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High school student shows barriers are better
A US high school student has published a paper in
PLOS ONE, suggesting that physical barriers are more effective than distancing to limit coronavirus spread.
Atreyus A. Bhavsar, from Blake High School in Minneapolis, US, set up a series of experiments with mannequins, using balloons filled with fluorescent paint to mimic coughs and sneezes. When a balloon burst inside a mannequin’s mouth, droplets of paint flew out and patterned the mannequin’s surroundings.
Some of the experiments had mannequins wearing masks, while others were set up to simulate Bhavsar’s high school cafeteria, where students have to take their masks off to eat.
A new study published in the
British Journal of Educational Technology has identified the different needs of students across primary, middle, and high school related to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
For the study, investigators surveyed 1,170,769 Chinese students from the Guangdong Province of China.
Based on their findings, the researchers recommend that educational authorities and schools provide sufficient technical support to help students overcome potential internet and technical problems, and customize the delivery of online learning tools for students in different school years. Utilizing data from a large sample, we identify that student requirements of online learning are not homogeneous. For young children, there is a need for guidance from teachers and parents. In contrast, older students require opportunities to collaborate, said lead author Lixiang Yan, of the Centre for Learning Analytics at Monash University, in Australia. Our study also showed
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