This paper aims to provide a structured overview of four open, participatory formats that are particularly applicable in inquiry-based teaching and learning contexts: hackathons, book sprints, barcamps, circles. Using examples, mostly from the work experience context Open Science Lab at TIB Hannover, we address concrete processes, working methods, possible outcomes challenges. The compilation o...

We evaluated whether the format in which prices are presented determines processing of their magnitude. A price comparison task was used two-digit with Arabic digits, written number words and auditory were euro currency. Prices number-monetary category (NMC) compatible (49 euros - 36 cents) when monetary one larger than those other (49 > 36, > cents); or NMC incompatible cents euros) but smalle...

A study was conducted to determine the neuroanatomical correlates of aesthetic preference for paintings using fMRI. Subjects were shown representational and abstract paintings in different formats (original, altered, filtered), and instructed to rate them on aesthetic preference. Our primary results demonstrated that activation in right caudate nucleus decreased in response to decreasing prefer...

As a testing method, the efficacy of situational judgment tests (SJTs) is a function of a number of design features. One such design feature is the response format. However, despite the considerable interest in SJT design features, there is little guidance in the extant literature as to which response format is superior or the conditions under which one might be preferable to others. Using an i...

BACKGROUND Patients understand information about risk better if it is communicated in numerical or visual formats (e.g. graphs) compared to verbal qualifiers only. How frequently different communication formats are used in clinical primary care settings is unknown. METHODS We collected socioeconomic and patient understanding data using questionnaires and audio-recorded consultations about car...