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Labor Market Returns, Marriage Opportunities, or the Education System? Explaining Gender Differences in Numeracy in Indonesia [PDF]
This paper measures the evolution of the gender differences in numeracy among school age children using a longitudinal dataset from Indonesia. A unique feature of the dataset is that it uses an identical test for two survey rounds, which implies that any
Daniel Suryadarma
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Children &Society, EarlyView.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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GCSE Grades and GNVQ Outcomes: Results of a Pilot Study [PDF]
This paper reports an investigation into the importance of basic skills in literacy and numeracy in the promotion of success on intermediate vocational courses at age 16+.
Hilary Steedman, P Rudd
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Child and Youth Engagement in Research, Policymaking, Practice: A Narrative Review of the Evidence
Children &Society, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A growing body of scholarly literature has analysed the realities of child and youth engagement (CYE) in a range of sectors (including healthcare, education, child welfare/protection) and settings (research, policymaking, practice). Our narrative review of this literature seeks to identify what is known and unknown about how effective and ...
Nadia Hausfather +3 more
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Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.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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Measures of adult literacy and numeracy [PDF]
Introduction: This paper explores the relationship between two different measures of adult literacy and numeracy. The Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) Survey was an international survey of literacy, numeracy and problem solving skills undertaken in ...
David Earle
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SkillSum: basic skills screening with personalised, computer-generated feedback [PDF]
, 2008 We report on our experiences in developing and evaluating a system that provided formative assessment of basic skills and automatically generated personalised feedback reports for 16-19 year-old users.
Reiter, Ehud, Williams, Sandra
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Rethinking control‐IQ+ technology: Simple strategies for easy optimization
Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, EarlyView.Abstract Control‐IQ+ is an automated insulin delivery (AID) algorithm approved for people with type 1 diabetes aged 2+ years and adults aged 18+ years with type 2 diabetes. While numerous publications support improved glycaemia and quality of life for people with diabetes, this practice paper is intended to encourage uptake for healthcare professionals
Viral N. Shah +5 more
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An Uncommon Textbook: Review of \u3cem\u3eCommon Sense Mathematics\u3c/em\u3e by Ethan Bolker and Maura Mast [PDF]
, 2019 Ethan D. Bolker and Maura B. Mast. 2016. Common Sense Mathematics.(Washington DC.: Mathematics Association of America) ISBN-13: 978-1-93951-210-9. Common Sense Mathematics is an integrative quantitative reasoning (QR) textbook that is built around scores
Madison, Bernard
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Bridging the work governance divide: Pluralism and performance
European Management Review, EarlyView.Abstract This article introduces a new direction of studies that looks at the Workplace of the Future through enlarged interdisciplinary lenses. This article bridges the divide between different traditions – human resource management, industrial relations and economic democracy – arguing theoretically and demonstrating empirically their complementarity
Gustavo Magalhães de Oliveira +3 more
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