly journal. Conclusions We found a remarkably low publication rate for preprints within our sample, despite accelerated time to publication by multiple scholarly journals. These findings could be partially attributed to the unprecedented surge in scientific production observed during the COVID-19 pandemic, which might saturate reviewing and editing processes in scholarly journals. However, our findings show that preprints had a significantly lower scientific impact, which might suggest that some preprints have lower quality and will not be able to endure peer-reviewing processes to be published in a peer-reviewed journal.

Sierra Leone series: the Pikin-to-Pikin Movement and its focus on child protection, education, nutrition and health. - Tahi (EdTech Hub, 2021)
Over the past few months, the EdTech Hub team has analysed and mapped the EdTech research landscape in Sierra Leone. In doing so, we have met a number of individuals and organisations that are exploring if and how technology can support the country’s education sector.   In week one, we connected with Abdulai Swaray and Bai Kamara from the Pikin-to-Pikin Movement.…
Keywords: _C:Sierra Leone SLE; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _zenodoETH

Gerrymandering (Wikipedia, 2021)
Gerrymandering () is a practice intended to establish an unfair political advantage for a particular party or group by manipulating district boundaries, which is most commonly used in first-past-the-post electoral systems. Two principal tactics are used in gerrymandering: "cracking" (i.e. diluting the voting power of the opposing party's supporters across many districts) and "packing" (concentrating the opposing party's voting power in one district to reduce their voting power in other districts). The top-left diagram in the graphic is a form of cracking where the majority party uses its superior numbers to guarantee the minority party never attains a majority in any district. In addition to its use achieving desired electoral results for a particular party, gerrymandering may be used to help or hinder a particular demographic, such as a political, ethnic, racial, linguistic, religious, or class group, such as in Northern Ireland where boundaries were constructed to guarantee Protestant Unionist majorities. Gerrymandering can also be used to protect incumbents. Wayne Dawkins describes it as politicians picking their voters instead of voters picking their politicians; Thomas Hofeller, the Redistricting Chair of the Republican National Committee, stated "Redistricting is like an election in reverse. It's a great event. Usually the voters get to pick the politicians. In redistricting, the politicians get to pick the voters." in reference to the 2000 Census.The term gerrymandering is named after American politician Elbridge Gerry (pronounced with a hard "g"; "Gherry", Vice President of the United States at the time of his death, who, as Governor of Massachusetts in 1812, signed a bill that created a partisan district in the Boston area that was compared to the shape of a mythological salamander. The term has negative connotations and gerrymandering is almost always considered a corruption of the democratic process. The resulting district is known as a gerrymander (). The word is also a verb for the process.

Lessons from the influx of preprints during the early COVID-19 pandemic - Brierley, Liam (The Lancet Planetary Health, 2021)

A literature review: efficacy of online learning courses for higher education institution using meta-analysis - Castro, Mayleen Dorcas B.; Tumibay, Gilbert M. (Education and Information Technologies, 2021)
The Internet has made online learning possible, and many educators and researchers are interested in online learning courses to enhance and improve the student learning outcomes while battling the shortage in resources, facilities and equipment particularly in higher education institution. Online learning has become popular because of its potential for providing more flexible access to content and instruction at any time, from any place. It is imperative that the researchers consider, and examine the efficacy of online learning in educating students. For this study, the researchers reviewed literature through meta-analysis as the method of research concerning the use of ADDIE (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation) framework for designing and developing instructional materials that can provide wider access to quality higher education. This framework can be used to list generic processes that instructional designers and training developers use (Morrison et al., 2010). It represents a descriptive guideline for building effective training and performance support tools in five phases, as follows: 1.) Analysis, 2.) Design, 3.) Development, 4.) Implementation, and 5.) Evaluation. The researchers collected papers relating to online learning courses efficacy studies to provide a synthesis of scientifically rigorous knowledge in online learning courses, the researchers searched on ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), ProQuest databases, PubMed, Crossref, Scribd EBSCO, and Scopus. The researchers also conducted a manual search using Google Scholar. Based on the analysis, three main themes developed: 1.) comparison of online learning and traditional face-to-face setting, 2.) identification of important factors of online learning delivery, and 3.) factors of institutional adoption of online learning. Based on the results obtained 50 articles. The researchers examine each paper and found 30 articles that met the efficacy of online learning courses through having well-planned, well-designed courses and programs for higher education institution. Also, it highlights the importance of instructional design and the active role of institutions play in providing support structures for educators and students. Identification of different processes and activities in designing and developing an Online Learning Courses for Higher Education Institution will be the second phase of this study for which the researchers will consider using the theoretical aspect of the ADDIE framework.

Who Needs Global Citizenship Education? A Review of the Literature on Teacher Education - Estellés, Marta; Fischman, Gustavo E. (Journal of Teacher Education, 2021)
Given the seemingly ever-increasing scholarly production about the ideas and ideals of global citizenship education (GCE), it is not surprising those discussions started to gain influence in teacher education (TE) debates. In this study, we examine the discourses that tacitly shape the meanings of GCE within the contemporary academic literature on TE. After analyzing the peer-reviewed scholarship published from 2003 to 2018, we identified patterns in how GCE for TE was described and defended, beyond the differences in their conceptual frameworks. The dominant trend found is to frame GCE as a redemptive educational solution to global problems. This framing requires teachers to embrace a redemptive narrative following a model of rationality based on altruistic, hyperrationalized and overly romanticized ideals. Ultimately, TE literature contributes to the configuration of an excessively naïve discourse that tends to ignore the neoliberal context in which both GCE and TE take place today.
Keywords: civic education discourses; global citizenship education; literature review; teacher education

Immersive virtual reality as a pedagogical tool in education: a systematic literature review of quantitative learning outcomes and experimental design - Hamilton, D.; McKechnie, J.; Edgerton, E.; Wilson, C. (Journal of Computers in Education, 2021)
The adoption of immersive virtual reality (I-VR) as a pedagogical method in education has challenged the conceptual definition of what constitutes a learning environment. High fidelity graphics and immersive content using head-mounted-displays (HMD) have allowed students to explore complex subjects in a way that traditional teaching methods cannot. Despite this, research focusing on learning outcomes, intervention characteristics, and assessment measures associated with I-VR use has been sparse. To explore this, the current systematic review examined experimental studies published since 2013, where quantitative learning outcomes using HMD based I-VR were compared with less immersive pedagogical methods such as desktop computers and slideshows. A literature search yielded 29 publications that were deemed suitable for inclusion. Included papers were quality assessed using the Medical Education Research Study Quality Instrument (MERSQI). Most studies found a significant advantage of utilising I-VR in education, whilst a smaller number found no significant differences in attainment level regardless of whether I-VR or non-immersive methods were utilised. Only two studies found clear detrimental effects of using I-VR. However, most studies used short interventions, did not examine information retention, and were focused mainly on the teaching of scientific topics such as biology or physics. In addition, the MERSQI showed that the methods used to evaluate learning outcomes are often inadequate and this may affect the interpretation of I-VR’s utility. The review highlights that a rigorous methodological approach through the identification of appropriate assessment measures, intervention characteristics, and learning outcomes is essential to understanding the potential of I-VR as a pedagogical method.
Keywords: _genre:LR-literature_review

Syṡtemic Mixed-Methods Research — a conceptual framework for scalable EdTech research - Haßler, Björn; El-Serafy, Yomna; Khalayleh, Abdullah; McBurnie, Chris (EdTech Hub, 2021)

Keep Kenya Learning: Helping Caregivers Support Learning at Home Sprint 1. - Mbatha, FaithMbithe; Crook, Rebecca; Plaut, Daniel (EdTech Hub, 2021)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org Our research indicates that guidance and resources are necessary but insufficient in equipping caregivers to support their children’s learning. In Sprint 1, caregiver confidence and community emerged as important enablers of home learning. In our interviews, caregivers communicated how they felt limited by their lack of or outdated education. Global interventions indicate that reinforcing a sense of community for caregivers and enabling them to learn from modelling by trusted messengers are pathways to building greater engagement. Caregivers in both rural and urban communities expressed a willingness to engage with SMS (short message service) and online educational resources. However, it is clear that resource design must be: Accessible and understandable Credible and trusted Relevant and actionable.
Keywords: _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _cover:analysis:nopdf; _r:AddedByZotZen

