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Planned, taught, learnt: analysis of transversal skills through curriculum using portfolio

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Dataset for the evaluation of the scalability of a primary school Digital Education curricular reform

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Simulated Learners in Educational Technology: A Systematic Literature Review and a Turing-like Test

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