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What causes adverse policing outcomes, such as excessive uses of force and unnecessary arrests? Prevailing explanations focus on problematic officers or deficient regulations and oversight. Here, we introduce a new, overlooked perspective. We suggest that the cognitive demands inherent in...
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This paper provides a quantitative analysis of the effects of the early law-and- economics movement on the U.S. judiciary. We focus on the Manne Economics Institute for Federal Judges, an intensive economics course that trained almost half of federal judges between 1976 and 1999. Using the...
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We estimate spillovers from public funding for health research in the context of the NIH's Fogarty International Center's AIDS International Training and Research Program, which aims to strengthen scientific capacity in AIDS endemic countries by providing African researchers with training...
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When an employee expects repeated evaluation and performance incentives over time, the potential future rewards create an incentive to invest in building relevant skills. Because new skills benefit job performance, the effects of an evaluation program can persist after the rewards end or even...
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Early research on the returns to higher education treated the postsecondary system as a monolith. In reality, postsecondary education in the United States and around the world is highly differentiated, with a variety of options that differ by credential (associates degree, bachelor's degree,...
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their way through college and for workers who intend to upgrade their skills. However, flexible learning and working … for increasing expected future income. Overall, this study underscores that combining flexible working and learning …
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"This book clarifies the new technologies, applications, and research in computer-supported learning. It helps students …, teachers, and researchers gain a larger understanding of this field and the trends that are driving computer-supported learning …1. A comparative analysis of computer-supported learning models and guidelines / Fethi Inan, Deborah Lowther -- 2 …
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"This book identifies the role and function of multimedia in learning through a collection of research studies focusing …Section I. Multimedia Learning: Cognitive Perspectives: Chapter I. Cognitive Architecture and Instructional Design in a … Multimedia Context / Renae Low, Putai Jin, John Sweller -- Chapter II. Multimedia Learning and Working Memory Capacity / Peter E …
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education. Course Management Systems for Learning: Beyond Accidental Pedagogy focuses on what the current knowledge is (in best … CMS instructional design that have been informed by learning theory and intentional pedagogy. The last section of this … and possibilities in a true next generation. Course Management Systems for Learning: Beyond Accidental Pedagogy represents …
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What is the connection between technology and learning? Do students really learn more in technology … application of those skills in teaching and learning. Authors will guide the reader from focusing on technology to focusing on the … goals of using technology to facilitate the teaching and learning experience. Recommendations and practical advice on how to …
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