Effectiveness of educational technology in early mathematics education: A systematic literature review - Verbruggen, Sandy; Depaepe, Fien; Torbeyns, Joke (International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction, 2021)
Despite the general agreement regarding the importance of stimulating young children’s early mathematical skills, mathematical learning opportunities in preschool are limited. Educational technology (ET) may be an effective tool to address this problem. Taking into account the weaknesses of previous reviews, we conducted a systematic and comprehensive review of the research literature on the effectiveness of ET in early mathematics education, critically analyzing the findings of studies adhering to a media comparison approach (comparing an ET condition to a non-ET condition or another ET condition) versus studies following a value-added approach (comparing at least two ET conditions which only differ with respect to one feature in the ET or in its implementation). Reviewing 54 studies, we systematically analyzed (1) the effectiveness of ET, (2) the features of the ET and ET implementation associated with ET effectiveness, and (3) child characteristics associated with ET effectiveness. Our analyses indicated that media comparison studies comparing an ET to a non-ET condition provide evidence for the effectiveness of ET for enhancing young children’s mathematical competencies. Second, value-added studies pointed to ET implementation features associated with ET effectiveness, namely teacher support during ET use and an individual grouping structure. Finally, both media comparison and value-added studies revealed that ET effectiveness is associated with children’s performance in the ET and with their prior knowledge. To further advance the field, value-added studies on features of the ET and its implementation are required, as well as studies focusing on important child characteristics that are associated with ET effectiveness.
Keywords: Early mathematics education; Educational technology; Media comparison approach; Systematic literature review; Value-added approach

Child Rights Impact Assessment - A tool to realise children’s rights in the digital environment - Digital Futures Commission (2021)
Keywords: Final_citation

Experimental Evidence on Alternative Policies to Increase Learning at Scale - Duflo, Annie; Kiessel, Jessica; Lucas, Adrienne (National Bureau of Economic Research, 2021)
Keywords: C:Ghana; _C:Ghana GHA

Sierra Leone teacher & school MIS developments: Sierra Leone Education Attendance Monitoring System (SLEAMS) and Teacher Records Management (TRM) system - Graham, Hannah (2021)
Keywords: _C:Sierra Leone SLE

Sierra Leone series: Freetown Teachers College and its multimodal approach to teacher professional development - McBurnie, Chris; Moriba, Sambo; Brainard, Prince (EdTech Hub, 2021)
Over the past few months, the EdTech Hub team has analysed and mapped the EdTech research landscape in Sierra Leone. In doing so, we have met a number of individuals and organisations that are exploring if and how technology can support the country’s education sector.  In week two, we connected with Dr Samba Moriba and Prince Brainard from Freetown Teachers…
Keywords: Author:OpenDevEd; _C:Sierra Leone SLE; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _r:AddedByZotZen; _zenodoETH; dode_eth-src-eth

Sierra Leone series: Plan International and the importance of community support for distance teacher professional development programmes - McBurnie, Chris; Saidu, Arthur; Rincon Casado, Eusebio; Shergill, Maggie (EdTech Hub, 2021)
Keywords: Author:OpenDevEd; _C:Sierra Leone SLE; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _r:AddedByZotZen; _zenodoETH; dode_eth-src-eth

Sierra Leone Series: the Pikin-to-Pikin Movement and its focus on child protection, education, nutrition and health - McBurnie, Chris; Swaray, Abdulai; Kamara, Prince (EdTech Hub, 2021)
Keywords: Author:OpenDevEd; _C:Sierra Leone SLE; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _r:AddedByZotZen; _zenodoETH; dode_eth-src-eth

Education and Stability Learning Journey: Lessons Learned and Emerging Issues - Millican, Juliet (2021)
This document brings together key findings from a Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Learning Journey designed to explore the relationship between education, conflict, and stability. Prepared by the Knowledge, Evidence and Learning for Development Programme (K4D), it responds to questions from FCDO on how education interventions can build peace and stability, drawing together research and lessons from FCDO posts, and input from leading academics. The Key messages are: 1) Education matters for peace. 2) At the same time, education can exacerbate conflict. 3) All education interventions need to be grounded in robust political economy and conflict analyses. 4) To avoid instrumentalising education simply as a tool for security. 5) Taking a pragmatic inter-sectoral approach to maximise opportunities. 6) Recogniseing the links between education and inclusive economic development 7) Acknowledging unavoidable trade-offs in meeting the needs of different groups. 8) Aiming for nationally owned systemic change rather than piecemeal interventions 9) To consider the importance of different educational sectors, 10) Recognising that the recommendations set out by the global education agenda are difficult to achieve in situations of extreme instability.

A Meta-Analysis on Computer Technology Intervention Effects on Mathematics Achievement for Low-Performing Students in K-12 Classrooms - Ran, Hua; Kasli, Murat; Secada, Walter G. (Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2021)
Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing

Education, Girls’ Education and Climate Change - Sims, Kate (2021)
This Emerging Issue Report (EIR) explores research and evidence on the relationship between education, girls’ education and climate change. There is scientific consensus that climate change is real, manifested through increasing temperatures, changing rainfall patterns and increasing frequency and severity of extreme weather events, including drought, flooding and cyclones. Climate change, environmental degradation and climate vulnerability are closely linked. Climate change exacerbates environmental and land degradation, especially in areas with drylands and permafrost, river deltas and low-lying coastal areas. There is high confidence that people living in areas affected by environmental degradation are experiencing an increase in the negative effects of climate change. Gender, alongside other drivers of vulnerability and exclusion, is a key determinant of an individual’s vulnerability to the effects of climate change and environmental degradation and influences how climate change is experienced. It is estimated that at least 200 million adolescent girls living in the poorest communities face a heightened risk from the effects of climate change. Evidence and commentary on the role of education, and girls’ education, to address climate change through adaptation, resilience and mitigation is limited, albeit growing. This EIR identifies and summarises the evidence and key commentary around the following themes: links between education, particularly girls’ education, and climate change; how climate and environment matter for achieving gender equality; and why securing girls’ education is an important strategy in addressing climate change. The EIR draws on academic research and literature from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), as well as policy frameworks and grey literature, media articles and blogs from the climate, education and gender fields.

Digital Technologies in Education 4.0. Does it Enhance the Effectiveness of Learning? A Systematic Literature Review - Qureshi, Muhammad Imran; Khan, Nohman; Raza, Hamad; Imran, Amina; Ismail, Fadillah (International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM), 2021)
Over the past decade, digitalization shapes the overall educational structure worldwide, with the attention received from practitioners, researchers, and policymakers for educational development. Digital technologies are bringing massive changes across education, skills, and employment. These changes mirror how technology is increasingly central to education 4.0. Digital technologies are expanding beyond innovative and less traditional techniques of teaching and learning via education collaboration. However, the present study will explore the research conducted on digital technologies and education. Data is selected from the Scopus database reputed journals. The final 47 studies are chosen for the review process using PRISMA statement 2015, and bibliometric analysis is done to find the occurrence of keywords. The findings of the study are strengthening the value of educational growth and development of high-tech skills. Education's Future focuses on digital technologies, and the traditional modes of education will be replaced entirely.

Digital Rights in Closing Civic Space: Lessons from Ten African Countries - Roberts, Tony; Ali, Abrar Mohammed; Karekwaivanane, George; Msonza, Natasha; Phiri, Sam; Zorro; Nanfuka, Juliet; Bosch, Tanja; Oladapo, Oyewole; Ojebode, Ayo; Nyabola, Nanjala; Gagliardone, Iginio; et al. (Institute of Development Studies, 2021)

Tools for mapping multi-scale settlement patterns of building footprints: An introduction to the R package foot - Jochem, Warren C.; Tatem, Andrew J. (PLOS ONE, 2021)
Spatial datasets of building footprint polygons are becoming more widely available and accessible for many areas in the world. These datasets are important inputs for a range of different analyses, such as understanding the development of cities, identifying areas at risk of disasters, and mapping the distribution of populations. The growth of high spatial resolution imagery and computing power is enabling automated procedures to extract and map building footprints for whole countries. These advances are enabling coverage of building footprint datasets for low and middle income countries which might lack other data on urban land uses. While spatially detailed, many building footprints lack information on structure type, local zoning, or land use, limiting their application. However, morphology metrics can be used to describe characteristics of size, shape, spacing, orientation and patterns of the structures and extract additional information which can be correlated with different structure and settlement types or neighbourhoods. We introduce the foot package, a new set of open-source tools in a flexible R package for calculating morphology metrics for building footprints and summarising them in different spatial scales and spatial representations. In particular our tools can create gridded (or raster) representations of morphology summary metrics which have not been widely supported previously. We demonstrate the tools by creating gridded morphology metrics from all building footprints in England, Scotland and Wales, and then use those layers in an unsupervised cluster analysis to derive a pattern-based settlement typology. We compare our mapped settlement types with two existing settlement classifications. The results suggest that building patterns can help distinguish different urban and rural types. However, intra-urban differences were not well-predicted by building morphology alone. More broadly, though, this case study demonstrates the potential of mapping settlement patterns in the absence of a housing census or other urban planning data.
Keywords: Cities; Open data; Radii; Rural areas; Settlement patterns; Software tools; Urban areas; Urban environments

