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Straen a phryder yn yr oes ddigidol: Ochr dywyll technoleg
Health, Sports & Psychology

Straen a phryder yn yr oes ddigidol: Ochr dywyll technoleg

...and cognition: A review of research exploring the links between mobile technology habits and cognitive functioning. Frontiers in psychology, 8, 605. Mae’r adnodd hwn yn rhan o ‘Gasgliad Llesiant ac Iechyd Meddwl’ wedi ei greu gan y Brifysgol Agored yng Nghymru. Gallwch ddysgu mwy a dod o hyd i gyrsiau, erthyglau a gweithgareddau eraill ar dudalen hafan y casgliad....
A tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Education & Development

A tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu

...technology, not available at the time of his enthronement in 1986 as Archbishop of Cape Town, meant I swiftly received the news from my sister who lives in Cape Town. I shed tears of sadness for his grieving family and the loss to the world of a person whose courage, tenacity, love and humour helped change a nation for the better, influencing many around the world to...
Empowering communities
Money & Business

Empowering communities

...education, leading to a collective change in behaviour. (Ersing, 2003, p. 262) Activity 1 The meaning of empowerment Timing: Allow approximately 15 minutes What does ‘empowerment’ mean to you? Reflect for a few moments then note down your immediate thoughts and responses. Some points to consider might include: When you think of the term ‘empowerment’, do certain...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Reading evidence
Society, Politics & Law

Reading evidence

...educational achievement: working with numbers Social scientists have constructed gender categories and have examined in particular how children learn to use these categories. The question of how far these gendered identities influence children's behaviour in schools and, specifically, their achievement in examinations is one that is posed during such an examination. Until...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Forensic science and fingerprints
Health, Sports & Psychology

Forensic science and fingerprints

...technology has improved, a mechanical, quantitative measure like '16 matching characteristics' asks as many questions as it answers. Among them is the vital question of whether there are any major differences between the prints as well as the matches. The ideal solution is to be able to compare the whole of a print with one on a database with complete reliability. That is...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
The MMR vaccine: public health, private fears
Health, Sports & Psychology

The MMR vaccine: public health, private fears

...education authorities. However, it is unlikely that these factors significantly affected the overall results. In a letter to The Lancet, Dr Wakefield criticised the Taylor study on three grounds (Wakefield 1999). He claimed that the statistical methodology used (‘case-series’) was inappropriate to detect temporal associations between vaccination and conditions, such...
An introduction to energy resources
Nature & Environment

An introduction to energy resources

...technological standpoints, with a focus on the uses, limitations and consequences of using energy that is available to humanity. This course sets the scene by considering how much energy human society uses and the basic concepts of energy, work, power and efficiency, then briefly investigates the different types of energy available, their sources and renewability. This...
An introduction to visualising development data
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to visualising development data

...education, or health. If the “scoring system” is fair, it should also provide us with a means of comparing one country or region with another, even if those countries have different sizes of population or cover different land areas. Transcript Making comparisons the fair way Making comparisons in a fair way is one of the major aims of statistics. According to Hans...