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The abstract is the quintessential technical writing genre, because abstract writing involves judiciously selecting content and conveying such content in lean, focused writing. This study tested the efficacy of the structured abstract content framework, proposed by Hartley, in the teaching of abstract writing in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). Subject-matter experts and a technical editor...
The performance of the left- and right-hands of a person may be different from each other. In general, people use one hand with a superior performance compared to the other hand where that hand is preferred for performing daily activities. It is critical to understand their preference for right or left hand use, especially in cases where the skills should be improved to use both hands precisely in...
Correspondence analysis is a statistical method that allows researchers to explore relationships among complex categorical variables. This paper will provide researchers with the theoretical and practical foundations for understanding and applying correspondence analysis to their own research agendas. <roman><bold>Problem:</bold></roman> Technical communicators use a variety...
This paper intends to offer a general introduction to Design-Based Research (DBR). Based on this purpose, the paper firstly identifies the dual goals of DBR, and then explains the role of Design in DBR along with the main procedures for conducting DBR. Finally, the paper provides concrete examples related to the use of DBR to support student learning and teacher professional development.
The changes in the defining ideas of the contemporary world, the exponential growth of knowledge, and the expansion of technological innovations have created a need for a critical examination of the convergences and connections between the Sciences, Engineering, and the Humanities. Today, there are areas of study so complex that they go beyond the confines of a single discipline. Examples of such...
This paper proposes the use of digital ink, along with task analysis techniques as an enhanced method to assess individuals. The use of digital ink for evaluation purposes allows access to additional data, beyond the actual written answers. Such information may be used to complement and enrich assessments, as well as allowing automatic data analysis techniques to be used on the stored data. This work...
The purpose of this study was to gain greater insights into the habit factors that contribute to one's learning effectiveness. Therefore, present study developed the "Learner's Digest" blog (i.e., a learning blog) with relevant features including information retrieval, user friendly context and learner-learner interaction. It was designed to provide interesting blog posts to facilitate meaningful...
Language learning depends on not only the input of language materials but also the output which may provide learners with feedback information but also practice the knowledge acquired. This research paper is devoted to the study in language output and principles on how to realize the output in learning a foreign language.
This paper describes a comparative study into the use of audio versus text as a form of feedback on student assignments. Many educational institutions currently use typewritten feedback, but developments in technology now make the provision of feedback in audio form a feasible proposition. The study considers two experiments to investigate the hypothesis that the use of audio feedback enhances the...
This paper intends to discuss deeply about the theoretical foundation of CALL(Computer Assisted Language Learning)---Constructivism. Moreover, this review is ready to offer a new theoretical resource, which is often ignored by previous scholars. The author calls it SLA theoretical foundation of CALL--- a combination of Krashen's Comprehensible-Input Hypothesis and Swain's Comprehensible-Output Hypothesis'.
In the workplace, communication serves not as an end in itself, with features that are ldquogoodrdquo or ldquobadrdquo, but as a tool for mediating a range of professional activities, and effective documents are presentations are those that achieve their goals. Yet assessment methods in technical and professional communication often continue to rely on an evaluation of features apart from the intended...
Thanks to the attractions of the multimedia, namely interactivity and multimodality, it seems that web sites and CD-ROMs have the capacity to transmit heritage information to the public. But ultimately they miss real cognitive or educational purposes. Consequently, this article suggests enriching the conception of educational products, combining the potential of video games with the methods of representation...
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