Considering the importance of graphical literacy in academic contexts together with the crucial role of diagnostic feedback in guiding and facilitating teaching and learning practices, this study was aimed at developing a descriptor-based checklist to diagnose test takers’ performance on IELTS graph-based integrated writing tasks. Think-aloud verbal protocols of six IELTS instructors during r…
Constructing geographical brands is an effective way to realize the creative transformation of cultural resources and promote the empowerment of rural revitalization via cultural industries. The process and mechanism by which cultural resources empower geographical brands have not yet been systematically studied. Based on Bourdieu’s capital theory, this paper examines how Qingtian County (Zhe…
In the 1980s, postmodernism posed a series of critiques against the social sciences and humanities, with anthropology being a prominent target. Although these critiques never prevented the continued development of the social sciences and humanities, the conundrum constituted by the “subject” and “subjectivity” remained unresolved. At its core, the methodological challenge facing the soc…
Out-of-field teaching is a phenomenon faced by many countries worldwide, including Thailand. Because out-of-field teaching can alleviate the shortage of teachers qualified in certain subjects, such as mathematics and science, research has focused on facilitating in-service teachers to teach out of their fields to ensure students excel in these subjects. However, little effort has been made to p…
This empirical study investigates university teachers’ conceptions of the role of mathematics within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) higher education disciplines, employing a phenomenographic approach to capture variation among perspectives of educators in chemistry, computer science, geoscience, and physics. Despite the significant reliance on mathematics across thes…
To address poor skill acquisition in online physical education due to a lack of real-time feedback, we developed and evaluated a pose recognition-based system. An 8-week randomized controlled trial study in a university Baduanjin course compared the AI system against a traditional Massive Open Online Course format. Results showed the system significantly enhanced students' movement quality, flu…
In the automotive industry, the absorption coefficient of a porous material layer is usually measured in an alpha cabin, a reverberant chamber of reduced dimensions where the operational frequency range is limited and the absorbent sample size is typically small. Those characteristics are well adapted to the requirements of automotive acoustics but far from the standard reverberant chambers use…
Health promotion strategies in early childhood are needed to address the global problem of physical inactivity. In Hong Kong, where the movement guidelines recommended by the World Health Organization for young children have been adopted by the health authorities, we implemented evidence-informed dissemination strategies targeting teachers and parents in kindergarten settings. Workshops, resour…
Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) have shown excellent performance as a powerful tool on link prediction task. Recent studies have shown that link prediction based on GNNs is vulnerable to backdoor attacks. However, existing backdoor attack methods on link prediction task require modification of the link state, which results in poor stealthiness of the backdoor. To address this issue, a clean-label …
Visual Management (VM), tool of Lean Philosophy, facilitates operation optimisation by improving procedural communication and efficiency while enhancing team accountability and coordination. This paper explores the application of VM in assessment process of an ELT course, Effective Public Speaking, at a technical institute. Adaptable visual aids, Digital Randomisers (DRs), were developed and ut…