The current state of citizen science as a tool for ecological research and public engagement
Approaches to citizen science–an indispensable means of combining ecological research
with environmental education and natural history observation–range from community‐based …
with environmental education and natural history observation–range from community‐based …
The role of metacognition in human social interactions
CD Frith - … Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological …, 2012 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Metacognition concerns the processes by which we monitor and control our own cognitive
processes. It can also be applied to others, in which case it is known as mentalizing. Both …
processes. It can also be applied to others, in which case it is known as mentalizing. Both …
Team-based learning: a practical guide: AMEE guide no. 65
D Parmelee, LK Michaelsen, S Cook, PD Hudes - Medical teacher, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Team-based learning™(TBL) is an instructional strategy developed in the business school
environment in the early 1990s by Dr Michaelsen who wanted the benefits of small group …
environment in the early 1990s by Dr Michaelsen who wanted the benefits of small group …
Collaborative learning in networks
Complex problems in science, business, and engineering typically require some tradeoff
between exploitation of known solutions and exploration for novel ones, where, in many …
between exploitation of known solutions and exploration for novel ones, where, in many …
Reading about the financial crisis: A twenty-one-book review
AW Lo - Journal of economic literature, 2012 - aeaweb.org
The recent financial crisis has generated many distinct perspectives from various quarters. In
this article, I review a diverse set of twenty-one books on the crisis, eleven written by …
this article, I review a diverse set of twenty-one books on the crisis, eleven written by …
The path to glory is paved with hierarchy: When hierarchical differentiation increases group effectiveness
Two experiments examined the psychological and biological antecedents of hierarchical
differentiation and the resulting consequences for productivity and conflict within small …
differentiation and the resulting consequences for productivity and conflict within small …
How to grade a test without knowing the answers---a Bayesian graphical model for adaptive crowdsourcing and aptitude testing
We propose a new probabilistic graphical model that jointly models the difficulties of
questions, the abilities of participants and the correct answers to questions in aptitude …
questions, the abilities of participants and the correct answers to questions in aptitude …
When hierarchy wins: Evidence from the national basketball association
Past research on pay dispersion has found that hierarchy hurts commitment, cooperation,
and performance. In contrast, functional theories of social hierarchy propose that hierarchy …
and performance. In contrast, functional theories of social hierarchy propose that hierarchy …
Decoding social influence and the wisdom of the crowd in financial trading network
In this paper, we study roles of social mechanisms in a financial system. Our data come from
a novel on-line foreign exchange trading brokerage for individual investors, which also …
a novel on-line foreign exchange trading brokerage for individual investors, which also …
Diversity and productivity in production teams
BH Hamilton, JA Nickerson, H Owan - Advances in the Economic …, 2012 - emerald.com
The popular press often touts workforce demographic diversity as profit enhancing because
it may reduce the firm's communication costs with particular segments of customers or yield …
it may reduce the firm's communication costs with particular segments of customers or yield …