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High host specificity of alphacoronaviruses in Nearctic, insectivorous bats
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Bats are reservoir hosts for a number of coronaviruses, some of which may pose spillover risks for humans and other animals. We detected two alphacoronaviruses in big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) and little brown myotis (Myotis lucifug...
Publication · June 10, 2025
Developing Maker Activities to Enhance Adolescents’ Self-Directed Learning: A Systematic Review
Publication · June 10, 2025
Why this app: Can a video-based intervention help parents identify quality educational apps?
Publication · June 10, 2025
Intuitive or idiomatic: An interdisciplinary study of child‐tablet computer interaction
Publication · June 10, 2025
Using 3D Printing to Enhance Understanding and Engagement with Young Audiences: Lessons from Workshops in a Museum
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This paper details findings from a collaborative research project that studied children learning to 3D print in a museum, and provides an overview of the study design to improve related future programs. We assessed young visitors’ capac...
Publication · June 10, 2025
Development of Curriculum Guides for the Assassin's Creed Discovery
Tour Games to Enhance Teachers' Adoption of Games for Learning
Abstract
1) Curriculum Section, learning goals are selected from a list and then game and classroom activities are suggested; 2) Game-Activity Section, in-game activities are selected and then links are drawn to learning outcomes; 3) Lesson Plan...
Publication · June 10, 2025
Measuring Digital Home Numeracy Practice: A Scale Development and Validation Study
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ABSTRACT There is little empirical data on the extent of home numeracy practice using technology, though previous research shows that home numeracy activities are linked with children’s mathematics abilities. This study describes the pr...
Publication · June 10, 2025