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Every student counts: promoting numeracy and enhancing employability [PDF]

, 2010
This three-year project investigated factors that influence the development of undergraduates’ numeracy skills, with a view to identifying ways to improve them and thereby enhance student employability.
Durrani, Naureen, Lloyd Jones, Roger, Nichol, David, Tariq, Vicki, Timmins, J. Geoffrey, Worthington, Claire   +5 more
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Failure to replicate effects of parent‐delivered early language intervention: Evidence from a randomised controlled trial with implications for universal language intervention

JCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Parent‐led, preschool language interventions may help to mitigate the risk of poor language and literacy outcomes associated with lower socioeconomic status. This study builds on two previous evaluations of a parent‐led early language teaching programme, which demonstrated mixed findings.
Kelly Burgoyne, Laura Boundy, Paivi Eerola, Qing Zhang, Jochen Einbeck, Helen Cramman, Vic Menzies   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sliding Doors: Frame Uptake and Rejection by Learners in a Museum‐Based Climate Learning Experience

Science Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Science education efforts that support public understanding of modern climate change are critically needed. However, implementing climate‐related learning experiences can be challenging, as public audiences tend to experience a wide range of understandings of and emotions around the issue. In light of these challenges, many scholars have posed
Lynne Zummo, Benjamin Janney, Kaitlyn Kinshella, Jordan Giron, Marc Whiting, Ajla Auker, Hailey Sherman, Monika Lohani   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ecological and Technological Insights to Enhance Rice Production: A Machine Learning Approach for Sustainable Agriculture in Granma, Cuba

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid the quest for sustainable agriculture, this study explores key ecological and technological factors influencing crop production under climate change. We conduct a comprehensive assessment of temperature, biomass, farmer education, renewable energy devices, greenhouse gas emissions and their effects on rice yields in Granma, Cuba, from ...
Afzal Ahmed Dar, Zhi Chen, Sergio RodrIguez‐Rodríguez, Fariborz Haghighat, Chunjiang An, Roberto Alejandro García Reyes, Beatriz González‐Rosales   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the level of numeracy skills in type 1 diabetic children and their caregivers, and to ascertain an association with diabetes control [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Health numeracy is an important component of diabetes care. Caregiver numeracy also impacts on diabetes outcomes. Hypothesis: Type 1 diabetic children with low numeracy will have poorer diabetes control (higher HbA1c levels).
Moosa, Fatima Yakoub
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Co‐Design to Capacity: An Instructional Design Approach for Indigenous Women Empowerment and Sustainable Technology Adoption

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The adoption of rural livelihood technologies is often hindered by a gap between participatory design and user capacity. This study addresses this challenge with a co‐designed lemongrass distillation system in rural India that remained unused due to a lack of community capacity, despite a successful design process.
Aroun Clément Baudouin‐van Os, Raji Pushpalatha, Sruthy Sheela, Renjith Mohan, Maneesha Vinodini Ramesh   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Visual Aids Improve Diagnostic Inferences and Metacognitive Judgment Calibration

Frontiers in Psychology, 2015
Visual aids can improve comprehension of risks associated with medical treatments, screenings, and lifestyles. Do visual aids also help decision makers accurately assess their risk comprehension?
Rocio eGarcia-Retamero, Rocio eGarcia-Retamero, Rocio eGarcia-Retamero, Edward T. Cokely, Edward T. Cokely, Ulrich eHoffrage   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Operationalizing the Metaverse for Urban Sustainability: Evidence From an Expert Panel and the Seoul Metaverse City Case Study

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Smart cities and urban digital twins have fostered the emergence of immersive environments, such as the metaverse. While contemporary scholarlship has increasingly examined the integration of the metaverse within smart city infrastructures, the critical nexus between urban sustainability and the metaverse remains largely under‐researched. This
Jose Manuel Diaz‐Sarachaga, Ayyoob Sharifi   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of Synaesthesia on inclusive teaching and learning: A systematic literature review

British Journal of Special Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Synaesthesia is a neurodevelopmental phenomenon involving consistent, involuntary cross‐modal sensory experiences. Though well‐documented in cognitive neuroscience, its implications for educational practice remain underexplored. This systematic narrative literature review investigates how synaesthesia may impact children's learning and inform ...
Alexandra Sewell, Alison Kington, Samantha Davies   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Empowering mothers: Advancing maternal health literacy and numeracy through the introduction of Maternal and Child Health Calendar

Women's Health
Background: The health literacy and numeracy skills of women in Pakistan are very low compared to other low- and middle-income countries. Objective: The aim of this study was to improve the health literacy and numeracy skills of unschooled women in ...
Salima Meherali, Brett Matthews, David Myhre, Saba Nisa, Sobia Idrees, Ashiq Faraz, Kaleem Ullah, Roheena Shah, Zohra Lassi   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source