How Can Middle-income Countries Improve Their Skills Systems Post- COVID-19? - Herbert, George (2021)
Vocational training systems in middle-income countries are going to face multiple challenges in the post-COVID era, notably, challenges related to (1) automation; (2) the transition to a green economy, and (3) demographic pressures. Of these, automation - linked to the burgeoning ‘fourth industrial revolution’ that is set to transform the global economy - represents the most serious challenge and is the only one of the three challenges discussed in any depth in this paper. Whilst estimates of the likely scale of automation in the coming years and decades vary widely, it appears likely that waves of automation will lead to a dramatic decline in many kinds of jobs that largely involve routine, repetitive tasks. These trends pre-date COVID-19, but the disruption caused by the pandemic provides an opportunity to prepare for these challenges by implementing vocational training system reforms as part of the Build Back Better agenda. Reforms to vocational training systems will be crucial to ensuring middle-income countries respond appropriately to accelerating labour market changes. However, they should only form a limited part of that response and need to be integrated with a wide range of other policy measures. Vocational training reform will need to occur in the context of major reforms to basic education in order to ensure that all workers are equipped with the cross-cutting cognitive and socio-emotional skills they will require to perform hard-to-automate tasks and to be able to learn and adapt rapidly in a changing economy. Middle-income countries will also likely need to progressively expand social protection schemes in order to provide a safety net for workers that struggle to adapt to changing labour market requirements.

States and regions of Somalia (Wikipedia, 2021)
Somalia is a federal republic consisting of five federal states as well as the claimed territory of Somaliland. Somalia is further subdivided into thirteen administrative regions (gobollada, singular gobol), and five claimed regions which are in turn subdivided into districts.

Mother Language Day 2021 - Haßler, Björn; Castillejo, Alice; Marzotto, Mia; El-Serafy, Yomna; Khalayleh, Abdullah; Koomar, Saalim; Langa, Ancha; Nyilinkindi, Jacques; Saadeddin, Zeina; Tegha, Ghislaine; Villavicencio Peralta, Xuzel Ana (2021)
To celebrate International Mother Language Day 2021, Björn spoke with Alice Castillejo and Mia Marzotto at Translators without Borders. We talked about the importance of mother tongue-based education and the need to support speakers of marginalised languages. Research around the world shows that educational outcomes are worse for students studying in a second language. The use of an unfamiliar language is linked to high dropout rates and low academic achievement. We also know that 40% of children worldwide are not educated in a language they speak at home. We need to put aside our assumptions about what languages people speak and understand. For example, Portuguese is only one of many languages spoken in Mozambique. To really understand the richness of different languages, we need to collect, share, and visualise the real picture. Having done that, we can then apply this information. Do children who speak a particular language drop out early? We can then develop multilingual educational tools for learners and teachers based on improved data about relevant languages. We can also track educational outcomes by primary language, to ensure no learner is left behind. We can use language data to take action on three levels: children, teachers, and systems. With children, we can identify which language groups didn’t register for school, dropped out early, or consistently underperform. We can then adjust our communication and programming to meet their needs, leaving no one behind. We can also take action to support teachers. With language data, we can also take action on a system level. If over 40% of children are educated in a language they don’t speak at home, we need to know how this affects their education. Much as we did for gender, if we don’t gather the data on inequality, we cannot begin to address it. Collective gathering and sharing of language data can allow us to understand how to increase learning outcomes for speakers of marginalised languages and provide the support they need and deserve.
Keywords: Author:OpenDevEd; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _GS:not_indexed; _MELA_seen; _cover:other:ok; _r:AddedByZotZen; _r:CopiedFromEvLib; _zenodo:submitted; _zenodoODE; dode_eth-src-dode; dode_eth-trf2-dode

Mother Language Day 2021: Improving data on mother-tongue languages for better learning outcomes - Haßler, Björn; Castillejo, Alice; Marzotto, Mia; El-Serafy, Yomna; Khalayleh, Abdullah; Koomar, Saalim; Langa, Ancha; Nyilinkindi, Jacques; Saadeddin, Zeina; Tegha, Ghislaine; Villavicencio Peralta, Xuzel Ana (EdTech Hub, 2021)
To celebrate International Mother Language Day 2021, EdTech Hub’s Björn Haßler spoke with Alice Castillejo and Mia Marzotto of Translators without Borders. They talked about the importance of mother tongue-based education and the need to support speakers of marginalised languages. This blog post captures their conversation. “How do we know that speakers of marginalised languages are left behind?” Alice: Research…
Keywords: Author:OpenDevEd; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _zenodoETH

Large coverage fluctuations in Google Scholar: a case study - Martín-Martín, Alberto; López-Cózar, Emilio Delgado (arXiv:2102.07571 [cs], 2021)
Unlike other academic bibliographic databases, Google Scholar intentionally operates in a way that does not maintain coverage stability: documents that stop being available to Google Scholar's crawlers are removed from the system. This can also affect Google Scholar's citation graph (citation counts can decrease). Furthermore, because Google Scholar is not transparent about its coverage, the only way to directly observe coverage loss is through regular monitorization of Google Scholar data. Because of this, few studies have empirically documented this phenomenon. This study analyses a large decrease in coverage of documents in the field of Astronomy and Astrophysics that took place in 2019 and its subsequent recovery, using longitudinal data from previous analyses and a new dataset extracted in 2020. Documents from most of the larger publishers in the field disappeared from Google Scholar despite continuing to be available on the Web, which suggests an error on Google Scholar's side. Disappeared documents did not reappear until the following index-wide update, many months after the problem was discovered. The slowness with which Google Scholar is currently able to resolve indexing errors is a clear limitation of the platform both for literature search and bibliometric use cases.
Keywords: Computer Science - Digital Libraries; ⛔ No DOI found

The development of preprints during the COVID‐19 pandemic - Älgå, Andreas; Eriksson, Oskar; Nordberg, Martin (Journal of Internal Medicine, 2021)

Guthrie FOUNDATIONS OF CLASSROOM CHANGE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Vol.1 Evidence 2021 - Guthrie, Gerard (2021)

Preprinting the COVID-19 pandemic - Fraser, Nicholas; Brierley, Liam; Dey, Gautam; Polka, Jessica K.; Pálfy, Máté; Nanni, Federico; Coates, Jonathon Alexis (bioRxiv, 2021)
The world continues to face a life-threatening viral pandemic. The virus underlying the COVID-19 disease, SARS-CoV-2, has caused over 98 million confirmed cases and 2.2 million deaths since January 2020. Although the most recent respiratory viral pandemic swept the globe only a decade ago, the way science operates and responds to current events has experienced a paradigm shift in the interim. The scientific community has responded rapidly to the COVID-19 pandemic, releasing over 125,000 COVID-19 related scientific articles within 10 months of the first confirmed case, of which more than 30,000 were hosted by preprint servers. We focused our analysis on bioRxiv and medRxiv, two growing preprint servers for biomedical research, investigating the attributes of COVID-19 preprints, their access and usage rates, as well as characteristics of their propagation on online platforms. Our data provides evidence for increased scientific and public engagement with preprints related to COVID-19 (COVID-19 preprints are accessed more, cited more, and shared more on various online platforms than non-COVID-19 preprints), as well as changes in the use of preprints by journalists and policymakers. We also find evidence for changes in preprinting and publishing behaviour: COVID-19 preprints are shorter and reviewed faster. Our results highlight the unprecedented role of preprints and preprint servers in the dissemination of COVID-19 science, and the impact of the pandemic on the scientific communication landscape.
Keywords: _genre:PR-primary_research

Structured Pedagogy and EdTech - Adam, Taskeen; Chuang, Rachel; Haßler, Björn (EdTech Hub, 2021)
Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing

Continuous professional development in Sierra Leone: Scoping Phase Overview - McBurnie, Chris; Plaut, Daniel (EdTech Hub, 2021)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
Keywords: Author:OpenDevEd; _C:Sierra Leone SLE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _r:AddedByZotZen

"Creo en la tecnología en la escuela pero hemos de poner las necesidades del alumno por delante de los dispositivos" - Santodomingo, Rodrigo (El Diario de la Educación, 2021)
Es una de las voces más autorizadas a nivel global sobre la integración de las TIC en la escuela. Autor de un largo listado de estudios, Björn Hassler muestra especial interés por el aprendizaje con dispositivos móviles. Últimamente, sobre todo, en el África sub-sahariana. Entusiasmo y crítica se funden en su visión sobre la fiebre …

Toward a Deeper Understanding: Testing a Multidimensional Framework of Professional Learning Communities in Sub-Saharan African Schools - Soares, Fernanda; Galisson, Kirsten (Comparative Education Review, 2021)
Professional learning communities (PLCs) are becoming increasingly popular, in a recognition that teachers’ knowledge is situated in teachers’ daily experiences and best acquired through ongoing practice and reflection. This study examines the relationship between participation in PLCs and teaching practices and tests specific aspects of a PLC framework for sub-Saharan Africa, which has not been studied before. Data originate from a teacher survey implemented with over 2,300 preschool and primary education teachers in Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, and Nigeria. Our results show a positive significant relationship between higher levels of participation in PLC and constructivist student-centered practices for two out of the three countries under study. Findings also indicate that PLCs’ four core characteristics conceptualized by the literature from high-income countries are associated with higher constructivist student-centered practice across all three countries.

