Results 81 to 90 of about 222,944 (272)

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

A Topic-Agnostic Approach for Identifying Fake News Pages

open access: yes, 2019
Fake news and misinformation have been increasingly used to manipulate popular opinion and influence political processes. To better understand fake news, how they are propagated, and how to counter their effect, it is necessary to first identify them ...
Almeida, Thais   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Vulnerable to misinformation?

open access: yesProceedings of the 24th International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces, 2019
11 pages, 7 ...
Karduni, Alireza   +7 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Analysis of interstitial lung disease in pharmacovigilance databases: Coding challenges and interpretation biases—An update

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aim Clinically, interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a heterogeneous group of respiratory disorders. Due to their low incidence, pharmacovigilance database analysis is useful to detect them. Precise diagnosis is challenging as well as coding in these databases. Query criteria are among the key elements for a good signal detection.
Romane Freppel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Themes and Evolution of Misinformation During the Early Phases of the COVID-19 Outbreak in China—An Application of the Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication Model

open access: yesFrontiers in Communication, 2020
Social media has enabled misinformation to circulate with ease around the world during the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study applies the Crisis and Emergency Risk and Communication model (CERC) to understand the themes and ...
Jiahui Lu
doaj   +1 more source

Facts and Fabrications about Ebola: A Twitter Based Study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Microblogging websites like Twitter have been shown to be immensely useful for spreading information on a global scale within seconds. The detrimental effect, however, of such platforms is that misinformation and rumors are also as likely to spread on ...
Conway, Mike   +4 more
core  

Inoculating against misinformation

open access: yesScience, 2017
The unprecedented spread of misinformation threatens citizens’ ability to form evidence-based opinions on issues of great societal importance, including public health, climate change, and national ...
van der Linden, Sander   +4 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Unveiling student sentiment dynamics toward AI‐based education through statistical analysis and Monte Carlo simulation

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores the multifaceted dynamics of student sentiment towards artificial intelligence (AI)‐based education by integrating sentiment analysis techniques with statistical methods, including Monte Carlo simulations and decision tree modelling, alongside qualitative grounded theory analysis.
Volkan Duran   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

When Government Misleads US: Sending Misinformation as Protectionist Devices [PDF]

open access: yes
In this paper, we examine the incentive of the home government to mislead home consumers by sending misinformation. We nd that positive misinformation on home products and negative misinformation on foreign products always increases the prot of the home ...
Keisaku Higashida, Keisuke Hattori
core  

Emotional experiences and stigma among families benefiting from Barcelona's shock plan against school segregation and for inclusion and equal opportunities and educational success

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the emotional experiences and processes of stigmatisation encountered by families benefiting from the Shock Plan Against Segregation and for Inclusion, Equal Opportunities and Educational Success (SP), implemented in Barcelona.
Andrea Jover   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy