Results 101 to 110 of about 144,316 (254)
The GCSE attainment gap: Assessing the influence of permanent school exclusion
Abstract Permanent school exclusions continue to be a topic of keen interest to UK schools and policymakers. The debate over the practice has recently intensified owing to the perceived negative outcomes directly resulting from the exclusion event. Research has indeed shown that pupils who have been permanently excluded are at a greater risk for a ...
Stephen Hills+3 more
wiley +1 more source
A study on the social integration of international secondary students in Canadian high schools
Abstract Research on the international secondary students (ISS) is scarce compared with the proliferating literature on their tertiary counterparts. This paper focuses on social integration experiences of ISS from diverse ethnic backgrounds, the undergirding macro‐, meso‐, and micro‐mechanisms, and the supports needed for their successful integration ...
Yingling Lou
wiley +1 more source
Chinese distilled spirits (Baijiu) is one of the most favourite alcohol beverages. The flavor quality of Baijiu is supposed to be one of the key factors which caused the hangover. However, little systematic study has been done to estimate the flavors effects on the hangover in the different aroma‐type of Baijiu.
Jie Huangfu+11 more
wiley +1 more source
A Probabilistic Method for Analyzing Japanese Anaphora Integrating Zero Pronoun Detection and Resolution [PDF]
This paper proposes a method to analyze Japanese anaphora, in which zero pronouns (omitted obligatory cases) are used to refer to preceding entities (antecedents). Unlike the case of general coreference resolution, zero pronouns have to be detected prior to resolution because they are not expressed in discourse.
arxiv
Tackling ignorance about law in human rights education
Abstract This paper aims to unpack potential reasons why law and legal knowledge—despite its apparent importance and value in teaching and learning about human rights—appears to be largely conspicuous by its absence in human rights education (HRE) in schooling.
Suzanne Egan
wiley +1 more source
Permutation invariant Gaussian matrix models
Permutation invariant Gaussian matrix models were recently developed for applications in computational linguistics. A 5-parameter family of models was solved.
Sanjaye Ramgoolam
doaj
Improving Multilingual Neural Machine Translation by Utilizing Semantic and Linguistic Features [PDF]
The many-to-many multilingual neural machine translation can be regarded as the process of integrating semantic features from the source sentences and linguistic features from the target sentences. To enhance zero-shot translation, models need to share knowledge across languages, which can be achieved through auxiliary tasks for learning a universal ...
arxiv
Abstract This paper reports on the findings of a natural experiment based on a sample of 1123 children aged 4–8 from the provinces of Punjab in Pakistan, and Gujarat in India. It looks at the impact of attendance (or not) in early schooling on the cognitive and social–emotional development of young children.
Nadia Siddiqui+7 more
wiley +1 more source
Abstract Many newcomer children spend a ‘silent year’ in elementary school classrooms while they adjust to a new culture and language. This often delays inclusion in learning and forming friendships with peers. For refugee children with disabilities (RCDs) this phase may last for 3 years or more, impacting their mental health and sense of belonging ...
Susan Barber
wiley +1 more source
Abstract Both theory of mind (ToM) and executive functioning have been related to children's academic abilities. In a longitudinal study with 112 children, we investigated the influence of these two abilities on children's math and reading performance at 7 years of age.
Daniela Kloo+3 more
wiley +1 more source