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Supporting female performance in sport and fitness Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting female performance in sport and fitness

...account something like the menstrual cycle, which is where a female’s physiology is going to change as her hormones fluctuate across the cycle. And if you’re not controlling for that as part of your experiment, then the outcomes really aren’t particularly useful. Now, if the researchers have been quite diligent and they are controlling for the time of the menstrual...
How to learn a language Badge icon
Languages

How to learn a language

...account, then I might go and get myself a drink, and finally settle down to work. What this usually means is that I’ve wasted a lot of time before I settle down to study and usually run out of time to do the studying itself! I also know that if I have a lesson, I will leave doing the homework or preparation to the last possible minute. ...Week 1: Your motivation and...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Could we control our climate? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Could we control our climate?

...account of how often each kind occurs. In a single location, over time, the weather might range from freezing cold to swelteringly hot, and from drought to heavy rain. You could record all these aspects of weather over one year – say, daily temperature and rainfall – by drawing a histogram (or a ‘frequency chart’) for each (Figure 1). In each histogram, the height...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Leadership and followership Badge icon
Education & Development

Leadership and followership

...account of these views, without bias, in the decisions they make appreciates that a diverse group of people will generate more creative solutions to problems and encourages this inspires people through a shared vision of future success and motivates them to deliver it leverages difference for high performance and provides responsive excellence to customers’, clients’...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise

...account, while aerobic training is still important in menopause, sessions should be kept short (20–30 minutes at most). Indeed, a shorter exercise session at higher intensity is even better. This is why activities like HIIT classes, where the exerciser gets sweaty, out of breath and experiences significantly increased heart rate, may be helpful in menopause. What is...
Introduction to Planetary Protection
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to Planetary Protection

...accounted for by the presence of an outer layer of ice, with Europa’s icy shroud discovered by astronomers in the 1950s (Figure 20). It is now known that several of the satellites of the outer planets have an icy surface, but the ice is not necessarily frozen water. In the outer Solar System, although water is usually the dominant component, ice can incorporate other...
Studying mammals: A winning design
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: A winning design

...account differences in the size by calculating the volume of oxygen consumed for a particular amount (or mass) of animal. Volumes of a gas such as oxygen, would be measured in millilitres (ml) or, more usually, the numerically equivalent unit, cubic centimetres (cm3), and the mass of the animal in grams (g), or perhaps in thousandths of a gram, i.e. milligrams (mg). In...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Learning to teach: making sense of learning to teach
Education & Development

Learning to teach: making sense of learning to teach

...account of individual needs. It supports student teachers to be co-creators of their own knowledge, finding solutions that work for them and developing the skills to be flexible and adaptable to different contexts and approaches. Reflection point Think about situations in which you have experienced a transition mode of teaching and a more learner centred approach. What...