Apart but Connected: Online Tutoring and Student Outcomes during the COVID-19 Pandemic - Carlana, Michela; Ferrara, Eliana (2021)
Keywords: Final_citation

Navigating the ‘Data Revolution’: A Case Study on the One Tablet Per School Programme in Sierra Leone - McBurnie, Chris (EdTech Hub, 2021)
Keywords: Author:OpenDevEd; _C:Sierra Leone SLE; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _cover:v3; _zenodoETH; dode_eth-src-dode; dode_eth-trf2-dode

Embedding Social Justice in Teacher Education and Development in Africa - McNaught, Carmel; Gravett, Sarah (Routledge, 2021)
Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; AuthorFirst:Haßler; Björn-CV-OECS; STC-TLC; _bjoern_cv; _yl:a; docs.opendeved.net

Transforming Education Service Delivery Through Evidence-Informed Policy and Practice - The Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) (The Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE), 2021)

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.
Keywords: Computational biology and bioinformatics; Computer science; Medical research; SARS-CoV-2; _Added-ailr-2024

Managing Overlap of Primary Studies Results Across Systematic Reviews: Practical Considerations for Authors of Overviews of Reviews - Lunny, Carole; Pieper, Dawid; Thabet, Pierre; Kanji, Salmaan (In Review, 2021)
Background: In overviews, inclusion of the same primary study in multiple systematic review gives undue weight to this study. Using a study result multiple times in the same analysis overstates its sample size and number of events, falsely leading to greater precision in the analysis. This paper aims to: (a) describe types of overlapping data that arise from the same primary studies reported across multiple reviews, (b) describe methods to identify and explain overlap of primary study data, and (c) present six case studies illustrating different approaches to manage overlap. Methods: We rst updated the search in PubMed for methods from the MOoR framework relating to overlap of primary studies. One author screened the studies titles and abstracts, and any full-text articles retrieved, extracted methods data relating to overlap of primary studies and mapped it to the overlap methods from the MOoR framework. We also describe six case studies as examples of overviews that use speci c methods across the steps in the conduct of an overview. For each case study, we discuss potential implications in terms of methodological limitations, e ciency, usability, and resource use. Results: Eight studies were mapped to the methods identi ed by the MOoR framework to address overlap. Several overlap methods mapped across four steps in the conduct of an overview – the eligibility criteria step, the data extraction step, the assessment of risk of bias step, and the synthesis step. Our overview case studies used multiple methods to reduce overlap at different steps in the conduct of an overview. Conclusions: Our study underlines that there is currently no standard methodological approach to deal with overlap in primary studies across reviews. The level of complexity when dealing with overlap can vary depending on the yield, trends and patterns of the included literature and the scope of the overview question. Choosing a method might be dependent on the number of included reviews and their primary studies. Gaps in in evaluation of methods to address overlap were found and further investigation in this area is needed.

Large-scale comparison of bibliographic data sources: Scopus, Web of Science, Dimensions, Crossref, and Microsoft Academic - Visser, Martijn; van Eck, Nees Jan; Waltman, Ludo (arXiv:2005.10732 [cs], 2021)
We present a large-scale comparison of five multidisciplinary bibliographic data sources: Scopus, Web of Science, Dimensions, Crossref, and Microsoft Academic. The comparison considers scientific documents from the period 2008-2017 covered by these data sources. Scopus is compared in a pairwise manner with each of the other data sources. We first analyze differences between the data sources in the coverage of documents, focusing for instance on differences over time, differences per document type, and differences per discipline. We then study differences in the completeness and accuracy of citation links. Based on our analysis, we discuss strengths and weaknesses of the different data sources. We emphasize the importance of combining a comprehensive coverage of the scientific literature with a flexible set of filters for making selections of the literature.
Keywords: Computer Science - Digital Libraries; ⛔ No DOI found

Race, Politics, and Pandemic Pedagogy: Education in a Time of Crisis - Giroux, Henry A. (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021)
In this book Henry A. Giroux passionately argues that education and critical pedagogy are needed now more than ever to combat injustices in our society caused by fake news, toxic masculinity, racism, consumerism and white nationalism. At the heart of the book is the idea that pedagogy has the power to create narratives of desire, values, identity, and agency at time when these narratives are being manipulated to promote right wing populism and emerging global fascist politics. The book expands on the notion of the plague as not only a medical crisis but also a crisis of politics, ethics, education, and democracy itself. The chapters cover a range topics beginning with historical perspectives on fascism and moving on to issues of social atomization, depoliticization, neoliberal pedagogy, the scourge of staggering inequality, populism, and pandemic pedagogy. The book concludes with a call for educators to make education central to politics, develop a discourse of critique and possibility, reclaim the vision of a radical democracy, and embrace their role as powerful agents of change.
Keywords: Education / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects; Philosophy / Political; Political Science / Political Ideologies / Fascism & Totalitarianism; Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social

Lockdown Learning: BBC puts school materials on TV, iPlayer and online (BBC News, 2021)
As schools closed amid the UK lockdowns, lessons from BBC Bitesize move on to BBC Two and CBBC.

Investigating the Impact on Learning Outcomes Through the Use of EdTech During Covid-19: Evidence from an RCT in the Punjab province of Pakistan - Adil, Fareeha; Nazir, Rabia; Akhtar, Misbah (EdTech Hub, 2021)
Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing

Life without Covid: the nations that have sidestepped the pandemic so far - The Guardian (the Guardian, 2021)
A handful of countries – most of them islands, most of them remote – remain coronavirus-free, but life has not remained wholly unchanged

Education in Africa: What Are We Learning? [journal paper] - Evans, David K; Mendez Acosta, Amina (Journal of African Economies, 2021)
Countries across Africa continue to face major challenges in education. In this review, we examine 145 recent empirical studies (from 2014 onward) on how to increase access to and improve the quality of education across the continent, specifically examining how these studies update previous research findings. We find that 64% of the studies evaluate government-implemented programs, 36% include detailed cost analysis and 35% evaluate multiple treatment arms. We identify several areas where new studies provide rigorous evidence on topics that do not figure prominently in earlier evidence syntheses. New evidence shows promising impacts of structured pedagogy interventions (which typically provide a variety of inputs, such as lesson plans and training for teachers together with new materials for students) and of mother tongue instruction interventions, as well as from a range of teacher programs, including both remunerative (pay-for-performance of various designs) and non-remunerative (coaching and certain types of training) programs. School feeding delivers gains in both access and learning. New studies also show long-term positive impacts of eliminating school fees for primary school and positive impacts of eliminating fees in secondary school. Education technology interventions have decidedly mixed impacts, as do school grant programs and programs providing individual learning inputs (e.g., uniforms or textbooks).
Keywords: _genre:LR-literature_review

Semi-automatic mapping of pre-census enumeration areas and population sampling frames - Qader, Sarchil; Lefebvre, Veronique; Tatem, Andrew; Pape, Utz; Himelein, Kristen; Ninneman, Amy; Bengtsson, Linus; Bird, Tomas (Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 2021)
Enumeration Areas (EAs) are the operational geographic units for the collection and dissemination of census data and are often used as a national sampling frame for various types of surveys. In many poor or conflict-affected countries, EA demarcations are incomplete, outdated, or missing. Even for countries that are stable and prosperous, creating and updating EAs is one of the most challenging yet essential tasks in the preparation for a national census. Commonly, EAs are created by manually digitising small geographic units on high-resolution satellite imagery or physically walking the boundaries of units, both of which are highly time, cost, and labour intensive. In addition, creating EAs requires considering population and area size within each unit. This is an optimisation problem that can best be solved by a computer. Here, for the first time, we produce a semi-automatic mapping of pre-defined census EAs based on high-resolution gridded population and settlement datasets and using publicly available natural and administrative boundaries. We demonstrate the approach in generating rural EAs for Somalia where such mapping is not existent. In addition, we compare our automated approach against manually digitised EAs created in urban areas of Mogadishu and Hargeysa. Our semi-automatically generated EAs are consistent with standard EAs, including having identifiable boundaries for field teams to follow on the ground, and appropriate sizing and population for coverage by an enumerator. Furthermore, our semi-automated urban EAs have no gaps, in contrast, to manually drawn urban EAs. Our work shows the time, labour and cost-saving value of automated EA delineation and points to the potential for broadly available tools suitable for low-income and data-poor settings but applicable to potentially wider contexts.

