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Adoption and impact of OER in the Global South
Education in the Global South faces several key interrelated challenges, for which Open Educational Resources (OER) are seen to be part of the solution. These challenges include: unequal access to education; variable quality of educational resources, teaching, and student performance; and increasing cost and concern about the sustainability of education. The Research on Open Educational Resourc…
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- 9781928331483
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- xiii, 592p. : ill.
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- 378.17344678 ADO a
Internet and mobile phone addiction :health and educational effects
Internet use-related addiction problems (e.g., Internet addiction, problem mobile phone use, problem gaming, and social networking) have been defined according to the same core element: the addictive symptomatology presented by individuals who excessively and problematically behave using the technology. Online activity is the most important factor in their lives, causing them the loss of contro…
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- 9783038976042
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- xii, 311p. : ill.
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- 616.8584 INT i
Raising the impact of education research in Africa
The low demonstrable effect of education research done in South Africa in particular – and Africa in general – continues to be a problem in scientific records in the educational sciences. This scholarly collected work addresses this obstacle and focuses on recommendations from scholars in different sectorial categories in the field of education. Scholars from a variety of sub-fields within …
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- 9781928396802
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- xxvii, 412p. : ill.
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- 370.7096 RAI r
Noncognitive skills in the classroom :new perspectives on educational research
This book provides an overview of recent research on the relationship between noncognitive attributes (motivation, self efficacy, resilience) and academic outcomes (such as grades or test scores). It focuses primarily on how these sets of attributes are measured and how they relate to important academic outcomes. Noncognitive attributes are those academically and occupationally relevant skills …
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- 9781934831021
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- 370.72 ROS n
Research on teaching and learning probability
This book summarizes the vast amount of research related to teaching and learning probability that has been conducted for more than 50 years in a variety of disciplines. It begins with a synthesis of the most important probability interpretations throughout history: intuitive, classical, frequentist, subjective, logical propensity and axiomatic views. It discusses their possible applications, p…
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- 9783319316253
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- 519.2071 BAT r
Valences of interdisciplinarity:theory, practice, pedagogy
The modern university can trace its roots to Kant's call for enlightened self-determination, with education aiming to produce an informed and responsible body of citizens. As the university evolved, specialized areas of investigation emerged, enabling ever more precise research and increasingly nuanced arguments. In recent decades, however, challenges to the hegemony of disciplines have arisen,…
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- 9781926836485
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- ix, 395p. : ill.
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- 378.199 VAL v
Associations between reading and mathematics :genetic, brain imaging, cogniti…
Converging evidence demonstrates a strong link between reading and mathematics: multiple cognitive processes are shared between reading and mathematics, including the representation and retrieval of symbolic information, attention, working memory, and cognitive control. Additionally, multiple brain networks are involved in both math and reading, and last, common genetic factors might influence …
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- 9782889452651
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- 113p. : ill.
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- 370.1523 ASS a
Technologies and trust
What is trust and how new technologies are changing or affecting the concept of trust? This publication offers insights from researchers working in educational technology and distance education, collected in the frame of the European FP-7 Marie-Curie People project “Stimulators and inhibitors of a culture of trust in educational interactions assisted by modern information and communication te…
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- 9788891754554
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- 98p. : ill.
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- 371.33 TEC t
A scholarly contribution to educational praxis
This publication contains original research targeting scientific specialists in the field of education. Not only is the disposition of its research endeavours grounded on a philosophical basis, it is also embedded in the empirical. The research methodology of each chapter emanates from applicable philosophical assumptions in the form of an applicable theoretical and conceptual framework. The la…
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- 9780620730600
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- xxxii, 336p. : ill,
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- 370.1 SCH s
Self-directed learning research :an imperative for transforming the education…
This book will benefit specialists in the field of the education sciences. It represents significant progress in knowledge production. Self-directed learning has become increasingly important, not only for education in South Africa but also for education sciences in the international arena. This is a result of the changing education landscape, caused by the demands of the 21st century as well a…
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- 9781928396017
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- xxxi, 298p. : ill.
