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  1. 1. The Effectiveness of a Web-Based Multimodal Interactive Story on Upper-Secondary Students' Reading Comprehension in English

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kultur, språk och medier (KSM)

    Author : Dakota Lagercrantz; [2024]
    Keywords : Multimodal; Interactive Story; Literature; Education; Pedagogy; English; ESL;

    Abstract : The current study investigates the effectiveness of a multimodal interactive story, student use and perceptions of the interactive story, and one teacher’s beliefs regarding the use of multimodal resources in upper-secondary L2 literature education. The study aims to draw conclusions on the potential effectiveness of the tool, student interaction behaviour with interactive story, student perceptions on the tool, and teacher receptibility toward new multimodal tools. READ MORE

  3. 2. Can Psychological Priming Affect Self-Rated Product Desirability? Preregistered Experimental Evidence from 1274 Individuals

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Shahin Eidinejad; [2023]
    Keywords : Preferences; Priming; Reliability;

    Abstract : Conventional economic theory often assumes that preferences are exogenously fixed and remain constant over time. A growing literature is trying to relax this assumption by endogenizing preferences and shedding light on how they are determined and potentially affected by external factors such as culture, environment, or identity. READ MORE

  4. 3. How Venture Capital Could Use Large Language Models to Screen Sustainability Impact Startups

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljö- och energisystem

    Author : Måns Vilhelm Tivenius; Karl-Gustav Elf; [2023]
    Keywords : Large Language Models; Venture Capital; Impact Investing; Prompt Engineering; GPT-4; ChatGPT; Impact; Sustainability; Artificial Intelligence; Startup success; Impact startup; Impact measurement; Screening; AI for good; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : This study investigates the potential of large language models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, to aid venture capitalists in the screening of startups that maximize sustainability impact. To determine the scope that maximizes impact for venture capitalists' and to identify effective screening criteria, the study utilized theoretical research and interviews. READ MORE

  5. 4. Establishing novel approaches for assessing safety of genome-editing-based therapeutics

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Noorul Shaheen Sheikh Farid; [2023]
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    Abstract : Genome editing based medicines are a new therapeutic modality being developed. They show great promise for a spectrum of genetic diseases lacking conventional treatment strategies. A major obstacle that prevents such therapies to reach the clinic is their safety. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Class of Us: A Study Across Several Schools in Sweden Comparing the EFL Comprehension of Playing the Video Game The Last of Us Versus Viewing the Television Adaptation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Robert Bång; Simon Torffvit; Anton Grandi; [2023]
    Keywords : Comparative; Comparative Study; Quantitative; English; EFL; English as a Foreign Language; SLA; Second Language Acquisition; Comprehension; Test; Video Games; Video Game; CALL; Computer assisted language learning; The Last of Us; TLoU; The Last of Us: Remastered; Naughty Dog; PlayStation; HBO; Home Box Office; Game; Games; Computer Games; Skolverket; Upper Secondary School; Gymnasiet; Gymnasieskolan; Sweden; Control Group; Immersion; Multimodality; Interactivity; Interactive; Television; Television series; Media; Audiovisual media; Audiovisual; Large-scale; Gender; Program; Video Game Literacy; Game Literacy; Narrative; Educational; Serious Games; Mature; Problem of Content; Attitudinal; Survey; Likert-scale; Likert; Interventionist; Narratology; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Contemporary English as a foreign language (EFL) classrooms in upper secondary schools in Sweden make frequent use of receptive media such as movies and television to facilitate language learning. The more interactive medium of video games is seldom used for the same purpose, despite previous research indicating that the added layer of interactivity can bring benefits such as improvements to vocabulary, written production and reading comprehension. READ MORE