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)
Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing; ⛔ No DOI found

Communicating Scientific Uncertainty in an Age of COVID-19: An Investigation into the Use of Preprints by Digital Media Outlets - Fleerackers, Alice; Riedlinger, Michelle; Moorhead, Laura; Ahmed, Rukhsana; Alperin, Juan Pablo (Health Communication, 2021)
In this article, we investigate the surge in use of COVID-19-related preprints by media outlets. Journalists are a main source of reliable public health information during crises and, until recently, journalists have been reluctant to cover preprints because of the associated scientific uncertainty. Yet, uploads of COVID-19 preprints and their uptake by online media have outstripped that of preprints about any other topic. Using an innovative approach combining altmetrics methods with content analysis, we identified a diversity of outlets covering COVID-19-related preprints during the early months of the pandemic, including specialist medical news outlets, traditional news media outlets, and aggregators. We found a ubiquity of hyperlinks as citations and a multiplicity of framing devices for highlighting the scientific uncertainty associated with COVID-19 preprints. These devices were rarely used consistently (e.g., mentioning that the study was a preprint, unreviewed, preliminary, and/or in need of verification). About half of the stories we analyzed contained framing devices emphasizing uncertainty. Outlets in our sample were much less likely to identify the research they mentioned as preprint research, compared to identifying it as simply “research.” This work has significant implications for public health communication within the changing media landscape. While current best practices in public health risk communication promote identifying and promoting trustworthy sources of information, the uptake of preprint research by online media presents new challenges. At the same time, it provides new opportunities for fostering greater awareness of the scientific uncertainty associated with health research findings.

Scaling and ‘systems thinking’ in education: reflections from UK aid professionals - Gibbs, Emma; Jones, Charlotte; Atkinson, Jess; Attfield, Ian; Bronwin, Rona; Hinton, Rachel; Potter, Amy; Savage, Laura (Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2021)

SWOT Analysis of the Kenya Education Cloud - Groeneveld, Caspar; Kimenyi, Eric; Kaye, Tom (EdTech Hub, 2021)
Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing

Identifying the characteristics of effective teacher professional development: a critical review - Sims, Sam; Fletcher-Wood, Harry (School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2021)
Several inﬂuential reviews and two meta-reviews have converged on the position that teacher professional development (PD) is more eﬀective when it is sustained, collaborative, subject speciﬁc, draws on external expertise, has buy-in from teachers, and is practice based. This consensus view has now been incorporated in government policy and oﬃcial guidance in several countries. This paper reassesses the evidence underpinning the consensus, arguing that the reviews on which it is based have important methodological weaknesses, in that they employ inappropriate inclusion criteria and depend on an invalid inference method. The consensus view is therefore likely to be inaccurate. It is argued that researchers would make more progress identifying characteristics of eﬀective professional development by looking for alignment between evidence from basic research on human skill acquisition and features of rigorously evaluated PD interventions.
Keywords: _genre:LR-literature_review

Measuring the Unmeasurable in Education: edited by Elaine Unterhalter, Oxon, Routledge, 2019, 169 pp., ISBN 978-0-367-00103-2 - Waziri, Nafisa (Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 2021)

A Systematic Review of Multimedia Tools for Cybersecurity Awareness and Education - Zhang-Kennedy, Leah; Chiasson, Sonia (ACM Computing Surveys, 2021)
We conduct a comprehensive review covering academic publications and industry products relating to tools for cybersecurity awareness and education aimed at non-expert end-users developed in the past 20 years. Through our search criteria, we identified 119 tools that we cataloged into five broad media categories. We explore current trends, assess their use of relevant instructional design principles, and review empirical evidence of the tools’ effectiveness. From our review, we provide an evaluation checklist and suggest that a more systematic approach to the design and evaluation of cybersecurity educational tools would be beneficial.
Keywords: Cybersecurity educational tools; _genre:LR-literature_review; cybersecurity awareness and education

The use of 'building blocks' to develop digital platforms for education in sub-Saharan Africa - Adam, Taskeen; El-Serafy, Yomna; Podea, Marius; Haßler, Björn; Open Development & Education (EdTech Hub, 2021)
Keywords: Author:OpenDevEd

Evaluating service quality and performance of higher education institutions: a systematic review and a post-COVID-19 outlook - Camilleri, Mark Anthony (International Journal of Quality and Service Sciences, 2021)
Purpose This study aims to present a systematic review on service quality in higher education. It discusses about the latest opportunities and challenges facing higher educational institutions (HEIs) following the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Design/methodology/approach The study relied on the grounded theory’s inductive reasoning to capture, analyze and synthesize the findings from academic and non-academic sources. The methodology involved a systematic review from Scopus-indexed journals, from intergovernmental and non-governmental policy documents, as well as from university ranking sites and league tables. Findings The comprehensive review suggests that HEIs can use different performance indicators and metrics to evaluate their service quality in terms of their resources, student-centered education, high-impact research and stakeholder engagement. Moreover, this paper sheds light about the impact of an unprecedented COVID-19 on higher education services. Practical implications During the first wave of COVID-19, the delivery of higher educational services migrated from traditional and blended learning approaches to fully virtual and remote course delivery. In the second wave, policy makers imposed a number of preventative measures, including social distancing and hygienic practices, among others, on HEIs. Originality/value This timely contribution has synthesized the findings on service quality and performance management in the higher education context. Furthermore, it investigated the effect of COVID-19 on higher education services. It deliberates on the challenges and responses in the short/medium term and provides a discussion on the way forward. In conclusion, it implies that HEI leaders ought to embrace online teaching models and virtual systems, as they are here to stay in a post-COVID-19 era.
Keywords: COVID-19; Education technology; Higher education; Higher education institutions; Higher education performance; Higher education service quality; Performance evaluation; Performance indicators; Service quality; Universities

Parental involvement in low-achieving children’s learning: The role of household wealth in rural India - Cashman, Laura; Sabates, Ricardo; Alcott, Benjamin (International Journal of Educational Research, 2021)
Existing research recognises that while parents often aspire to be involved in their children’s education, some face barriers that prevent this. Studies situated in the Global North recognise economic constraints as a barrier, presenting a steep gradient whereby the richer households are, the higher their parental involvement levels. This paper analyses the influence of household wealth on parental involvement in low-achieving children's education in a resource-constrained area in rural Uttar Pradesh, India. Based on regression models from a sample of 13,558 households, we corroborate evidence from wealthier contexts: wealthier parents are consistently more likely to be involved in low-achieving children’s learning. This suggests that stakeholders should be aware of the potential influence of household wealth on parental involvement in rural India.
Keywords: Asset ownership; India; Parental involvement; Principal component analysis; Wealth

Three Decades of Research: The Case for Comprehensive Sex Education - Goldfarb, Eva S.; Lieberman, Lisa D. (Journal of Adolescent Health, 2021)
Purpose School-based sex education plays a vital role in the sexual health and well-being of young people. Little is known, however, about the effectiveness of efforts beyond pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease prevention. The authors conducted a systematic literature review of three decades of research on school-based programs to find evidence for the effectiveness of comprehensive sex education. Methods Researchers searched the ERIC, PsycINFO, and MEDLINE. The research team identified papers meeting the systematic literature review criteria. Of 8,058 relevant articles, 218 met specific review criteria. More than 80% focused solely on pregnancy and disease prevention and were excluded, leaving 39. In the next phase, researchers expanded criteria to studies outside the U.S. to identify evidence reflecting the full range of topic areas. Eighty articles constituted the final review. Results Outcomes include appreciation of sexual diversity, dating and intimate partner violence prevention, development of healthy relationships, prevention of child sex abuse, improved social/emotional learning, and increased media literacy. Substantial evidence supports sex education beginning in elementary school, that is scaffolded and of longer duration, as well as LGBTQ–inclusive education across the school curriculum and a social justice approach to healthy sexuality. Conclusions Review of the literature of the past three decades provides strong support for comprehensive sex education across a range of topics and grade levels. Results provide evidence for the effectiveness of approaches that address a broad definition of sexual health and take positive, affirming, inclusive approaches to human sexuality. Findings strengthen justification for the widespread adoption of the National Sex Education Standards.
Keywords: CSE; K-12; National Sex Education Standards; National Sexuality Education Standards; Sex education; Sexuality education; Systematic Literature Review; comprehensive sex education

Reimagining our futures together: a new social contract for education - International Commission on the Futures of Education (UNESCO, 2021)
Keywords: Final_citation