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- 374.0019 SEL s
Dealing with Expectations and Traditions in Research
"When considering societal expectations and traditions in research, assumptions are often an integral aspect – particularly in the disciplines pertaining to organization studies. The objective of this anthology is to analyze, clarify and demystify assumptions about research and the way that organizations work. The book is interdisciplinary in its form and content. The chapters are in part …
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- 9788202400897
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- ii, 151p.: ill
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- 001.42 GAR d
Knowledge manageation and big data :implications for sustainability, policy m…
The evolution of knowledge management theory and the special emphasis on human and social capital sets new challenges for knowledge-driven and technology-enabled innovation. Emerging technologies including big data and analytics have significant implications for sustainability, policy making, and competitiveness. This edited volume promotes scientific research into the potential contributions k…
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- 9783039280094
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- IX< 402 p.
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- 300.285 LYT k
Mathematical and statistics anxiety :educational, social, developmental and c…
Mathematical anxiety is a feeling of tension, apprehension or fear which arises when a person is faced with mathematical content. The negative consequences of mathematical anxiety are well-documented. Students with high levels of mathematical anxiety might underperform in important test situations, they tend to hold negative attitudes towards mathematics, and they are likely to opt out of elect…
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- 9782889450763
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Responsive open learning environments :outcomes of research from the ROLE Pro…
This book presents the outcomes of four years of educational research in the EU-supported project called ROLE (Responsive Online Learning Environments). ROLE technology is centered around the concept of self-regulated learning that creates responsible learners, who are capable of critical thinking and able to plan their own learning processes. ROLE allows learners to independently search for ap…
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- 9783319023991
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- xxvi, 252p. : ill.
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- 371.3943 RES r
Educational visions :lessons from 40 years of innovation
"Educational Visions looks to future developments in educational technology by reviewing its history, covering themes such as learning analytics and design, inquiry learning, citizen science, inclusion, and learning at scale. The book shows how successful innovations can be built over time, informs readers about current practice and demonstrates how they can use this work themselves. The ch…
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- 9781911529811
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- xvi, 168p. : ill.
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- 370 EDU e
Understanding perspectivism :scientific challenges and methodological prospects
This edited collection is the first of its kind to explore the view called perspectivism in the philosophy of science. The book brings together an array of essays that reflect on the methodological promises and scientific challenges of perspectivism in a variety of fields such as physics, biology, cognitive neuroscience, and cancer research, just for a few examples. What are…
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- 9781315145198
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- x, 200p. : ill.
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- 501 UND u
Advancing human assessment :the methodological, psychological and policy cont…
This book describes the extensive contributions made toward the advancement of human assessment by scientists from one of the world’s leading research institutions, Educational Testing Service. The book’s four major sections detail research and development in measurement and statistics, education policy analysis and evaluation, scientific psychology, and validity. Many of the developments p…
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- 9783319586892
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- xiv, 711p. : ill.
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- 371.26 ADV a
Publishing research in English as an additional language :practices, pathways…
Many universities worldwide now require established and novice scholars, as well as PhD students, to publish in English in international journals. This growing trend gives rise to multiple interrelated questions, which this volume seeks to address through the perspectives of a group of researchers and practitioners who met in Coimbra, Portugal in 2015 for the PRISEAL and MET conferences. The vo…
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- 9781925261523
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- xviii, 258p. : ill.
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- 808.066378 PUB p
Higher education in the era of the fourth industrial revolution
This open access collection examines how higher education responds to the demands of the automation economy and the fourth industrial revolution. Considering significant trends in how people are learning, coupled with the ways in which different higher education institutions and education stakeholders are implementing adaptations, it looks at new programs and technological advances that are cha…
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- 9789811301940
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- xix, 229p. : ill.
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- 378 HIG h
Managing social research:a practical guide
The recent Commission on the Social Sciences (2003) found it difficult, if not impossible to define social science other than in the broadest terms. 'In essence, then, we have come to see the social sciences as about "disciplined curiosity about societies in which we all live", leading to the creation and sharing of social knowledge.' The Commission felt the term social science was a misnomer …
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- 9780415355162
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- xi, 180 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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- 301.072 TAR m
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