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A gamified formative question bank to enhance student learning and engagement in a foundational medical science course

open access: yesAnatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract While gamified learning platforms show promise for engaging digital learners and promoting active learning, evidence of their effectiveness in predicting academic outcomes remains limited. This study examined how engagement patterns and incentives impact academic outcomes in a gamified environment to determine whether a formative question bank
Mohammad Aldalou   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Students as partners: A novel approach to developing a gamified anatomical learning toolkit using design thinking principles

open access: yesAnatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract The practice of involving students in designing pedagogical resources, including gamified learning tools, is often underutilized. Traditionally, students are engaged in usability and efficacy testing of finalized learning tools, limiting their ability to shape the learning experience from inception.
Kristina Lisk, Judi Laprade
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Kahoot! Reflections and guidelines from a serial gamifying educator on when and how to effectively use games and game elements in anatomical education

open access: yesAnatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract According to Nietzsche, “In every real [adult], a child is hidden that wants to play.” In everyday life, playfulness and competition can make routine or dull tasks more engaging and can offer educators opportunities to engage a learner in a more entertaining or interactive manner.
Judi Laprade
wiley   +1 more source

Why Do Firms Smooth Earnings? [PDF]

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We explain why a firm may smooth reported earnings. Greater earnings volatility leads to a bigger informational advantage for informed investors over uninformed investors.
Anand Mohan Goel, Anjan V. Thakor
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Promoting engagement in embryology through gamified student‐developed small group sessions

open access: yesAnatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Learning embryology is often challenging for students as it requires conceptualizing morphological changes to embryologic structures across time. To further complicate the process, while some structures transition to permanent structures, others disappear or degenerate.
Jessica N. Byram   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Who is on the rise in Austria: Wage mobility and mobility risk [PDF]

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In this paper we investigate earnings mobility in Austria from the angle of individual persons: earnings mobility over time has two aspects: positional changes and the volatility of earnings over time.
Rudolf Winter-Ebmer, Thomas Raferzeder
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Development of effective 3D digital models for first‐time learners of musculoskeletal anatomy

open access: yesAnatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Musculoskeletal anatomy is a critical component of allied health curricula. With the ubiquity of technology in the classroom and the recent COVID‐19 pandemic creating accessibility barriers for students, there is a need for viable digital resources to enhance learning by supplementing traditional textbook studying.
Alexander H. Safir   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lifetime Earnings Inequality in Germany [PDF]

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This paper documents the magnitude, pattern, and evolution of lifetime earnings inequality in Germany. Based on a large sample of earning biographies from social security records, we show that the intra-generational distribution of lifetime earnings of ...
Giacomo Corneo   +2 more
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Beyond right or wrong: How partial credit scoring on multiple‐choice questions improves student performance and assessment perceptions

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims In this study, we examined the effects of assigning partial credit to selected answer choices on student performance and perceptions in a pharmacology course using Type A multiple‐choice questions (MCQs). Methods Partial credit scoring was incorporated into quizzes and exams in a 10‐week pharmacology course for postbaccalaureate premedical ...
Stephen D. Schneid   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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