Google Scholar, Microsoft Academic, Scopus, Dimensions, Web of Science, and OpenCitations’ COCI: a multidisciplinary comparison of coverage via citations - Martín-Martín, Alberto; Thelwall, Mike; Orduna-Malea, Enrique; Delgado López-Cózar, Emilio (Scientometrics, 2021)
New sources of citation data have recently become available, such as Microsoft Academic, Dimensions, and the OpenCitations Index of CrossRef open DOI-to-DOI citations (COCI). Although these have been compared to the Web of Science Core Collection (WoS), Scopus, or Google Scholar, there is no systematic evidence of their differences across subject categories. In response, this paper investigates 3,073,351 citations found by these six data sources to 2,515 English-language highly-cited documents published in 2006 from 252 subject categories, expanding and updating the largest previous study. Google Scholar found 88% of all citations, many of which were not found by the other sources, and nearly all citations found by the remaining sources (89–94%). A similar pattern held within most subject categories. Microsoft Academic is the second largest overall (60% of all citations), including 82% of Scopus citations and 86% of WoS citations. In most categories, Microsoft Academic found more citations than Scopus and WoS (182 and 223 subject categories, respectively), but had coverage gaps in some areas, such as Physics and some Humanities categories. After Scopus, Dimensions is fourth largest (54% of all citations), including 84% of Scopus citations and 88% of WoS citations. It found more citations than Scopus in 36 categories, more than WoS in 185, and displays some coverage gaps, especially in the Humanities. Following WoS, COCI is the smallest, with 28% of all citations. Google Scholar is still the most comprehensive source. In many subject categories Microsoft Academic and Dimensions are good alternatives to Scopus and WoS in terms of coverage.
Keywords: Computer Science - Digital Libraries

Knowledge mobilisation in sub-Saharan Africa: an impact evaluation of CPDL in improving primary school children’s performance - Mason, Miriam; Galloway, David (Journal of Professional Capital and Community, 2021)
Purpose A non-governmental organisation (NGO) with schools in Sierra Leone prioritises admission of the most disadvantaged children but nevertheless achieves high educational and social standards. These schools were asked to provide continuing professional development and learning (CPDL) for other schools. This paper aims to report the design, development and delivery of CPDL which aimed to mobilise effective practices more widely. It also reports the design and results of an impact evaluation. Design/methodology/approach It was recognised that CPDL delivered by foreigners would be (1) unaffordable in this impoverished West African country and (2) culturally inappropriate. It was therefore delivered by local teachers from the NGO's own schools. Most had obtained no formal teaching qualification. They were trained to collect data using a quasi-experimental design for an impact evaluation of children's attendance and literacy. A total of five schools participated in the CPDL, with ten control schools. Findings A largely unqualified team succeeded in mobilising knowledge in the experimental schools. Children's attendance in experimental schools improved over that in control schools. Performance in literacy also improved significantly and was maintained at follow-up. Research limitations/implications Findings of the impact evaluation are seen as indicative rather than causal because a quasi-experimental study was conducted rather than a randomised controlled trial. Originality/value This lies in (1) teachers in schools with a severely disadvantaged intake providing a structured programme of CPDL for teachers in other schools; (2) school improvement through knowledge mobilisation in CPDL; (3) an impact evaluation with a quasi-experimental design showing improvement in children's performance.
Keywords: Continuing professional development; Donors and NGOs; Equity; Inclusive education; Knowledge mobilisation; Professional learning networks; School improvement; Standards of attainment; Student attendance; Student financial support; Sub-Saharan Africa; Teacher education; _C:Sierra Leone; _authorsString:Second,A.B.; _checkedWith:AERD; _research:Quantitative; _type:Peer-reviewed article

A Literature Overview of Accountability and EdTech: Recommendations for Using Technology to Improve Accountability in Educational Systems from Ghana and Other LMICs. - McIntyre, Nora; Sabates, Ricardo; Eberhardt, Molly Jamieson (2021)
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A Literature Review on Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Teaching and Learning - Pokhrel, Sumitra; Chhetri, Roshan (Higher Education for the Future, 2021)
The COVID-19 pandemic has created the largest disruption of education systems in human history, affecting nearly 1.6 billion learners in more than 200 countries. Closures of schools, institutions and other learning spaces have impacted more than 94% of the world’s student population. This has brought far-reaching changes in all aspects of our lives. Social distancing and restrictive movement policies have significantly disturbed traditional educational practices. Reopening of schools after relaxation of restriction is another challenge with many new standard operating procedures put in place., Within a short span of the COVID-19 pandemic, many researchers have shared their works on teaching and learning in different ways. Several schools, colleges and universities have discontinued face-to-face teachings. There is a fear of losing 2020 academic year or even more in the coming future. The need of the hour is to innovate and implement alternative educational system and assessment strategies. The COVID-19 pandemic has provided us with an opportunity to pave the way for introducing digital learning. This article aims to provide a comprehensive report on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on online teaching and learning of various papers and indicate the way forward.
Keywords: Internet Use; Learning; Pedagogy; Teaching (Academic)

The Last Mile in School Access: Mapping Education Deserts in Developing Countries - Rodriguez-Segura, Daniel; Kim, Brian Heseung (Development Engineering, 2021)
With recent advances in high-resolution satellite imagery and machine vision algorithms, fine-grain geospatial data on population are now widely available: kilometer-bykilometer, worldwide. In this paper, we showcase how researchers and policymakers in developing countries can leverage these novel data to precisely identify “education deserts” - localized areas where families lack physical access to education - at unprecedented scale, detail, and costeffectiveness. We demonstrate how these analyses could valuably inform educational access initiatives like school construction and transportation investments, and outline a variety of analytic extensions to gain deeper insight into the state of school access across a given country. We conduct a proof-of-concept analysis in the context of Guatemala, which has historically struggled with educational access, as a demonstration of the utility, viability, and flexibility of our proposed approach. We find that the vast majority of Guatemalan population lives within 3 km of a public primary school, indicating a generally low incidence of distance as a barrier to education in that context. However, we still identify concentrated pockets of population for whom the distance to school remains prohibitive, revealing important geographic variation within the strong countrywide average. Finally, we show how even a small number of optimally-placed schools in these areas, using a simple algorithm we develop, could substantially reduce the incidence of “education deserts” in this context. We make our entire codebase available to the public – fully free, opensource, heavily documented, and designed for broad use – allowing analysts across contexts to easily replicate our proposed analyses for other countries, educational levels, and public goods more generally.
Keywords: Access to education; Education deserts; Education in developing countries; School placement

Efficacy of Social Networking Sites for Sustainable Education in the Era of COVID-19: A Systematic Review - Cavus, Nadire; Sani, Abdullahi S.; Haruna, Yusuf; Lawan, Abdulmalik A. (Sustainability, 2021)
The sudden advent of the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated containment measures require educational institutions of all sizes to adopt eLearning as the only option for sustainable education. Despite the numerous Learning Management Systems, the rapid migration to eLearning posed numerous challenges that negatively affect the effectiveness and sustainability of the educational activities. The current study systematically reviewed recent articles that recognized the value and feasibility of using Social Networking Sites (SNSs) in education. The study highlighted the current eLearning challenges and illustrated effective strategies for the sustainable educational use of SNSs by both institutions, teachers, and students. Thus, solutions to the problems experienced in education during the COVID-19 period were highlighted based on SNS-supported strategies.
Keywords: COVID-19; _genre:LR-literature_review; eLearning; education; social media; social networking sites

Impact of Educational Technology on Teacher Stress and Anxiety: A Literature Review - Fernández-Batanero, José-María; Román-Graván, Pedro; Reyes-Rebollo, Miguel-María; Montenegro-Rueda, Marta (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021)
Educational technology has become an increasingly important element for improving the teaching and learning process of students. To achieve these goals, it is essential that teachers have the skills they need to be able to introduce technology into their teaching practice. However, this is often overwhelming and stressful for many of them. The aim of this review was to find out how research on teacher stress and anxiety associated with the use of educational technology was proceeding. A systematic review was conducted using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines through the following bibliographic databases: PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus. Sixteen articles were found from the review. The main findings show that teachers present high levels of anxiety or stress due to their use of educational technology in the classroom. Among the conclusions, the need for research on different strategies to prevent the emergence of these anxiety and stress symptoms in teachers stands out.
Keywords: Final_citation; anxiety disorders; anystyle; cited; educational technology; existing; mental health; review; teacher burnout

A Design Approach to Mathematics Teacher Educator Development in East Africa - Golding, Jennie; Batiibwe, Marjorie Sarah K. (Journal of Research and Advances in Mathematics Education, 2021)
Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing

