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The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between the psychological variables and online behavioral patterns of students, collected through a Learning Management System (LMS). Test was attempted of a structural equation model representing the relationships among Time and Study Environment Management (TSEM), one of the sub-constructs of MSLQ, influencing a set of time-related online log variables: login frequency, login regularity, and total login time. Data were collected from 188 college students in a Korean university. Employing structural equation modeling, a hypothesized model was tested for measuring the model fit. The results presented a criterion validity of online log variables to estimate their time management. More...

The blog as a type of social software has been used in education for several years, and its positive effect in the field has been asserted in many studies. This study presents the factors of participants and blogs that predict blogging activeness during teaching practice and induction year. During the teaching practice and induction year all participants could use a blog to share experiences, ask questions, receive support and so on. The blogs were supported by the tutors and all blogs were collective blogs, but they were organised differently and used differently. The data collected included 1,137 blog posts from 192 participants using 13 collective blogs along with their self-reports via pre- and post-period questionnaires. Correlation analysis as the first stage and regression analysis as the second stage was used in this study. The results showed several relationships and the regression analysis indicated that the most influential positive factor predicting participant activeness on the blog was the strength of social relationships between the participants. More...

Handheld devices are widely applied to support open and distributed learning, where students are diverse. On the other hand, customization and personalization can be applied to accommodate students’ diversities. However, paucity of research compares the effects of customization and personalization in the context of handheld devices. To this end, we developed a customized digital learning system (CDLS) and personalized digital learning system (PDLS), which were implemented on the handheld devices and tailored to the needs of students with diverse cognitive styles. Furthermore, we conducted two empirical studies to examine the effects of cognitive styles on the use of the CDLS and PDLS. More...

The Science and Technology Committee examined the opportunities and risks of ‘big data’. The inquiry looked at whether the Government is doing enough to ensure that UK entrepreneurs can benefit from the data revolution, while looking at issues around data protection and privacy.
Opportunities and risks of big data. More...

When deciding where to go to college, students ask several important questions: How much will it cost? What academic programs are available? Will it prepare me for my future? What colleges and universities are nearby? While most research and policy conversations understandably focus on helping students answer the first few, this last question about geography and place is too often overlooked.

In Education Deserts, Nicholas Hillman and Taylor Weichman of the University of Wisconsin-Madison explain that place still matters. They argue that place matters even more for today’s college students, many of whom work full-time, care for dependents, and have close social ties to their communities. More...

Le laboratoire d’innovation et de prospective ressources humaines (LI-RH), installé le 10 mars 2014, est le fruit d’un partenariat entre le centre de formation au management du ministère de la Défense (CFMD), le commissariat général à la stratégie et à la prospective (CGSP), la direction générale de l’administration et de la fonction publique (DGAFP),  l’institut de la gestion publique et du développement économique (IGPDE) et France Stratégie. Son objet : "identifier les sujets innovants relatifs aux pratiques de ressources humaines et mutualiser les connaissances et les données en vue de la publication de travaux communs par l’ensemble des partenaires", incluant l’analyse comparative avec le secteur public à l’international. More...

Nearly 40 percent of the students entering 2- and 4-year postsecondary institutions indicated their intention to major in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in 2012. But the barriers to students realizing their ambitions are reflected in the fact that about half of those with the intention to earn a STEM bachelor’s degree and more than two-thirds intending to earn a STEM associate’s degree fail to earn these degrees 4 to 6 years after their initial enrollment. Many of those who do obtain a degree take longer than the advertised length of the programs, thus raising the cost of their education. Are the STEM educational pathways any less efficient than for other fields of study? How might the losses be “stemmed” and greater efficiencies realized? These questions and others are at the heart of this study. More...

Deux ans après la votation populaire sur l'initiative contre l'immigration de masse, les hautes écoles mettent en garde contre les conséquences de l'initiative de mise en œuvre et publient un manifeste collectif sur l’importance de la formation et de la recherche suisse. Non seulement la formation et la recherche sont en jeu, mais également l'économie et la prospérité de la Suisse. 
Si l'initiative de mise en œuvre était adoptée le 28 février 2016, cela aurait des conséquences tragiques pour la formation et la recherche en Suisse. La Suisse violerait ainsi des engagements en matière de droit international et dérogerait à l'accord sur la libre circulation des personnes. Les négociations déjà ardues engagées avec l'UE pour les accords sur la recherche seraient considérablement entravées. Dans le pire des cas, l'UE pourrait recourir à la clause dite guillotine et résilier tous les accords – en particulier celui concernant la coopération scientifique et technologique. 
Si la Suisse ne parvient pas à un accord avec l'UE d'ici fin 2016, elle sera définitivement exclue des accords européens sur la formation et la recherche. Les conséquences économiques seraient désastreuses. More...

The research brief looks at undergraduate admissions to Oxford and Cambridge, particularly from a widening participation perspective. The report finds that the application processes both universities go through to select their undergraduates can differ significantly from college to college.
At the moment, tests vary by college at Cambridge – where many subjects have different tests at different colleges – and by subject at Oxford; Oxbridge Admissions identifies almost 400 different possible tests beyond A levels that prospective students could have to take.  Both universities have seen increases in the proportion of students from disadvantaged backgrounds over recent years, but there is still a significant way to go before access is equitable for all. More...