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This article proposes a model of e-books for schools based on a graph in which nodes represent individual subjects of a teaching program to a the relatively low granularity, which facilitates their aggregation and re-usability, and edges…
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We have integrated Easy JavaScript Simulation (EJSS) Data Analytics into the national Learning Management System for Singapore schools, known as the Singapore Student Learning Space (SLS). EJSS Data Analytics enhances the teaching and…
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