Image of mathematics: A case study of two women's early mathematics experiences
Abstract People often view mathematics as abstract, cold, and irrelevant to real life, and their school experiences likely influence such views. In this case study, we investigated the mathematics experiences of two women who participated in an afterschool girls‐only STEM club 30 years ago when they were in fifth and sixth grades.
Lili Zhou +4 more
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Invisible Barriers: Broadening PSTs' Awareness of Implicit Bias in STEM Education
ABSTRACT Implicit biases are automatic thinking processes that influence the decisions and judgments we make about others based on their social characteristics, and teachers are not immune. The current study sought to develop an intervention to introduce the big ideas behind implicit racial bias to pre‐service teachers (PSTs) and explore how this ...
Uchenna Emenaha Miles +2 more
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Bringing a Wider Socioecological Lens to the Psychology of Poverty
ABSTRACT Poverty is a persistent social issue that policymakers have turned to psychology for help in addressing. This has spurred an upswing in research on the psychology of poverty over the past 15 years, leading to a maturing evidence base on how the conditions of resource scarcity and other forms of socioeconomic adversity shape decision‐making and
Jennifer Sheehy‐Skeffington +4 more
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From Executor to Orchestrator: The Pharmacology Scientist in the Age of Agentic AI
Drug development productivity has not improved despite five decades of computational advancement, with the probability that a compound entering Phase I achieving regulatory approval remaining near 10%. Each automation wave increased throughput while leaving the interpretive bottleneck intact; scientists continued to formulate questions, evaluate ...
Michael McCoy, Matthew McCoy
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Language Experience Shapes Creative Idea Generation
ABSTRACT Bilinguals often outperform monolinguals on creative tasks, suggesting a positive link between bilingualism and creativity. However, the inconsistent definitions of both bilingualism and creativity have made it difficult to understand the precise factors driving the association.
Matias Fernandez‐Duque +2 more
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Organizational GenAI Culture: Catalysts and Constraints for Crisis READINESS
ABSTRACT The growing integration of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is reshaping how organizations prepare for and manage crises. This study examines cultural conditions that support GenAI READINESS through 11 interviews with communication experts.
Brittany N. Shivers +9 more
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Performance of Large Language Models on Cognitive Aptitude Testing: A Multi-Run Evaluation on the German Medical School Admission Test (TMS). [PDF]
Stelling H, Kraus A, Grieb G, Güler I.
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Abstract Background & Aims The present two studies investigated the role of spatial cognition in statistics anxiety. The hypothesis that spatial representations and/or visuospatial skills are related to the acquisition of statistics abilities which, when lacking or unused, generate statistics anxiety is examined.
Rose‐Marie Gibeau +10 more
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Working memory in technology-enhanced language learning: a systematic review from interactive to AI-mediated contexts. [PDF]
Deng X.
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A Time‐Centred Perspective on Classroom‐Based Physical Activity
ABSTRACT Schools are recognized as a key setting for preventing physical inactivity–related health issues early in life. Despite schools offering a rich set of opportunities to integrate physical activity (PA) without disadvantages for learning, those opportunities are often underutilized in ‘traditional’ educational environments where PA is primarily ...
Fabian Herold +7 more
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