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Harnessing GeoGebra as a modelling tool to mitigate undergraduate engineering mathematics students’ misconceptions and errors associated with complex numbers

Pythagoras
This article reports on the effectiveness of GeoGebra as a modelling tool to mitigate undergraduate engineering mathematics students’ misconceptions and errors associated with complex numbers.
Majane P. Seloane, Sam Ramaila, Mdutshekelwa Ndlovu   +2 more
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Awareness of the Black Triangle Scheme among healthcare professionals and consumers in Australia: A mixed‐methods study exploring reporting intentions and suggested improvements

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims The Black Triangle Scheme, introduced in 2018 in Australia, does not appear to have increased the quantity of adverse drug event (ADE) reports. This study evaluated healthcare professionals' (HCPs') and consumers' awareness of the scheme, its influence on intentions for future ADE reporting, and suggested improvements.
Eyob Alemayehu Gebreyohannes, Sieta T. de Vries, Mohammed Gebre Dedefo, Oliver Frank, Myra Thiessen, Lisa Kalisch Ellett, Christopher Thornton, Renly Lim   +7 more
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An Approach to Discover Students’ Conceptions in Online Computing Education: A Case Study of Students’ Understanding of Virtual Memory

IEEE Access
This study presents a new approach for discovering conceptions among online computer science students. The research objectives were 1) to discover students’ conceptions of virtual memory, an important concept in operating systems, and 2) to ...
Sonia Pamplona, Javier Bravo-Agapito, Isaac Seoane   +2 more
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Astronomiaren arloan Lehen Hezkuntzako graduko ikasleen ezagutzari buruzko ikerketa [PDF]

Ikastorratza.e-Revista de Didáctica, 2017
This study examines the understanding that preservice teachers have on astronomy, a very relevant educational objective at primary levels. To that end, a sample of students in their final educational level of the Bachelor of Primary Education has been ...
Jon Ander Garibi
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A university‐certified course on dossier assessment for regulatory scientists in Africa—Reporting on our 5‐year experience

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aim The shortage of trained clinical assessors in African National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) poses a challenge to effective regulatory decision‐making. Developed in line with the World Health Organization's (WHO) Global Competency Framework (WHO‐GCF), a university‐certified short course, Dossier assessment for clinical assessors in Africa, was ...
Stephanie Leigh, Boitumelo Semete‐Makokotlela, Ivana Škrnjug‐Yudov, David Mukanga, Delese Mimi Darko, Eric Karikari‐Boateng, Peter Stonier, Luther Gwaza, Precious Matsoso, Bernd Rosenkranz, Birka Lehmann, Arnold G. Vulto, John G. Woodland, Shabir Banoo, Frieda Shigwedha, Maphutheho Selikane, Unathi Mabona‐Mgoqi, Asare Yeboah, Ntombi Mthembu, Goonaseelan ( Colin) Pillai   +19 more
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Falling pupil numbers and school closures: Setting a research agenda for a new era of precarity

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the significant phenomenon of decreasing pupil numbers in England due to lower birth rates and the impact of a school closure on a school community. It then discusses how the sociology of education might research this major issue.
Eleanor Fagan, Alice Bradbury
wiley   +1 more source

More‐than‐gender? Moving beyond gendered expectations of divergent learners in early childhood education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In this paper, we explore how neurodivergent ways of being in early education are often gendered. The intersectionalities of gender and neurodivergence often lead to fixed expectations that perpetuate binary interpretations, pathologisations, missed diagnoses and a lack of curated support.
Ruth Churchill Dower, Hannah Hogarth
wiley   +1 more source

Redesign of a Life Cycle Figure Improves Student Conceptions of Ecology and Evolution

Education Sciences
Life cycle diagrams communicate the developmental life stages of an organism. Design choices may inadvertently communicate additional information about survivorship rates, genetic variation, and microevolutionary change. In this controlled experiment, we
Jennifer M. Landin, Abigail Janet Cozart
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Powerful transformations: The experiences of higher education teaching staff who were first‐generation university students

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Historically, a university education has been seen primarily as a route for the middle classes to achieve professional qualifications while structural barriers have served to restrict entry to individuals from particular demographics. First‐generation students (FGS), often with low socio‐economic backgrounds, face multiple barriers to Higher ...
Helen Williams, Ellen‐Alyssa Gambles
wiley   +1 more source

The epistemic ceiling: Veteran practitioners' perspectives on primary qualification entry standards for teaching secondary mathematics in Scotland

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper presents an exploratory analysis of contemporary curricular and professional qualification policies in the Scottish education system, focusing on minimum qualification thresholds for mathematics teaching. The study examines how veteran secondary mathematics practitioners perceive the structural and pedagogical implications of using ...
Paul Argyle McDonald
wiley   +1 more source