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Global warming awareness among Jordanian university students

This study aimed to assess the level of GW in Jordanian university students and compare the level of awareness of students according to their academic level (high and low), faculty (science and humanities), gender (male and female), and year of study (first and final years). This study is quantitative research that provides a comprehensive view of GW in Jordanian universities. A total of 383 university students of currently registered undergraduate programs from six independent universities in Jordan were recruited. An online questionnaire covering three aspects of GW was sent to participants in December 2020. Inferential and descriptive statistics were used to analyse data. Participants had 'good' (67%) overall knowledge about GW, a 'very good' level of GW causes (81%), and a 'poor' level of knowledge about the GW impacts on humans and the environment (47%) and knowledge about GW possible solutions (59%). Significant differences were founded between males and females, students from scientific faculties and students from other faculties, students with higher academic achievement than lower achievement in the total GW knowledge. But no significant differences were between students in the first year and the final years.




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Why students need to learn biomimicry rather than select a correct answer? A neurological explanation

For a long time, high school students have been forced to practice selecting correct answers on college scholastic ability tests. Recently, it has been suggested that schools introduce biomimicry activities for STEM education to develop students' 21st century competency. However, there have been arguments about which system is more appropriate in terms of enhancing a student's competency development. Therefore, we evaluated neurological evidence of students' competency using fMRI scans taken during the selecting a correct answer for a biology question and during a biomimicry activity. Results showed that the repetitive practice of selecting correct responses limited a student's neurological activities to the brain network of the visual cortex and the front-parietal working memory cortex. However, the biomimicry activity simultaneously involved diverse prefrontal, parietal and temporal cortexes, and the putamen, limbic and cerebellum lobes. Therefore, this study proposes that the biomimicry activities could stimulate their coordinated brain development.




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Role of career adaptability and optimism in Indian economy: a dual mediation analysis

The face of the hospitality sector in India is continuously changing and in times of career transitiveness, it is important to know the factors that support a successful career. The current research aims to explore the relationship between career planning, employee optimism, career adaptability and career satisfaction in the Indian hospitality sector. The study included 283 employees from Indian hospitality sector. Additionally, the study used SEM and bootstrap method to measure the dual mediating relationship between career planning, employee optimism dimensions, career adaptability dimensions, and career satisfaction in Indian setting. The results indicated that optimism dimensions and career adaptability dimensions partially mediate the relationship between career planning and career satisfaction in Indian hospitality sector. The study suggests useful implications for academia and industrial purpose. The limitations and future research avenues have been discussed. The study would contribute to the sparse literature on employee optimism, career planning, career adaptability and subjective career success. It would contribute to the social cognitive career theory (SCCT).




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Enabling a Comprehensive Teaching Strategy: Video Lectures




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The Pentagonal E-Portfolio Model for Selecting, Adopting, Building, and Implementing an E-Portfolio




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Virtual Computing Laboratories: A Case Study with Comparisons to Physical Computing Laboratories




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E-portfolio Assessment System for an Outcome-Based Information Technology Curriculum




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Academic Library Services in Virtual Worlds: An Examination of the Potential for Library Services in Immersive Environments




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Assessing Students’ Structured Programming Skills with Java: The “Blue, Berry, and Blueberry” Assignment




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Studios, Mini-lectures, Project Presentations, Class Blog and Wiki: A New Approach to Teaching Web Technologies




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Real World Project: Integrating the Classroom, External Business Partnerships and Professional Organizations




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Study of the Impact of Collaboration among Teachers in a Collaborative Authoring System




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Database Security: What Students Need to Know




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Wearing the Assessment ‘BRACElet’




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A Tools-Based Approach to Teaching Data Mining Methods




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Using Digital Logs to Reduce Academic Misdemeanour by Students in Digital Forensic Assessments




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Using Wikis to Enhance Website Peer Evaluation in an Online Website Development Course: An Exploratory Study




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Introducing Text Analytics as a Graduate Business School Course




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Two-Dimensional Parson’s Puzzles: The Concept, Tools, and First Observations




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Collaborative Writing with Web 2.0 Technologies: Education Students’ Perceptions




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Fostering Digital Literacy through Web-based Collaborative Inquiry Learning – A Case Study




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Establishing an Institutional Framework for an E-learning Implementation – Experiences from the University of Rijeka, Croatia




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Digital Bridge or Digital Divide? A Case Study Review of the Implementation of the ‘Computers for Pupils Programme’ in a Birmingham Secondary School




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The Implementation of Hypertext-based Learning Media for a Local Cultural Based Learning




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Effective Adoption of Tablets in Post-Secondary Education: Recommendations Based on a Trial of iPads in University Classes




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A Hybrid Approach for Selecting a Course Management System: A Case Study




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Utilizing BlueJ to Teach Polymorphism in an Advanced Object-Oriented Programming Course




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Technology-based Participatory Learning for Indigenous Children in Chiapas Schools, Mexico




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The Study of Motivation in Library and Information Management Education: Qualitative and Quantitative Research




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Enhancing Classroom Learning Experience by Providing Structures to Microblogging-based Activities




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Student Perceptions of Microblogging: Integrating Twitter with Blogging to Support Learning and Interaction




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Business Intelligence in College: A Teaching Case with Real Life Puzzles




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Designing a Mobile-app-based Collaborative Learning System




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Automatic Grading of Spreadsheet and Database Skills




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Accelerating Software Development through Agile Practices - A Case Study of a Small-scale, Time-intensive Web Development Project at a College-level IT Competition




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An Investigation of Student Expectation, Perceived Performance and Satisfaction of E-textbooks




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A Cross-Case Analysis of the Use of Web-Based ePortfolios in Higher Education




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ICT Teachers’ Professional Growth Viewed in terms of Perceptions about Teaching and Competencies




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The Wheels on the Bot go Round and Round: Robotics Curriculum in Pre-Kindergarten




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Deepening Learning through Learning-by-Inventing




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Design and Delivery of Technical Module for the Business Intelligence Course




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A Database Practicum for Teaching Database Administration and Software Development at Regis University




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Using Student e-Portfolios to Facilitate Learning Objective Achievements in an Outcome-Based University




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Enhancing Students’ Interest in Science and Technology through Cross-disciplinary Collaboration and Active Learning Techniques




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Advancing Creative Visual Thinking with Constructive Function-based Modelling




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A Template-Based Short Course Concept on Android Application Development




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Implementing a Robotics Curriculum in an Early Childhood Montessori Classroom




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A Debate over the Teaching of a Legacy Programming Language in an Information Technology (IT) Program




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Self-regulated Mobile Learning and Assessment: An Evaluation of Assessment Interfaces




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Web Annotation and Threaded Forum: How Did Learners Use the Two Environments in an Online Discussion?