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Improving literacy of the visually impaired in Singapore: Pre-, post- and in-between literacy considerations

open access: yes, 2009
This paper underscores the importance of a multi-prong approach to literacy when considering literacy needs of the visually impaired in Singapore. While acquisition of literacy is often considered as a single prong approach, there is a need to satisfy ...
Wong, Meng Ee
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Improving English language and computer literacy skills in an adult refugee program [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The study reported in this article explores ways of improving English language proficiency and computer literacy skills of adult refugees in a community program.
Son, Jeong-Bae   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Computer Literacy Improvement Needs: Physicians' Self Assessment in the Makkah Region

open access: yesOman Medical Journal, 2013
Objective: A confidential inquiry by the Directorate General of health affairs, Makkah region, Saudi Arabia, found physicians were resistant to enter patient-related information in the electronic medical records system at different hospitals.
Hani Abdulsattar Shaker   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Flow block diagrams in computer literacy courses [PDF]

open access: yes, 1983
When students first learn how to write computer programs, they should also learn how to write correct and readable programs. All students will soon be required to take a course on computer literacy before graduating from high school.
Swavely, Margaret Brennan
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Responsible Artificial Intelligence in Courts: A Four‐Test Framework

open access: yesAI &Innovation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A structured framework for responsible AI applications relating to judicial decision‐making and the adjudicative functions of courts requires the satisfaction of multiple context‐specific safeguards. This article proposes a four‐test framework designed to evaluate whether AI systems used in courts operate in accordance with legal, procedural ...
Kwan Yiu Cheng
wiley   +1 more source

Messung computer- und informationsbezogener Kompetenzen von Schülerinnen und Schülern als Schlüsselkompetenz im 21. Jahrhundert

open access: yesMedienimpulse, 2012
Mit der ICILS 2013 (International Computer and Information Literacy Study) realisiert die IEA (International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement) erstmalig eine internationale Vergleichsstudie, die empirisch abgesichert ...
Birgit Eickelmann, Wilfried Bos
doaj   +1 more source

How does the Kids SIPsmartER program impact the sugar‐sweetened beverage intake of students: An investigation beyond total treatment effect in randomized controlled trial

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This study develops and empirically estimates a structural framework to decompose the causal pathways of multilevel behavioral interventions targeting adolescent health behaviors. We apply this framework to the Kids SIPsmartER (KSS) program, a 6‐month, school‐based intervention evaluated through a clustered randomized controlled trial in rural
Naveen Abedin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Young children's perspectives of time: New directions for co‐constructing understandings of quality in ECEC

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Children's relationship with time in preschools is an under‐researched area. Young children rarely know how to measure time using a clock, but their experiences of time may contribute to understanding children's well‐being and debates about quality in preschools.
Kristín Dýrfjörð   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lost in aggregation? On the importance of local food price data for food poverty estimates

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores within‐country variations in food price dynamics and food poverty estimates by employing local market price data and national consumer price index (CPI) data. Our results show that national CPI data may be useful for approximating national trends but they fail to detect and identify spatial variations in local trends, which
Stephan Dietrich   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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