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  1. 21 Feb 2024 Journal Article Public Understanding of Science

    The four “R” s: Strategies for tailoring science for religious publics and their prices

    Lea Taragin-Zeller, Oren Golan, Yariv Tsfati, Nakhi Mishol-Shauli, Yael Rozenblum, Ayelet Baram-Tsabari
    Informal environments and Science communication
    Abstract

    A recent wave of studies has diversified science communication by emphasizing gender, race, and disability. In this article, we focus on the understudied lens of religion. Based on an analysis of ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) science journalism and its readership, we identify four main strategies for tailoring science, which we call the four “R”s—removing, reclaiming, remodeling

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  2. 10 Feb 2024 Journal Article Journal of Education Policy

    Behind the scenes: an analysis of policy networks in the contemporary Israeli education landscape

    May Amiel, Miri Yemini, Amit Rechavi
    Abstract

    We investigate the sub-networks involved in education policy in Israel in recent years, using Mixed Methods Social Networks Analysis – drawn from combined analysis of qualitative and quantitative data. Our objective was to comprehensively explore the Israeli education policy network to deliver an understanding of its structure, actors, and relationships. Our research

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  3. 7 Feb 2024 Conference Paper International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL)

    Abstract Thinking of Beginning Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Students

    Computer Science
    Engineering
    Abstract

    Abstract thinking is the capability to deal with relevant information for a given phase while temporarily disregarding the irrelevant details for the current step. Abstract thinking is required in a wide variety of disciplines. It is of special importance in engineering, where examining many topics at different detail levels is needed. However, the literature implies

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  4. 7 Feb 2024 Conference Paper International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL)

    Engineering Students’ Misconceptions About Electronic Circuits: Faculty Members’ Viewpoint

    Aharon Gero
    Aharon Gero, Wishah Zoabi
    Engineering
    Higher Education
    Abstract

    A misconception is a perception or opinion that does not match the accepted scientific view. While engineering students’ misconceptions have been systematically analyzed in the case of electrical circuits, this is not the case for electronic circuits, both analog and digital. However, the latter play a major role in the training of electrical engineers, and the research

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  5. 7 Feb 2024 Conference Paper International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL)

    Practicing the Engineering Fundamentals in a Project-Based Design and 3D Printing Course

    Curriculum and Teaching Methods
    Engineering
    Mathematics
    Higher Education
    Abstract

    As 3D printing technology transforms product design and manufacturing, educational programs must incorporate its principles to prepare engineering students for the workforce. Establishing dedicated labs and integrating 3D printing into higher education curricula has become popular among universities and colleges. However, insufficient attention is paid to

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  6. 4 Feb 2024 Journal Article Scientific Reports

    Parent–child couples display shared neural fingerprints while listening to stories

    Nir Habouba, Ronen Talmon, Dror Kraus, Rola Farah, Alan Apter, Tamar Steinberg, Rupa Radhakrishnan, Daniel Barazany, Tzipi Horowitz-Kraus
    Educational Neurosciences
    Abstract

    Neural fingerprinting is a method to identify individuals from a group of people. Here, we established a new connectome-based identification model and used diffusion maps to show that biological parent–child couples share functional connectivity patterns while listening to stories. These shared fingerprints enabled the identification of children and their biological

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  7. 29 Jan 2024 Journal Article Journal of Geoscience Education

    Expressions of geographic literacy in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: the role of geographic education among adults

    Informal environments and Science communication
    Abstract

    The global outbreak of COVID-19 brought an unprecedented influx of official and semiofficial geographic information to individuals worldwide, primarily in the form of geospatial and numerical data. Maps specifically played a key role in the conveying of information and guidelines to the public in relation to the pandemic. Yet to fully understand such input, and reach

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  8. 24 Jan 2024 Journal Article Brain Connectivity

    Language First, Cognition Later: Different Trajectories of Subcomponents of the Future-Reading Network in Processing Narratives from Kindergarten to Adolescence

    Tzipi Horowitz-Kraus, Raya Meri, Scott K Holland, Rola Farah, Tamara Rohana, Narmeen Haj
    Educational Neurosciences
    Abstract

    Narrative comprehension is a linguistic ability that emerges early in life and has a critical role in language development, reading acquisition, and comprehension. According to the Simple View of Reading model, reading is acquired through word decoding and linguistic comprehension. Here, within and between networks, functional connectivity in several brain networks

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  9. 5 Jan 2024 Journal Article Education and Information Technologies

    Anthropological thinking in data science education: Thinking within context

    Computer Science
    Abstract

    The significance of ethics in data science research has attracted considerable attention in recent years. While there is widespread agreement on the importance of teaching ethics within computing contexts, there is no clear method for its implementation and assessment. Studies focusing on methods for integrating ethics into data science courses reveal that students tend

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  10. Jan 2024 Conference Paper International Conference on Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation (REV)

    Interactive Multi-tiered Poster for Presenting an Educational Program in Intelligent Robotics

    Engineering
    Higher Education
    Abstract

    This paper considers the design of a multi-tiered interactive poster and its use to present our school outreach program in intelligent robotics. To enable the user’s self-directed inquiry into the concepts, technologies, and learning activities implemented in the program, we enhanced the printed poster with digital media based on the state-of-the-art digital technologies

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