Gamification in Science Education. A Systematic Review of the Literature - Kalogiannakis, Michail; Papadakis, Stamatios; Zourmpakis, Alkinoos-Ioannis (Education Sciences, 2021)
The implementation of gamification in education has attracted many researchers to increase engagement and achieve learning more effectively. Implementing technology in science curricula has seen a massive influx over the past years to stop the decline in students’ motivation towards science learning and promote scientific thinking. This study’s objective is to present the empirical findings of the state-of-the-art literature on the use of gamification in science education. Therefore, we performed a systematic literature review of 24 empirical research papers published in various electronic databases and the web search engine for scholarly literature and academic resources, Google Scholar, between 2012 and 2020. This review reveals the latest emerging trends of gamification in science education while revealing the literature gap, challenges, impediments, and extending the possibilities for future research directions. It examines the conflicting findings of other studies and provides a framework and insight for future researchers regarding content areas, educational levels, theoretical models, outcomes, methodologies, game elements, and assessment tools.
Keywords: _genre:LR-literature_review; engagement; gamification; motivation; science education; systematic literature review

Digital Escape Rooms as Innovative Pedagogical Tools in Education: A Systematic Literature Review - Makri, Agoritsa; Vlachopoulos, Dimitrios; Martina, Richard A. (Sustainability, 2021)
This paper aims to present a systematic literature review on state-of-the-art Educational Escape Rooms (EERs) with the use of digital technologies. More specifically, the focus of the study is to present the current developments and trends concerning Digital Educational Escape Rooms (DEERs) and investigate how they foster learning outcomes for online learners. Additionally, the present study provides insights into the design process of such technology enhanced EERs. This review is attributed to identifying and covering research gaps since the current literature has focused on the pedagogical aspects of Escape Rooms (ERs) in education, but no studies seem to have been conducted in regard to the pedagogical implications of Digital Escape Rooms (DERs) in educational environments. Based on the exhaustive literature review, an agenda for future research is promised and the implications for designing innovative ER approaches have been highlighted. The anatomy of the fundamental components of conducting systematic literature reviews was followed. The results of the review could be addressed to multidisciplinary teams related to education, game researchers, educational researchers, faculty members, scholars, instructors, and protagonists of educational systems to encourage them to thoroughly study the core elements of DEERs and how they can be applied in virtual educational contexts to facilitate students’ learning achievements.
Keywords: digital escape rooms; digital technologies; educational escape rooms; engagement; escape rooms; game-based learning; gamification; motivation; systematic literature review; technology enhanced learning

Between Level Up and Game Over: A Systematic Literature Review of Gamification in Education - Manzano-León, Ana; Camacho-Lazarraga, Pablo; Guerrero, Miguel A.; Guerrero-Puerta, Laura; Aguilar-Parra, José M.; Trigueros, Rubén; Alias, Antonio (Sustainability, 2021)
Educational gamification consists of the use of game elements and game design techniques in the educational context. The objective of this study is to examine the existing evidence on the impact of educational gamification on student motivation and academic performance in the last five years in order to analyze its distribution over time, educational level, variables, and most used game elements, and know the advantages of its implementation in the classroom. For this, a systematic review is proposed through the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) methodology in three multidisciplinary databases, through an exhaustive search with inclusion and exclusion criteria on quantitative experimental studies that explore gamification in educational centers, which provide information about the most current lines of research. Fourteen studies were included in this review. These used experimental or quasi-experimental designs. Most of them report gamification as a valid learning strategy. The results support the conclusion that educational gamification has a potential impact on the academic performance, commitment, and motivation of students. Therefore, this study implies the need to expand research on the needs and challenges of students when learning with gamified techniques.
Keywords: academic achievement; engagement; gamification; motivation; systematic literature review

Predicting Student Performance Using Data Mining and Learning Analytics Techniques: A Systematic Literature Review - Namoun, Abdallah; Alshanqiti, Abdullah (Applied Sciences, 2021)
The prediction of student academic performance has drawn considerable attention in education. However, although the learning outcomes are believed to improve learning and teaching, prognosticating the attainment of student outcomes remains underexplored. A decade of research work conducted between 2010 and November 2020 was surveyed to present a fundamental understanding of the intelligent techniques used for the prediction of student performance, where academic success is strictly measured using student learning outcomes. The electronic bibliographic databases searched include ACM, IEEE Xplore, Google Scholar, Science Direct, Scopus, Springer, and Web of Science. Eventually, we synthesized and analyzed a total of 62 relevant papers with a focus on three perspectives, (1) the forms in which the learning outcomes are predicted, (2) the predictive analytics models developed to forecast student learning, and (3) the dominant factors impacting student outcomes. The best practices for conducting systematic literature reviews, e.g., PICO and PRISMA, were applied to synthesize and report the main results. The attainment of learning outcomes was measured mainly as performance class standings (i.e., ranks) and achievement scores (i.e., grades). Regression and supervised machine learning models were frequently employed to classify student performance. Finally, student online learning activities, term assessment grades, and student academic emotions were the most evident predictors of learning outcomes. We conclude the survey by highlighting some major research challenges and suggesting a summary of significant recommendations to motivate future works in this field.
Keywords: Final_citation; academic performance; cited; educational data mining; existing; learning analytics; machine learning; performance prediction; student learning outcomes; student success; systematic literature review

Evaluation Toolkit: Post Evaluation Action Plans (2021)

Evidence Collection 2 (2021)

Evidence Collection 4 (2021)

Implications of COVID-19 for Educational Research (2021)

The use of 'building blocks' to develop digital platforms for education in sub-Saharan Africa - Adam, Taskeen; El-Serafy, Yomna; Podea, Marius; Haßler, Björn (EdTech Hub, 2021)
Keywords: Author:OpenDevEd; _EdTechHub_Output

How does school travel time impact children’s learning outcomes in a developing country? - Afoakwah, Clifford; Koomson, Isaac (Review of Economics of the Household, 2021)
Nearly 88% of children in sub-Saharan Africa will not be able to read by the time they complete primary school. We explore this phenomenon by using household data from the Ghana Living Standards Survey to examine the link between school travel time and children’s learning outcomes. Using district variations in school density to resolve endogeneity associated with children’s travel time to school and their learning outcomes, we find that more than 90% of children travel on foot to school and this negatively affects their ability to read and write in English or French as well as their ability to read and write in their native languages. We further show that boys, children in rural areas and those who travel more than the 75th percentile travel time (30 minutes) have poorer learning outcomes. Our findings highlight number of class hours missed and poor health as the main channels through which school travel time affects learning outcomes. Policy initiatives to improve children’s learning should consider reducing the costs associated with their school travel time. Considering that governments have limited resources with competing needs, policies aimed at reducing travel time should generally target children who commute more than 30 minutes to school and those in rural locations.

Monitoring and Assessment of Indoor Environmental Conditions after the Implementation of COVID-19-Based Ventilation Strategies in an Educational Building in Southern Spain - Aguilar, Antonio J.; de la Hoz-Torres, María L.; Martínez-Aires, Mª; Ruiz, Diego P. (Sensors, 2021)
Keywords: BE:RELEVANT

Stemming the Tide: The Furtive conflict-resilience of Tech-Driven Real Estate in Nigeria’ - Ajadi, S.B. (The Cambridge Land Society Magazine, 2021)
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You Are Sick”, “No, We Are Not”: Africa, the Pandemic, and the Convolution of Denial - Ajadi, S.B. (Harvard Urban Review, 2021)
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Community | Safe Supportive Learning - American Institutes for Research (National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments, 2021)

Uncertainty Analysis of Climate Change Impacts on Flood Frequency by Using Hybrid Machine Learning Methods - Anaraki, Mahdi Valikhan; Farzin, Saeed; Mousavi, Sayed-Farhad; Karami, Hojat (Water Resources Management, 2021)

An overview of national AI strategies and policies - Angela, ATTREY (2021)
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Computational literature reviews: method, algorithms, and roadmap - Antons, D.; Breidbach, C.F.; Joshi, A.M. (Organizational Research Methods, 2021)
Keywords: _Added-ailr-2024; ⛔ No DOI found

Challenges and opportunities for climate change education (CCE) in East Africa: A critical review - Apollo, Abigael; Mbah, Marcellus Forh (Climate, 2021)
It is undoubtedly clear that climate change is happening, and its adverse impacts could reverse the progress made toward meeting sustainable development goals. The global crisis poses one of the most severe challenges to reducing poverty and existing inequalities, especially in developing countries that are projected to be highly vulnerable to climate variability. However, the education sector provides an untapped opportunity for successful climate change adaptation and mitigation through knowledge and skill acquisitions, and consequently, positive behavioral change. Specifically, education can capacitate individuals and communities to make informed decisions and take practical actions for climate-resilient sustainable development. This study is focused on East Africa, a region whose economy heavily relies on climate-dependent activities. At present, East African governments are already embedding climate change in their school curriculum. However, they lack coherent approaches to leverage climate change education as a tool in their adaptation and mitigation strategies. Therefore, this review explores some of the critical barriers to climate change education and possible opportunities for leveraging learning to promote sustainable development in East Africa.
Keywords: _z:class:countries; _z:class:themes; oa:keyword:climate change; oa:keyword:climate change education; oa:topic:T10439 Adaptation to Climate Change in Agriculture; oa:topic:T10898 Factors Influencing Pro-environmental Behavior; oa:topic:T11336 Indoor Air Pollution in Developing Countries; openalex:n:1; openalex:yes

