Dimensions and Sub-Dimensions for the Evaluation of  M-Learning Apps for Children: A Review

The introduction and rapid growth of mobile learning applications (m-learning apps) has improved the role of teachers in facilitating the learning process especially among children. The learning experiences of children are enhanced and enriched with the use of m-learning apps for children. There are several m-learning apps developed for children in the market today, however, some of these apps do not succinctly support and adequately assist in the learning process and educational endeavors and quest of these young minds. In this paper, a systematic review of literature was conducted to assess past research and studies on usability dimensions and sub-dimensions utilized in evaluating children’s m-learning apps. The systematic literature review consisted of the following approach: the definition of search strategy, selection of primary studies, data extraction, and implementation of synthesis strategy and lastly, the presentation of findings. The result of the review reveals that effectiveness, efficiency, learnability, and user satisfaction (with their corresponding sub-dimensions) were the top four usability dimensions used in the evaluation of m-learning apps for children. In addition, the works reviewed showed that usability evaluation is prominent only during the implementation phase of the applications’ development.

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High-yielding seeds in unyielding environments: Examining the learning process of maize and bean producers in eastern and midwestern Uganda

Outlook on Agriculture ◽

10.1177/00307270211054112 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 50 (4) ◽

pp. 418-440 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Claris Riungu ◽

Harro Maat ◽

Marrit Van Den Berg

Keyword(s):

Focus Group ◽

Learning Process ◽

Negative Consequences ◽

Focus Group Discussions ◽

Group Discussions ◽

Environmental Learning ◽

The Social ◽

Using Data ◽

Selection Of

This paper examines the learning process by which farmers come to a decision to use newly introduced seeds which were promoted through demonstration plots in midwestern and eastern regions of Uganda. Framed as social and material interactions, we investigated the learning process of the demonstration plots using data from focus group discussions, interviews and a survey amongst 983 individuals. The results reveal several constraints that impede learning, resulting in an overall low awareness and adoption of the introduced seeds. Some of the most prominent constraints resulted from the selection of location and demonstration plot host, the distance of agro-dealers, at district headquarters, limited interactions amongst farmers and irregular involvement of farmers in the demonstrations. Moreover, the prominent role of agro-dealers at field days suggests that informing farmers about where to buy seeds was considered more important than explaining farmers how to grow these seeds profitably. This commercial focus of field days and demonstrations plots had negative consequences for the social learning. This paper contributes to the learning and adoption literature by showing that interactions amongst actors can improve or reduce the balance between didactic, social and environmental learning.

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On the Road to Ephesus

Strategic Data-Based Wisdom in the Big Data Era - Advances in Knowledge Acquisition, Transfer, and Management ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-8122-4.ch006 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 102-125

Author(s):

Suzanne Roff-Wexler

Keyword(s):

Big Data ◽

Future Research ◽

Review Of Literature ◽

Healthcare Organizations ◽

Research Directions ◽

The Road ◽

Future Research Directions ◽

On The Road ◽

Definition Of

Following a brief review of literature on big data as well as wisdom, this chapter provides a definition of data-based wisdom in the context of healthcare organizations and their visions. The author addresses barriers and ways to overcome barriers to data-based wisdom. Insights from interviews with leading healthcare professionals add practical meaning to the discussion. Finally, future research directions and questions are suggested, including the role of synchronicity and serendipity in data-based wisdom. In this chapter, developing data-based wisdom systems that flourish Wisdom, Virtue, Intellect, and Knowledge are encouraged.

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National REDD+ Strategy for Climate Change Mitigation: A Review and Comparison of Developing Countries

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su10124781 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (12) ◽

pp. 4781 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Jewel Andoh ◽

Yohan Lee

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Developing Countries ◽

Sustainable Forest Management ◽

Forest Degradation ◽

Forest Monitoring ◽

Asia Pacific ◽

Implementation Phase ◽

Institutional Infrastructure ◽

Definition Of

Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and the role of conservation, sustainable forest management and enhancement of forest carbon stocks (REDD+) in developing countries requires a National REDD+ Strategy (NRS) to ensure effectiveness, efficiency and equity. So far, only a few countries have submitted their NRS to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to progress to the implementation phase of REDD+. To compare the NRS of eight countries from Africa and the Asia-Pacific region, we used content analysis to assess whether these countries have paid attention to the REDD+ design components and adhered to the UNFCCC REDD+ rules. Our results demonstrate that all eight countries have paid considerable attention to REDD+ activities, finance, measurement, reporting and verification (MRV), and safeguard systems, and most countries have not adhered to the UNFCCC REDD+ rules on scale including the definition of national and subnational forests, subnational projects to be nested into national systems, and subnational activities to be verified by experts. REDD+ countries must develop definitions for national and subnational forests to enhance forest monitoring and they must develop technical and institutional infrastructure for MRV and safeguard systems, to receive results-based payments, and for the sustainability of REDD+ projects.

