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The Dynamics of Reading Genre Fiction: Researching and Teaching Interpretive Practices
Conceptual model positioning genre fiction as a site for studying how narrative form organizes reader interpretation, identifying four dynamics—iterability, narrative interest, serialization, and spectacle—to guide empirical research on reading processes.
Robert Jean LeBlanc, Amy Stornaiuolo
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Serious games are a method that can be used to reach the public on complex topics related to the ocean. Although games used for learning generally, and ocean literacy specifically, have developed gradually since the 1970s, it was not until the ...
Rachel Tiller +5 more
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Bringing Ocean Science News To the Classroom [PDF]
One of the goals of COSEE-Ocean Systems and its partners is to work toward bridging the gap between "school science" and "scientist science," in the context of using ocean examples to guide science inquiry.
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Abstract Virtual reality (VR) is increasingly recognized as a tool for enhancing engagement and motivation in education. This is particularly true where access to experiential learning is limited, as is often the case in marine ecology courses. However, the effectiveness of VR for teaching and learning in higher education is poorly understood. Here, we
Sally A. Keith +4 more
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Rainfall Variability and Extremes in the Hamassa Sub‐Basin, Ethiopia: Past Trends and Future Risks
This study assessed spatial variability and temporal trends in the historical (1986–2023) and projected precipitation regime of the Hamassa sub‐basin. The results indicate a significant drying trend during the main cropping season, marked interannual and spatial variability, and associated linkages to warm‐phase ENSO events, which delay the onset and ...
Barana Babiso Badesso +2 more
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Physical-World Knowledge and Public Views on Climate Change [PDF]
Climate change is a formidable topic, challenging the research efforts of countless scientists across many different fields. Surveys find surprisingly high levels of confidence among nonscientists, however, regarding their own understanding of climate ...
Fogg, Linda M, Hamilton, Lawrence C.
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Abstract Integrating scientific and local ecological knowledge on ecosystem services (ES) is essential for effective and inclusive environmental management. Such an integration strengthens societal engagement, supports policy implementation and helps reduce sectoral conflicts across marine sectors.
Jacinto Cunha +5 more
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Ocean Literacy as a Mechanism for Change Across and Beyond the UN Ocean Decade
Understanding the complexity of human–ocean relationships has been increasingly recognized as being central to addressing the triple crises currently facing the ocean and the communities that depend on it—climate change, biodiversity loss, and social ...
Emma McKinley +3 more
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Rare books as historical objects: a case study of the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library rare books collection [PDF]
Thesis (M.S.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2015Once upon a time all the books in the Arctic were rare books, incomparable treasures to the men and women who carried them around the world.
Korotkova, Ulyana Aleksandrovna +1 more
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Energy, climate and water in the 21st century – Texas and Florida share a strong connection with future challenges in the Earth sciences [PDF]
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Ellins, K. +3 more
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