Abstract In the context of aspirations that firmly position education as the key to multiple global development goals, we raise concerns about how education is experienced by many children, particularly in low‐income, postcolonial contexts. Drawing from two, in‐depth qualitative studies in Tanzania, we demonstrate that existing pedagogical practices ...
Laela Adamson, Rhona Brown
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The future of mathematical oncology in the age of AI. [PDF]
Rockne RC +18 more
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The hole in the doughnut: Formalizing and testing a key model of degrowth
Abstract Degrowth scholars often claim that capitalism generates social and ecological imbalances, as captured by Kate Raworth's leading doughnut model. We formalize this model using social and environmental indices and measure imbalances using their coefficient of variation.
Ashruta Acharya +2 more
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Fluency Is Good, but Comprehension Is Better: The Impact of Fluency and Comprehension on Mathematical Word Problem Solving. [PDF]
Treutlein A.
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This is the first systematic review of the associations between motor skills and outcomes of activities and participation within the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health framework in children and adults born preterm without cerebral palsy. Motor skills were associated with attention and academic
Kari Anne I. Evensen +5 more
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Development and evaluation of a 15-item health literacy classification model using integrated psychometric approaches in China. [PDF]
Tao Z +5 more
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Maternal glycaemia and child educational attainment at age 5 in the Born in Bradford cohort
Abstract Aims There is emerging evidence that maternal hyperglycaemia may be associated with adverse offspring neuro‐behavioural outcomes, which are foundational to educational success. We hypothesised that higher levels of maternal glucose would be associated with poorer educational attainment in early childhood.
Claire A. Wilson +5 more
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The Approximate Number System and Mathematical Abilities in Chinese Preschoolers With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder. [PDF]
Chen L, Zhong Z, Jiang W.
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The effect of high school gender composition on university major choice: Evidence from Canada
Abstract Does the gender composition of high school peers affect whether students pursue a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) major at university? Using administrative data from British Columbia, Canada, I exploit idiosyncratic within‐school variation in gender composition. I find that having larger proportions of female peers has
Yu Wang
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The Neural Bases of Graphical Perception: A Novel Instance of Cultural Recycling? [PDF]
Ciccione L, Dehaene S.
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