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PERAN MEDIA AUDIO DALAM IMPLEMENTASI KURIKULUM 2013 MELALUI PEMBELAJARAN TEMA TERPADU DI SEKOLAH DASAR

Jurnal Kwangsan ◽

10.31800/jtp.kw.v2n2.p92--107 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 92

Author(s):

Faiza Indriastuti

Keyword(s):

Elementary School ◽

Learning Process ◽

Instructional Materials ◽

Instructional Media ◽

Teacher Student ◽

Catch Up ◽

Thematic Learning ◽

Selection Of ◽

Audio Media

The changes in curriculum KTSP 2006 to the curriculum 2013, had a signifficant impact in the field of education in Indonesia. The signifficant of difference is on its implementation. Implementation of curriculum 2013 for elementary school trough an intregrated learning. The implications for implementation of several components, including teacher, student, materials and learning resources, facilities and infrastructure as well as the selection of instructional methods. The purpose of this writing is to see how the role of instructional audio media in implementation of curriculum 2013 through an integrated thematic learning. Results of review the role of audio instructional media in the implementation of the curriculum 2013 trough an integrated thematic learning are: (1) the use of audio instructional in integrated thematic learning can make the learning process become more ideal, (2) an audio instructional media, can become tools or instructional materials for teacher, to explain the difficult materials, giving concentrate and build a classroom atmosphere, and (3) an audio instructional media in an integrated theme for students of being learning materials to access or repeat information submitted in learning so that it is possible to catch up on some subject matter.Abstrak:Perubahan kurikulum KTSP tahun 2006 menjadi kurikulum 2013, memberikan dampak yang signi kan di bidang pendidikan di Indonesia. Perbedaan yang siginifikan adalah pada implementasinya. Implementasi kurikulum 2013 untuk Sekolah Dasar melalui pembelajaran tematik terpadu. Implementasi tersebut berimplikasi pada beberapa komponen, diantaranya pendidik, peserta didik, materi dan sumber belajar, sarana dan prasarana serta pemilihan metode pembelajaran. Tujuan penulisan ini adalah mengkaji peran media audio pembelajaran dalam implementasi kurikulum 2013 melalui pembelajaran tema terpadu. Hasil kajian peran media audio dalam implementasi kurikulum 2013 melalui pembelajaran tema terpadu diantaranya adalah: (1) penggunaan media audio dalam pembelajaran tema terpadu dapat menjadikan proses pembelajaran lebih ideal, (2) media audio pembelajaran, bagi pendidik dapat menjadi alat bantu atau bahan ajar untuk menjelaskan materi-materi sulit, memberikan contoh konkrit serta membangun suasana kelas, dan (3) media audio pembelajaran dalam tema terpadu bagi peserta didik menjadi bahan belajar untuk mengakses atau mengulang kembali informasi yang disampaikan dalam pembelajaran sehingga dimungkinkan dapat mengejar ketertinggalan pada materi pelajaran tertentu.

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The Effect of Optical Formation on Highlighting the Features of Urban Identity

Journal of University of Shanghai for Science and Technology ◽

10.51201/jusst12618 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 23 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Ahraou wafa ◽

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Abdallah FARHI ◽

Hynda Boutabba ◽

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...

Keyword(s):

Research Problem ◽

Fundamental Change ◽

Urban Identity ◽

The Third ◽

Definition Of ◽

Main Component ◽

Selection Of

The study includes four chapters, the first is devoted to reviewing the research problem, its importance, objectives and limitations in addition to defining terms. The second chapter contains the theoretical introduction that includes a definition of optical art and its impact on highlighting features of urbanidentity. The third chapter examines several models in optical formation, where several architectural designs were discussed by its role in highlighting the features of urbanidentity. The fourth chapter includes the results and observations of the role of art and opticalformation in highlighting the urbanidentity. This is because it adds an aesthetic touch and an expression of various creative and unfamiliar ideas to the designer in a waythat occurs a fundamental change in the fixed rules of the viewer and his/her expectations for designs where the creative touch is in the overlay, communication, separation, penetration, segmentation of shapes and colors, and selection of materials needed to implement these designs have the biggest role in highlighting the features of urbanidentity. Where we found that the optical formation of its various types is the main component of architecture that it boasts of, and with what it contains creative ideas that express the reality of urbanidentity.

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On the Road to Ephesus

Big Data ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-9840-6.ch103 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 2275-2299

Author(s):

Suzanne Roff-Wexler

Keyword(s):

Big Data ◽

Future Research ◽

Review Of Literature ◽

Healthcare Organizations ◽

Research Directions ◽

The Road ◽

Future Research Directions ◽

On The Road ◽

Definition Of

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Choice of tactics of combined treatment of patients with malignant diseases of colon

Medical alphabet ◽

10.33667/2078-5631-2021-20-25-28 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 25-28

Author(s):

L. N. Kostyuchenko ◽

G. G. Varvanina ◽

G. S. Mikhailyants ◽

M. A. Danilov

Keyword(s):

