A goal of K-12 science education is for learners to develop scientific literacy. However, realizing this goal is being complicated by the availability of abundant resources that vary strongly regarding their adherence to the Nature of Science principles, particularly regarding socio-scientific issues, …

The potential of software tools to support learning mathematics is widely acknowledged, but their use can be hindered for many reasons. When teaching future mathematics teachers, we observed that these students were unmotivated to use such tools. This lack of motivation was caused by two concerns held …

Crustumerium was an Iron Age settlement north of Rome, inhabited between 850 and 500 BC. On the basis of archaeological field surveys in the 1970’s a scenario for the development of the city and its countryside was proposed, which matches traditional models of city-state formation. However, little attention …

Vibrational and structural properties of lead-free piezoelectric (1-x)Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3–xCaTiO3 (0 < x < 1.00) solid solutions have been investigated using Raman spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. Different anomalies were detected and analyzed taking into consideration the phase transition from rhombohedral …

This volume brings together articles from different parts of the globe that describe, question, test and criticize innovations and recent developments in online dating. Using quantitative as well as qualitative techniques the studies included in the book examine the impact of gender, personality traits, …

Wat levert een social media campagne op? Steeds vaker werken communicatieprofessionals met social media monitoring tools om die vraag te beantwoorden. Met behulp van deze tools kun je in kaart brengen hoeveel likes, shares en comments een bericht heeft opgeleverd. Maar dit zegt helaas nog niet alles. …

Influencers zijn inmiddels geen hype meer, maar een bewezen onderdeel van de (content)strategie. Inmiddels zien we een nieuw type influencer; de A.I.-generated influencer, gebaseerd op data en alleen bestaand in de virtuele wereld. Deze influencers zijn dankzij A.I. altijd op de hoogte van wat leeft …

Deze thesis onderzoekt de mogelijkheden van Artificial Intelligence. Wat voor taken kan AI overnemen? Waar zit potentie in de groei van AI? Hoe zou AI moeten worden geïntegreerd in een bedrijf zoals Travix? Dit en meer wordt onderzocht door middel van theoretisch onderzoek en gesprekken met professionals …

This paper is the documentation of a graduation internship at Digital Society School (DSS). DSS is a studio within Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA) which focuses to research the impact of technology on society. In this project, DSS teamed up with Ajax Fancare to solve their logistical problem …