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Taking professional development from 2D to 3D: Design-based learning, 2D modeling, and 3D fabrication for authentic standards-aligned lesson plans

lesson plans

Cairns DR, Curtis R, Sierros KA.
GSID: V0zu3ly5xRQJ
DR Cairns, R Curtis, KA Sierros… - … interdisciplinary journal of …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

… We believe that 3D printing can be incorporated into engineering design lesson plans that provide rich authentic contexts in which students can experience deep learning. We also believe that if these lesson plans are carefully constructed, they can...

The 'S'and 'T'in STEM: Integrating Science and Technology in Education in the UAE

informal learning

Cairns D, Dickson M, Fidalgo P.
GSID: cjQ2Pb1-66wJ
M Dickson, P Fidalgo, D Cairns - Education in the United Arab Emirates, 2019 - Springer

In this chapter, we look at the ways in which STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) has influenced education in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over the last few …

Exploring the relations of inquiry-based teaching to science achievement and dispositions in 54 countries

science instruction

Areepattamannil S, Cairns D.
GSID: lS_zo3v8AhsJ
D Cairns, S Areepattamannil - Research in science education, 2019 - Springer

This study, drawing on data from the third cycle of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) and employing three-level hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) as an …

Teacher-directed versus inquiry-based science instruction: Investigating links to adolescent students' science dispositions across 66 countries

science instruction

Areepattamannil S, Cairns D.
GSID: 0hERWy8BuiwJ
S Areepattamannil, D Cairns… - Journal of Science …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis

… with students’ epistemological beliefs about science. The findings of the current study suggest that a blend of teacher-directed and inquiry-based science instruction may be more appropriate for developing and nurturing students’ positive dispositions toward science. However, …

Exploring the relations of gender, science dispositions and science achievement on STEM career aspirations for adolescents in public schools in the UAE

Stem career programs

Cairns D, Dickson M.
GSID: NiDb6WNCBogJ
D Cairns, M Dickson - The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2021 - Springer

Abstract The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has undergone immense transformation since the discovery of oil in the late 1950s, and the educational sector has seen vivid reform. The UAE government is increasingly seeking diversification of its economy and, as...

Using sketching to support visualisation design

instructional innovation

Cairns P, Craft B.
GSID: fbTSqcYB3uAJ
B Craft, P Cairns - British HCI-V&I, 2006 - www-users.cs.york.ac.uk

1. BACKGROUND There are currently few methodologies which comprehensively describe creativity and problem-solving procedures for creating information visualisation tools. The …

Planning for Treatment of Head Injuries.

British medical journal

Cairns H.
PMID: 20784727
Br Med J. 1943 Mar 13;1(4288):313-5. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.4288.313.

No abstract available.

Healthy Eating in Jamaica: The Cost Factor.

The West Indian medical journal

Henry FJ, Caines D, Eyre S.
PMID: 26426166
West Indian Med J. 2015 Jun;64(3):181-5. doi: 10.7727/wimj.2015.116. Epub 2015 Jun 01.

OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to determine the importance of food cost in securing a healthy diet to combat non-communicable diseases. Several studies have evaluated whether healthier foods or diets cost more but a full range of health criteria...

A key to the genera and species of the transversely-dividing Flabellidae (Anthozoa, Scleractinia, Flabellidae), with a guide to the literature, and the description of two new species.

ZooKeys

Cairns SD.
PMID: 27006620
Zookeys. 2016 Feb 10;(562):1-48. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.562.7310. eCollection 2016.

The transversely-dividing flabellids consist of five genera (Truncatoflabellum, Placotrochides, Blastotrochus, Placotrochus, and Falcatoflabellum) and 45 species. A dichotomous key is provided for these five genera as well as the species of the genus Truncatoflabellum and Placotrochides, the other three...

Correction for Cairns et al., "Comparative Genome Analysis and Global Phylogeny of the Toxin Variant Clostridium difficile PCR Ribotype 017 Reveals the Evolution of Two Independent Sublineages".

Journal of clinical microbiology

Cairns MD, Preston MD, Hall CL, Gerding DN, Hawkey PM, Kato H, Kim H, Kuijper EJ, Lawley TD, Pituch H, Reid S, Kullin B, Riley TV, Solomon K, Tsai PJ, Weese JS, Stabler RA, Wren BW.
PMID: 28536162
J Clin Microbiol. 2017 Jun;55(6):1971. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00487-17.

No abstract available.

Quantifying the impact of inter-site heterogeneity on the distribution of ChIP-seq data.

Frontiers in genetics

Cairns J, Lynch AG, Tavaré S.
PMID: 25452765
Front Genet. 2014 Nov 14;5:399. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2014.00399. eCollection 2014.

Chromatin Immunoprecipitation followed by sequencing (ChIP-seq) is a valuable tool for epigenetic studies. Analysis of the data arising from ChIP-seq experiments often requires implicit or explicit statistical modeling of the read counts. The simple Poisson model is attractive, but...

Time in Bed is Associated with Decreased Physical Activity and Higher BMI in Women Seeking Weight Loss Treatment.

ISRN obesity

Hart CN, Fava JL, Subak LL, Stone K, Vittinghoff E, Demos K, O'Brien E, Cairns A, Wing R.
PMID: 24198999
ISRN Obes. 2012;2012. doi: 10.5402/2012/320157.

Short sleep duration is associated with obesity risk. Despite calls to incorporate strategies to enhance sleep within the context of behavioral weight loss (BWL) treatment, little is known regarding the association between sleep and body mass index (BMI) among...

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