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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...
This paper focuses on oral English teaching via multimedia based on computer technology. Teaching approach, methods, and specific teaching design will be illustrated in this paper. By introducing multimedia into oral English teaching, the effectiveness of in-class teaching is believed to be improved. This paper will provide teachers and researchers with a good sample of oral English teaching in class.
Reporting activities of maintenance work in semiconductor factories are currently based primarily on computing systems. However, usability problems and the multiplicity of tools hinder work instead of supporting it. We present a requirement analysis of complex maintenance activities carried out with maintainers in the cleanroom of a semiconductor fabrication plant. We conducted a contextual inquiry,...
Research in Wearable Computing recently gained momentum in industrial settings. We report on the process of rapid experience prototyping for the factory context, in specific the cleanroom of a semiconductor factory, to analyse user experience issues with wearable devices. The cleanroom context poses specific design requirements, which challenge the development of wearable prototypes. Small errors...
Time has shown that technology has always had a significant influence on and role in education. The more advanced technology was the greater contribution it made to education. When we look back we can clearly see how great an influence film, radio and television have had on education. The second half of the twentieth century was marked by the results of the use of computers and information and communication...
This paper describes how databases of parameterized exercises can help in the development of support materials to classes and evaluation. These databases are created in the context of project MEGUA using the software package with the same name.
Use Case diagrams are widely used to model system behaviour and also to represent user's interaction with the system. Context Aware Systems (CASs) are dynamic in nature and their response is based on varying parameters such as time and location. Due to this dynamic nature, such systems cannot be represented by the existing form of use case diagrams. In this paper the authors present a set of enhancements...
In web-based e-learning environment every learner has a distinct background, learning style and a specific goal when searching for learning material on the web. The goal of personalization is to tailor search results to a particular user based on that user's contextual information. The effectiveness of accessing learning material involves two important challenges: identifying the user context and...
Augmented Reality (AR) offers many opportunities as an interactive tool to improve learning and teaching processes. This paper presents a pilot study conducted on third graders where a series of AR contents about Natural and Social Sciences have been used as a teaching tool. The main objective of the application is to help the students to learn complex concepts that present a difficult understanding...
Speech is the most natural form of face-to-face communication. Due to more sophisticated information systems and advanced educational requirements speech also recognizes growing importance in human-computer interaction. The present study investigates a text-to-speech (TTS) feature in a learning context. 252 questionnaires allow for descriptions concerning positive and negative experiences of TTS learners...
This paper investigated Mandarin Tone 2-Tone 3 perceptual space in isolated syllables and disyllables of native speakers and Japanese learners. In two experiments, we examined the listeners' use of pitch height and the position of turning point as cues of tone identity. The result showed that, in isolated syllables, Chinese perceived these two tones in categorical fashion. Pitch height was more important...
In 2011 Colorado School of Mines hosted 20 students in a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program in renewable energy. Students participated in weekly technical seminars, professional development sessions, laboratory tours, social activities, and an end-of-summer poster session with other nearby students in the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network program at the University of...
The study of students' preconceptions and how they affect their learning in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields is of nationally recognized importance. There are, however, various and contradictory theoretical approaches to conceptual change, and none of them have been rigorously applied in the context of engineering education. This paper is part of a larger study drawing...
Innovative tools and teaching practices often fail to be adopted by educators in the field, despite evidence of their effectiveness. Naïve models of educational change assume this lack of adoption arises from failure to properly disseminate promising work, but evidence suggests that dissemination via publication is simply not effective. Instead of studying the adoption or rejection of a particular...
We are developing online interactive materials that allow students to adapt their text and homework to their own needs and interests. For example, students may specify topic areas of interest and then selected mathematics homework word problems are adapted to those areas. Using proper data management, their work can be hand-graded with feedback for the students and allowances for students to correct...
This paper reports on the first phase of an Australian inter-disciplinary partnership study concerned with professional learning of experienced engineers. It is a theoretically motivated, qualitative paper that aims to produce detailed descriptions of professional learning that arise within professional engineering work. The paper uses practice theory to conceptualise professional learning. By using...
The accurate estimation of the difficulty level of the questions posed to students is essential to help them to learn more effectively and efficiently. However, it is agreed that teachers usually fail to identify the correct difficulty level of the questions, according to the answers and final scores obtained by their students. Thus, this paper examines the ability of teachers for categorizing questions...
Engineers are often required to make critical judgments involving decisions that extend beyond traditional discipline boundaries. This requires professional engineers to undertake ongoing learning. Much of this learning is informal, learnt on the job from peers. Hence, to prepare students for professional practice they require opportunities to experience, practise, reflect and improve their ability...
Developing and using models is an important skill employed by practicing engineers that is difficult to cultivate in students. One way to help students develop modeling capability is through feedback. Feedback has been shown to be effective in helping students close the gap between actual and desired performance. This case study investigates the effect of feedback on student teams' use of models in...
The type of motivation that a student evinces can shape such outcomes as academic engagement, performance, and satisfaction. In this paper we explore student motivation using cluster analysis, a quantitative method that has been proven useful in examining group-based motivational profiles within academic settings. We apply a range of clustering techniques to a data set comprising motivational survey...
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