Video gaming is often seen as a distraction for students. So the challenge is to distract students back towards learning – and video games provide the perfect model.
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Jadi, ketika jarak antara guru dan murid senantiasa melebar, bagaimana kita mendorong siswa mengambil alih proses belajar mereka secara mandiri?
As the saying goes, you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink. Just because students are given the freedom to learn, it does not mean they will.
Gender bias in health research is an ongoing issue, but health interventions that target women or men ignore gender-diverse people and create new areas of discrimination.
Critics say only links to real or threatened violence should justify the proposed criminalisation of hate speech. But New Zealand law already regulates all kinds of non-violent speech.
Survey respondents who overestimated the amount and speed of sea-level rise were more likely to express greater concern. But concern is not always helpful in prompting action.
There’s a global trend towards ‘third age entrepreneurship’, but the motivations behind these senior start-ups might surprise.
Values in adulthood rarely change. But major events, like wars — and pandemics — can shift our priorities.
In Lough Hyne’s shallows, animals and plants thrive that would otherwise be found in the ocean’s depths.
A recent declaration of a river as a legal person in Canada recognizes Indigenous laws and governance, and champions people as the guardians of nature.
Age and education level are the main factors associated with vaccine hesitancy. While this affects Māori and Pacific communities, basic access to health care and information is more important.
There is no doubt we need to stop emitting fossil carbon. But if we fixate on replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy and don’t also reduce consumption and energy waste, we risk failure.
By under-promising and over-delivering, Grant Robertson has pulled off a budget that displeases the fewest people.
Vested interests have lobbied against climate policy worldwide, but that’s only one reason for the slow political response. While most people want climate action, they rank other issues as more urgent.
The economic and emotional impact of COVID-19 has not been shared equally. Now is the time to start rebalancing that burden.
A colony-building fern that grows in treetops on Lord Howe Island has adopted a lifestyle similar to social insects, turning our understanding of the evolution of biological complexity on its head.
Billie Eilish received criticism for wearing an ‘oppressive’ corset on the cover of Vogue. But for centuries, the clothing gave women support in work, and in play.
A study of 183 coral reefs worldwide quantified the impacts of ocean warming and acidification on reef growth rates. Even under the lowest emissions scenarios, the future of reefs is not bright.
New Zealand’s financial system is sound but still vulnerable, according to the Reserve Bank. But without better evidence there’s too much room for fear-mongering and confusion.
Crowdfunding campaigners appeal to potential donors by describing the recipient as the subject of misfortune, rather than personal irresponsibility, and therefore deserving of their sympathy.
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Research Fellow, School of Health, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Associate Professor, School of English, Film, Theatre, Media and Communication, and Art History, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Associate Professor in Education, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Clinical Psychologist, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Honorary Research Associate, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Associate Professor in Commercial Law and Taxation, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Postgraduate in Marine Biology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Associate Professor in Geochemistry, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor of Taxation, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Associate Professor of Accounting and Capital, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor of Glaciology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Associate Professor in Geophysics, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
