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Even while engaged in an attention-consuming activity such as watching TV, social media users often end up paying attention to one or more social media. This is an example of a behavioral phenomenon called Continuous Partial Attention (CPA). Quantification of user attention can be a valuable metric in understanding user behavior under scenarios where their attention is divided. In this study, we propose...
Relevance of a concept being taught to the real world is believed to contribute to an increase in the intrinsic motivation and engagement of a learner. Such relevance is often found lacking in learning material such as textbooks. Practical issues and problems one could face while learning or implementing new concepts are a means of establishing such relevance. In this paper, we propose a method to...
Sticky learning refers to learning that is retained by a learner over a long period of time. Explanatory analogies are often used by good teachers to explain complex concepts in a sticky manner. Such analogies explain an unfamiliar target concept by mapping it onto a more familiar source concept. However, the use of analogies in teaching and learning often relies on the imagination of individual teachers...
Explanatory analogies help learners in learning complex target concepts by mapping them onto more familiar source concept(s). Typically, multiple analogies are available for target concepts, though a limited number of them need to be recommended to the learner to reduce cognitive load during learning. While recommending explanatory analogies, it is essential that the learner be familiar with the source...
Computer science has a wide variety of applications in a wide variety of fields. Yet computer science education focuses primarily on the theoretician's perspective. We believe that if a variety of perspectives are brought in during learning, learners' intrinsic motivation can be increased, and learning computer science can be made more engaging and personalized. In this work-in-progress paper, we...
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