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Do children exercise less in winter?
Education & Development

Do children exercise less in winter?

...Study, which measured levels of physical activity in more than 700 seven year old children across a calendar year using accelerometers. Using the data, they also modelled the relationship between levels of activity and variables such as gender, weight and family income. The results of their study are published in the journal Medicine & Science in Exercise & Sport. The...
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This Student Life
OpenLearn Ireland

This Student Life

...study a distance learning course? What are the challenges of being a modern student? This Student Life is a drama following three students through their experiences on DD102. Each episode takes a look at life from the perspective of contemporary students studying social sciences... Welcome to the OU Our three students are preparing to enter the world of study. A journey...
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Audio 3 hrs
Could you be a code breaker?
Science, Maths & Technology

Could you be a code breaker?

...skills and try to crack our secret messages using clues...Find out more about The Open University's Mathematics courses and qualifications Code Break is an interactive Web app consisting of three ciphers: Pigpen, Caesar and simple substitution (solved by frequency analysis). Earn stars for each challenge, and learn about code-breaking through the ages by playing our...
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Activity 15 mins
Motive: Upper Intermediate German
Languages

Motive: Upper Intermediate German

...skills and cultural knowledge. By working with authentic material from German-speaking countries, you will learn how to communicate in a wide range of situations: expressing opinions; reporting other people’s comments; explaining processes and trends; electronic communications; structured notes and texts. Cultural themes explored include changing demographic and social...
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Video 10 mins
What is sleep paralysis?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is sleep paralysis?

...study into the condition. This is a shame, as researchers are slowly getting closer to unravelling its mystery. [The Nightmare by Johann Heinrich Füssli] The Nightmare by Johann Heinrich Fussli Hallucinations and risk factors Sleep paralysis episodes typically occur either early in the night, as someone is falling asleep, or towards the end of the night, as someone is...
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Is science fiction a field in its own right?
History & The Arts

Is science fiction a field in its own right?

...study. Science, clearly, is an area where a lot of thought is directed. So why is it science fiction is often shunned as unworthy as a subject for academic enquiry?...[Weeping angel from Doctor Who] It's a crying shame that Sci Fi is often sidelined It is surprising to see what kinds of disciplinary boundaries a field so inherently interdisciplinary as literature and...
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Article 10 mins
What is the Golem Effect - and how does it harm bilingual students?
Languages

What is the Golem Effect - and how does it harm bilingual students?

...study. The researchers Elisha Babad, Jacinto Inbar and Robert Rosenthal provided evidence for the Golem effect “with low-expectancy students of high-bias teachers receiving a more negative treatment and performing less well than any of their peers”. [Models of Golem] Golem models awaiting purchasers in Prague The transformation of teacher expectations into student...
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Developing resilience in sport
Health, Sports & Psychology

Developing resilience in sport

...skill that can be learned, and that we can all demonstrate resilient qualities and behaviours. This is critical when we consider that resilience can aid us in our everyday life...Session 1: Understanding resilience: 1 Defining resilience - [Image of the word resilience in a dictionary] In a seminal paper on resilience in human development, Masten (2001, p. 235) argues...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs