Paul Cox: Outcomes from an educational fintech course on multi-asset investment
This study reports findings from a higher education investment course designed to enhance skills-based learning through experiential, immersive, live, and technologically empowering elements. Results suggest the following performance for the course. First, pure popularity and peer-to-peer word-of-mouth has seen course numbers grow almost 2.5× over 3 years. Learner numbers are two and a half times the ...
D. Oliveira, C. Guerra, M. J. Loureiro, G. Jeremias & J. L. Pereira: Advancing public understanding of epigenetics: the EPIBOOST project’s video science outreach
The public’s growing interest in epigenetics, particularly its applications in human health, underscores the significance of epigenetic mechanisms in regulating gene activity and promoting phenotypic diversity without altering DNA sequences. Within the framework of the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis, epigenetics is regarded as a non-genetic contributor to evolution. The EPIBOOST project, “BOOSting excellence in environmental EPIgenetics,” ...
Grant Cooper, Li Ping Thong & Kok-Sing Tang: Transforming science education with virtual reality: an immersive representations model
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ABSTRACTImmersive virtual reality (IVR) offers significant transformative potential for science education by supporting learning experiences that deeply engage students and improve their understanding of scientific concepts. Despite considerable interest, research on the use of IVR in science education is still in its formative stage. Currently, there is a substantial gap in ...
Rivka Prins-Meler, Azi Lev-On & Hananel Rosenberg: Do class WhatsApp groups undermine perceived teacher authority? Perspectives of female students in religious high schools
ABSTRACTThis study examines students’ perceptions of teacher authority in WhatsApp groups compared to the traditional classroom setting, with a focus on female students attending religious high schools. The strict authority structures inherent in these settings provide a unique context for the research. Most students reported finding it easier to challenge teacher authority in WhatsApp groups ...
Mariam Elemam, Ahmed Aboeldahab, Khaled Waleed, Razan Mando, Reem Sadeq, Rashid Sultan, Fatima Hasan, Salma Eldesouki & Rizwan Qaisar: The impact of technostress on caregivers of primary and secondary school children during distance-learning throughout the COVID-19 pandemic
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The shift to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic has led to numerous complaints from caregivers unaccustomed to new technologies, resulting in technostress, defined as “stress or psychosomatic illness caused by working with computer technology on a daily basis.” This study investigates the prevalence and impact of technostress on caregivers of primary and middle ...