Cathepsin L ◽

Combined Treatment ◽

Pancreatic Head ◽

Well Being ◽

Nutritional Counseling ◽

Definition Of ◽

Metabolic Correction ◽

Oncological Pathology ◽

Selection Of

The aim. To determine the definition of nutritional extinction and its characteristics in various phases of carcinogenesis, to show the role of nutritional counseling in the selection of personalized metabolic correction programs.Materials and methods. 107 patients with pancreatic head adenocarcinoma (T3 and T4). In addition to traditional methods, the nutritional status was assessed according to the parameters of the well-known personalized alimentary-volemic diagnosis and the main common metabolic syndromes (inflammatory, hypermetabolism-hypercatabolism, toxic-anemic, anorexia-cachexia).Results. The phases of nutritional extinction are identified, in accordance with which the original schemes of metabolic correction are developed. The effectiveness of the programs used, calculated according to the degree of well-being, was significantly higher in comparison with standard solutions. The feasibility of using this tactic was confirmed (in addition to traditional tests) by measuring the metabolism in lysosomes (according to the analysis of the level of cathepsin L using ELISA in the blood serum of the considered groups of patients).Conclusions. 1) When determining the tactics of nutritional treatment of cancer patients, it is advisable to distinguish the phases of nutritional extinction, on the basis of which to carry out a differentiated metabolic correction. 2) The role of nutritional counseling (along with consulting with a surgeon and an anesthesiologist) allows you to clarify the strategy of treatment of patients with oncological pathology, and in some cases, make adjustments to the choice of the nature of the surgical aid.

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Tourism in Creative Economy

Folia Turistica ◽

10.5604/01.3001.0010.4006 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 41 (0) ◽

pp. 0-0

Author(s):

Ewa Dziedzic ◽

Jacek Kaczmarek

Keyword(s):

Local Development ◽

Creative Economy ◽

Review Of Literature ◽

Market Competitiveness ◽

Conceptual Study ◽

Tourism Economy ◽

Desk Research ◽

Practical Implications ◽

Selection Of

Purpose. Identifying the role of creativity and the creative economy potential as factors in tourism enterprise competitiveness. It covers the following issues: the essence of creativity, the concept of creative economy and its properties, rthe elationship between creative economy and tourism, the foundations of creativity in tourism and conclusions showing the relation between creativity and competitiveness. Method. The research method was limited to desk research and comprised a review of literature covering theoretical publications, reports and case studies in the area of competitiveness, tourism and creative economy. Findings. The study introduces the original concepts of the authors which cover the issue of creativity in tourism economy and its impact on market competitiveness of enterprises and destinations as well as economic development. Research and conclusion limitations. The ideas and approaches presented in the study reflect the authors’ opinions. Therefore, the selection of used references, their interpretation and conclusions are to some extent subjective and may be questioned. Practical implications. The concepts and conclusions presented in this study may be a source of inspiration for those responsible for strategic management in enterprises and for local development. Type of paper. This is a review and conceptual study.

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Broadening the Definition of Decision Making: The Role of Prechoice Screening of Options

Psychological Science ◽

10.1111/j.1467-9280.1993.tb00264.x ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 215-220 ◽

Cited By ~ 148

Author(s):

Lee Roy Beach

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Decision Theory ◽

Image Theory ◽

Research Results ◽

Empirical Tests ◽

Definition Of ◽

Selection Of ◽

Choice Set

Decision theory and research have focused almost exclusively on choice—the selection of the best option from a choice set containing two or more options. Largely overlooked is the question of how those particular options got there in the first place—why them and not others? This article describes a theory, called image theory, about how prechoice screening of options governs the contents of the set from which a choice is made and summarizes empirical tests of the theory. The research results suggest that screening plays a far more important role in decision making than is generally appreciated and that our view of decision making must be broadened accordingly.

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Preparing Teachers for the Future A Focus on Teacher Qualities

Asian Journal of Physical Education & Recreation ◽

10.24112/ajper.21168 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 3-6

Author(s):

Frank H. FU ◽

Lena FUNG

Keyword(s):

Teacher Education ◽

English Abstract ◽

Teacher Growth ◽

Teaching Performance ◽

Review Of Literature ◽

Interactive Teaching ◽

Future Success ◽

Teacher Qualities ◽

Definition Of

LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in English; abstract also in Chinese.The paper discussed the qualities of future teachers as identified by the Carnegie and Holmes document. The former believed that future success in economy required a re-definition of the direction in which teachers were prepared. The latter also believed that an extensive reform of teacher education was needed, with an emphasis on "interactive teaching". A review of literature suggested that two major predominant mechanisms in teacher growth included the need to be life-long learners and reflective professionals. Views of local educators and professionals on teacher qualities are also presented. The possible role of 'wisdom' and 'wisdom in teaching' in teaching performance is discussed in light of recent findings.本文討論Carnegie和Holmes兩派專家報吿所認同的未來敎師質素。一組(Carnegie)相信未來經濟的發達是有賴一個重新評估培育敎師的方向。另一組(Holmes)亦相信要徹底地改革敎師的培訓，是要把重點放在「互動敎學」上。根據文獻記載，敎師成長的兩個先決條件包括為終生學習者及反思專業人員。文中亦列出本地敎育學家及專業人仕對敎師質素的觀點。這篇文章根據最近研究發現，討論了「智慧」和「敎學智慧」在敎學表現方面所擔當的角色。

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