Funding for African education research–What do we know from the African Education Research Database? - Asare, Samuel; Mitchell, Rafael; Rose, Pauline (2021)
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How Accessible are Journal Articles on Education Written by Sub-Saharan Africa-based Researchers? - Asare, Samuel; Mitchell, Rafael; Rose, Pauline (Development and Change, 2021)

Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled remote learning and teaching using Pedagogical Conversational Agents and Learning Analytics - Atif, Amara; Jha, Meena; Richards, Deborah; Bilgin, Ayse A. (Intelligent systems and learning data analytics in online education, 2021)

The Factors of Using WhatsApp Application in Education Management in Public University: Conceptual Paper - Balasundran, Komathy; Pandian, Vickneswari; Pandi, Deebamalar (Management Research Journal, 2021)
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Effect of Gypsum Board Ceiling on Temperature Reduction in a Room using Finite Element Method - Baroniya, R; Rathore, R; Agrawal, A (2021)
The present study describes the use of the finite element method to determine the effect of the gypsum board ceiling on room temperature. A simulation of air particles coming from air conditioners is carried out in a large room and the simulation is repeated after providing a gypsum board ceiling in the room, to identify its effect on room temperature. A three-dimensional computer-aided design (CAD) model of a large room with three air conditioners was made and the flow behaviour of air particles is analyzed using ANSYS fluent V15 software. The simulation process is done considering both possibilities, one is which room acts as an open system and the air is allowed to flow through the door of the room and the second as a closed system, in which air flows inside the room only. The analysis is also done with the same model after providing a gypsum board ceiling in the room. The difference generated in room temperature due to the gypsum board ceiling is determined. It is a challenging task to provide a ceiling in the CAD model with different thermal properties than the wall surface. It is necessary to understand the effect of these properties of gypsum on heat transfer in the room. The results suggest that by providing a gypsum board ceiling, a temperature reduction of 3-4 °C can be easily achieved. This reduction in temperature provides thermal comfort for the people living in the room. It also reduces the total cost required for air conditioning.
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Perception of gender in children's voices - Barreda, Santiago; Assmann, Peter F. (The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2021)

Effectiveness of online learning: a multi-complementary approach research with responses from the COVID-19 pandemic period - Batdı, Veli; Doğan, Yunus; Talan, Tarık (Interactive Learning Environments, 2021)

The Effects of Micro-Reflective Teaching Practices on the Professional Skill Development of Pre-Service Physics Teachers - Batman, Demet; Saka, Ahmet Zeki (The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology, 2021)
Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing; ⛔ No DOI found

Getting girls back into school: strategies for successfully re-enrolling girls in Ghana and Sierra Leone - Belfield, Sophie; Mathur, Meenu; Caine, Ellie (FCDO - GEC, 2021)
Keywords: _C:Sierra Leone SLE

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

Sanitary products, absenteeism and psychosocial well-being: Evidence from a three-arm cluster randomized controlled feasibility study in Western Kenya - Benshaul-Tolonen, Anja; Zulaika, Garazi; Nyothach, Elizabeth; Odour, Clifford; Mason, Linda; Obor, David; Alexander, Kelly T.; Laserson, Kayla F.; Phillips-Howard, Penelope A. (Columbia Center for Development Economics and Policy, 2021)
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How do higher education institutions promote sustainable development? A literature review - Berchin, Issa Ibrahim; de Aguiar Dutra, Ana Regina; Guerra, José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade (Sustainable Development, 2021)
Higher education institutions (HEIs) have a fundamental role in transforming societies aimed at a more sustainable future. Through knowledge creation and dissemination, research, education and outreach, institutions of higher education lead the path towards sustainable development. The aim of this paper is to identify, based on a review of the literature, how HEIs promote sustainable development. An analysis of both international declarations and the scientific literature on education for sustainable development shows that emphasis is given to discussions on development, education, research, and training. This highlights the need for a stronger role of universities to promote sustainable development paths, expanding and disseminating knowledge, building capacity through training, and working with local communities to increase their resilience.
Keywords: education for sustainable development; environmental education; higher education institutions; sustainable development

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

Systematic mapping of global research on climate and health: a machine learning review - Berrang-Ford, Lea; Sietsma, Anne J.; Callaghan, Max; Minx, Jan C.; Scheelbeek, Pauline FD; Haddaway, Neal R.; Haines, Andy; Dangour, Alan D. (The Lancet Planetary Health, 2021)
Keywords: openalex:n:1; openalex:yes

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

Influence of Air Temperature on School Teachers’ Mood and the Perception of Students’ Behavior - Boix-Vilella, Salvador; Saiz-Clar, Elena; León-Zarceño, Eva; Serrano, Miguel Angel (Sustainability, 2021)
Keywords: BE:RELEVANT

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

Integration von Migrantinnen und Migranten in Deutschland - Anerkennung ausländischer Berufsabschlüsse hat positive Arbeitsmarkteffekte - Brücker, Herbert; Glitz, Albrecht; Lerche, Adrian; Romiti, Agnese (2021)
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Datenreport zum Berufsbildungsbericht 2021 Informationen und Analysen zur Entwicklung der beruflichen Bildung. - Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung (2021)

Technology in education - Burns, Mary (Background paper prepared for the 2023 Global Education Monitoring Report, 2021)
This think piece was commissioned by the Global Education Monitoring Report (GEM Report) Team to provide initial conceptual framing for the 2023 GEM Report, which focuses on information and communications technologies in education, or educational technology. The topics in this think piece were proposed by the GEM Report Team. As much as space permits, the think piece takes both a close up and wide-angle approachtechnology. The think piece focuses, as much as possible, on research outlining the educational benefits of technology and organises educational technology along three axes: (1) technology as a learning tool; (2) technology to deliver learning; and (3) technology to support learning, outlining the uses, benefits, challenges, and additional areas for research associated with each. It discusses the technology tools associated with each category and poses additional research questions that the GEM Reporting Team may wish to explore for the Global Education Monitoring Report.

Editor’s Comments: advancing research transparency at MIS quarterly: a pluralistic approach - Burton-Jones, A.; Boh, W.F.; Oborn, E. (MIS Quarterly, 2021)
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Improving machine learning performance using conceptual modeling - Castellanos, A.; Castillo, A.; Tremblay, M.C. (2021)

Creation and evaluation of a pretertiary artificial intelligence (AI) curriculum - Chiu, Thomas KF; Meng, Helen; Chai, Ching-Sing; King, Irwin; Wong, Savio; Yam, Yeung (IEEE Transactions on Education, 2021)

The Impact of COVID-19 on Primary Education in Malawi: Exploring Policy Responses and Practices - Chiwaula, Lizzie W.; Kadzamira, Esme Chipo; Meke, Elizabeth Selemani (Journal of international cooperation in education, 2021)
Keywords: _C:Malawi MWI; ⛔ No DOI found

Teachers’ attitudes towards chatbots in education: a technology acceptance model approach considering the effect of social language, bot proactiveness, and users’ characteristics - Chocarro, Raquel; Cortiñas, Mónica; Marcos-Matás, Gustavo (Educational Studies, 2021)

Can Virtual Replace In-person Coaching? Experimental Evidence on Teacher Professional Development and Student Learning in South Africa - Cilliers, J; Fleisch, B; Kotze, J; Mohohlwane, N; Taylor, S; Thulare, T (2021)
We experimentally compare on-site with virtual coaching of South African teachers. After three years, on-site coaching improved students’ English oral language and reading proﬁciency by 0.31 and 0.13 SD, respectively. Virtual coaching improved English oral language proﬁciency (0.12 SD), had no impact on English reading proﬁciency, and an unintended negative eﬀect on home language literacy. Classroom observations show that on-site coaching improved teaching practice and that virtual coaching led to larger crowding-out of home language teaching time. Implementation and survey data suggest that the use of technology did not preclude eﬀectiveness, but rather that in-person contact enabled more accountability and support.

WhatsApp or Telegram. Which is the Best Instant Messaging Tool for the Interaction in Teamwork? - Conde, Miguel Á; Rodríguez-Sedano, Francisco J.; Rodríguez Lera, Francisco J.; Gutiérrez-Fernández, Alexis; Guerrero-Higueras, Ángel Manuel (International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 2021)
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