Browsing Articles - Electronics, Computer & Software Engineering TUS:MM by Author "Athlone Institute of Technology"
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An assessment of the transparency of contemporary technology education research employing interview-based methodologies
Buckley, Jeffrey; Adams, Latif; Aribilola, Ifeoluwapo; Arshad, Iram; Azeem, Muhammad; Bracken, Lauryn; Breheny, Colette; Buckley, Ciara; Chimello, Ismael; Fagan, Alison; Fitzpatrick, Daniel P.; Herrera, Diana Garza; Gomes, Guilherme Daniel; Grassick, Shaun; Halligan, Elaine; Hirway, Amit; Hyland, Tómas; Imtiaz, Muhammad Babar; Khan, Muhammad Bilal; Lanzagorta Garcia, Eduardo; Lennon, Paul; Manaf, Eyman; Meng, Jing; Sufian, Mohd Sufino Zuhaily; Moraes, Adrielle; Osterwald, Katja Magdalena; Platonava, Anastasia; Reid, Clodagh; Renard, Michèle; Rodriguez-Barroso, Laura G.; Simonassi-Paiva, Biana; Singh, Maulshree; Szamk, Tomaz; Tahir, Mehwish; Vijayakumar, Sowmya; Ward, Cormac; Yan, Xinyu; Zainol, Ismin; Zhang, Lin (Springer, 2021-08-20)A high level of transparency in reported research is critical for several reasons, such as ensuring an acceptable level of trustworthiness and enabling replication. Transparency in qualitative research permits the ... -
A conceptual framework for assessment of learning in technology classroom based assessments
Canty, Donal; Seery, Niall; Buckley, Jeffrey; Dunbar, Rónán (Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus, 2021-04-26)The technology education curriculum in Ireland has gone through significant reform with the introduction of four new subject specifications at lower secondary school level. These new technology subjects were implemented ... -
Examining the replicability of contemporary technology education research
Buckley, Jeffrey; Hyland, Tómas; Seery, Niall (Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus, 2021-04-26)Discourse in psychological science concerning the replication crisis is growing, with typically cited indicators including scientific fraud, the use of questionable research practices and the failure of published effects ... -
Exploring the effects of immersive virtual reality environments on sensory perception of beef steaks and chocolate
Crofton, Emily; Murray, Niall; Botinestean, Cristina (MDPI, 2021-05)Virtual reality (VR) technology is emerging as a tool for simulating different eating environments to better understand consumer sensory response to food. This research explored the impact of different environmental contexts ... -
Exploring the prototypical definitions of intelligent engineers held by Irish and Swedish higher education engineering students
Buckley, Jeffrey; Hyland, Tomás; Gumaelius, Lena; Seery, Niall; Pears, Arnold (SAGE, 2021-03-12)Males are generally overrepresented in higher education engineering. However, the magnitude of this variance differs between countries and engineering fields. Evidence associated with the field-specific ability beliefs ... -
First results from the REAL-time transient acquisition backend (REALTA) at the Irish LOFAR station
Murphy, P.C.; Callanan, P.; McCauley, J.; McKenna, D.J.; Ó Fionnagáin, D.; Louis, C.K.; Redman, M.P.; Cañizares, L.A.; Carley, E.P.; Maloney, S.A.; Coghlan, B.; Daly, Mark; Scully, J.; Dooley, J.; Gajjar, V.; Giese, C.; Brennan, A.; Keane, E.F.; Maguire, C.A.; Quinn, J.; Mooney, S.; Ryan, A.M.; Walsh, J.; Jackman, C.M.; Golden, A.; Ray, T.P.; Doyle, J.G.; Rigney, J.; Burton, M.; Gallagher, P.T. (ESO/EDP Sciences, 2021-10-28)Modern radio interferometers such as the LOw Frequency ARray (LOFAR) are capable of producing data at hundreds of gigabits to terabits per second. This high data rate makes the analysis of radio data cumbersome and ... -
Green IoT for eco-friendly and sustainable smart cities: future directions and opportunities
Almalki, Faris A.; Alsamhi, Saeed H.; Sahal, Radhya; Hassan, Jahan; Hawbani, Ammar; Rajput, N.S.; Saif, Abdu; Morgan, Jeff; Breslin, John (Springer, 2021-08-17)The development of the Internet of Things (IoT) technology and their integration in smart cities have changed the way we work and live, and enriched our society. However, IoT technologies present several challenges such ... -
Investigating the effect of engineering student's spatial ability and expertise on general complex problem solving
Reid, Clodagh; Buckley, Jeffrey; Dunbar, Rónán (Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus, 2021-04-26)Spatial ability is attributed to success in STEM disciplines and is outlined as a component of general cognitive ability through the Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) model of human intelligence. Research in spatially orientated ... -
The motivations and perceptions of practicing teachers undertaking technology education research: a work in progress report from an exploratory case study
Dunbar, Rónán; Seery, Niall; Buckley, Jeffrey (Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus, 2021-04-26)Technology education (TE) is a transient area of study. Few other subject areas require such levels of up-skilling similar to that of technology teachers in order for them to stay current and aligned with the developments ... -
A novel mixed methods approach to synthesize EDA data with behavioral data to gain educational insight
Reid, Clodagh; Keighrey, Conor; Murray, Niall; Dunbar, Rónán; Buckley, Jeffrey (MDPI, 2020-11-30)Whilst investigating student performance in design and arithmetic tasks, as well as during exams, electrodermal activity (EDA)-based sensors have been used in attempts to understand cognitive function and cognitive load. ... -
OPCNN-FAKE: Optimized convolutional neural network for fake news detection
Saleh, Hager; Alharbi, Abdullah; Alsamhi, Saeed H. (IEEE, 2021-09-14)Recently, there is a rapid and wide increase in fake news, de ned as provably incorrect information spread with the goal of fraud. The spread of this type of misinformation is a severe danger to social cohesiveness and ...