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Reading and motivation: focusing on disengaged readers
Education & Development

Reading and motivation: focusing on disengaged readers

...publications. Full details at www.nate.org.uk. References Bernstein, B. (2000) Pedagogy, Symbolic Control and Identity: Theory, Research, Critique. Rev. edn. London: Rowman and Littlefield. Cole, A. Brown, A., Clark, C. and Picton, I. (2022) Children and young people’s reading engagement in 2022: Continuing insight into the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on reading,...
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What are waves?
Science, Maths & Technology

What are waves?

...publication. Peer review acts as a form of self-regulation and provides credibility to the research published. Blogs are regularly updated websites or webpages which are often run by individuals or small groups. They are not peer reviewed and are often written in a less academic and more conversational style. The primary research paper is fairly technical but you will not...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
What is Europe?
Society, Politics & Law

What is Europe?

...public interest such an attempt attracts. While ideas of European values and the notion of a regional identity are claimed to occupy a major place on the current agenda, they fail to attract much public attention. Greater passions have been evoked by debate over what Europe is not and, like many identities, that of Europe has often been more strongly defined in relation...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Looking at population data
Society, Politics & Law

Looking at population data

...health care system, what shape would you expect if the fertility rate was running at or around the replacement rate (2 children per woman)? What shape might you expect for a declining population (that is, one that is getting smaller over time?) Have a look at the population pyramids from different countries listed on the UN Demographic Profiles page to see if your...
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Video 30 mins
Introducing multidisciplinary study at The Open University
Education & Development

Introducing multidisciplinary study at The Open University

...health?' The quest to unravel the answer to your question could be the start of a unique journey of study tailored just for you. It may be that you have a particular challenge in your life, either at home or at work. The module is your chance to answer your own question in a rigorous and structured way. Working with your tutor on YXM830, you are in the driving seat. You...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Recovery strategies in sport and exercise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Recovery strategies in sport and exercise

...Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 48, no. 18, pp. 1340–46. Kreher, J. B. and Schwartz, J. B. (2012) ‘Overtraining syndrome: a practical guide’, Sports Health, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 128–38. Lambert, M. I. and Mujika, I. (2013) ‘Physiology of exercise training’ in Hausswirth, C. and Mujika, I. (eds) Recovery for Performance Sport, Leeds, Human Kinetics, pp. 3–8....
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Astronomy: images of the Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy: images of the Universe

...publication of the first part of his catalogue, it remains a treasure trove for amateur astronomers and astrophotographers looking to observe and make images of some of the most beautiful, complex and interesting deep-sky objects that can be observed without access to professional observatories. In the following activity you will explore the range of objects that Messier...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
A tour of the cell
Science, Maths & Technology

A tour of the cell

...Health and Chemical Sciences, Open University; Figure 10: Dr Torsten Wittmann/Science Photo Library; Figure 11a, 17a, 19a and 22a: Courtesy of Professor Michael Stewart, Department of Life, Health and Chemical Sciences, Open University; Figure 12: Adapted from Purves, W.K. et al. (1998) Life, the Science of Biology, 5th edn, Sinauer Associates Inc; Figure 14: Dr Richard...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs