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Showing 1 to 20 of 144 for “"Learner's"”.
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Automated posture analysis for detecting learner's affective state
As means of improving the ability of the computer to respond in a way that facilitates a productive and enjoyable learning experience, this thesis proposes a system for the automated recognition and dynamical analysis of natural occurring postures when a child is working in a learning-computer …
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Pragmatic and cultural information in a Chinese-English learner's dictionary
The number of students learning Chinese as a foreign language (CFL) has shown a steady and substantial increase over the past few decades. However, the CFL students who choose to use Chinese-English dictionaries have relied on inadequate tools, inasmuch as these tools are either geared toward …
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Influence of collaborative group work on English language learner's oral narratives
Instructional influences on storytelling were investigated among 210 fifth-grade Spanish- speaking ELLs. Participants received a 6-week socio-scientific unit involving collaborative group work or direct instruction, or were in control classes that continued regular instruction. Then students …
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School learner's perceptions of the factors that influence methamphetamine use in Manenberg
The aim of this study was to explore school learners' perceptions of the factors that influence methamphetamine use in Manenberg. To meet this aim, three objectives were proposed namely, to explore school learners' knowledge and understandings of methamphetamine use; to explore school learners' …
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Aspects of the learner's dictionary with special reference to advanced Pakistani learners of English
… into the lq`reference skills' of Pakistani learners and their language needs on semantic, phonetic, lexical and pragmatic levels in the dictionary. The introductory chapter discusses the relatively problematic nature of lexis in comparison with the other aspects in EFL learning and spells …
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Enhancement of learner's performance in geometry at secondary schools in Vhembe District of the Limpopo Province
… poses various problems for many secondary school learners’. Many learners’ fail to develop an adequate understanding of geometrical concepts and to demonstrate good reasoning and problem solving skills. Poor performance of learners’ in Euclidian Geometry has been a concern to Mathematics teachers, …
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Implications of substance abuse on management of learner's academic performance at Luvuvhu Circuit in Vhembe East District
… implications of substance abuse on management of learners’ academic performance at Luvuvhu Cicuit. It is of paramount importance to understand the best ways in which to manage the problem, and to obtain an effective ways to remedy the problem. This problem pose threats to the security of the …
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Supporting the learner's playfulness and creativity as learning mechanisms: design specifications for interactive interfaces in arts museums.
… that intend to teach artistic concepts to learners through their playful and creative engagement, and are intended to be situated in arts museums. The aim of such an interface is that learners can develop insights in regard to presented artistic concepts through their playful or creative …
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The Effects of Individualism Vs. Collectivism on Learner's Recall, Transfer and Attitudes Toward Collaboration and Individualized Learning
… environments, cultural dimensions and online learner preference. The subjects of this study were a representative sample of groups of graduate students from different cultures. The instrument was composed of a treatment that was represented across two instructional environments. A web-based …
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Teacher's and learner's beliefs about the use of code-switching in English Second Language classrooms : a case of two secondary schools in Masvingo District, Zimbabwe
… study sought to investigate the role played by learners’ mother tongue, in the teaching and learning of English in secondary schools in Zimbabwe. Two secondary schools in Masvingo District were used as a case study. The study was informed by bilingualism, models of bilingualism and related …
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Trust and Humourliation: How Can a Teacher's Use of Humour Cause Humiliation and Impact the Learner's Experience of Trust Within Higher Dance Education in China?
… promoting educational reform, and improving learners' learning experience. However, in dance classrooms in China, learners' trust is being undermined by teachers' intentional or unintentional words and deeds. Teachers use humourliation (humourliation is my suggested idea of humour being used …
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The effect of a teacher-based intervention programme for primary schools on learner's health-related quality of life, body mass index and physical fitness: a randomised control trial
… within a small sample of schools from which the learners in the intervention study were drawn. The primary aim of the second phase of the study was to determine the effect of a teacher-based intervention programme after six weeks for primary schools with less than the mandated amount or no …
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The Effects of Past Experiences on the Vocabulary Use and Sentence Structure of a Two-Year-Old
… school-age can significantly impact an emergent learner's foundation of literacy. The purpose of this study was to examine how one emergent learner's language related to past experiences changed over time. This six-week naturalistic empirical action research study investigated the following …
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The Impact of the Teaching and Learning Enviroment on Learner's literacy Skills Acquisition: The case of grade Four Learners in selected Primary Schools in Mzuzu District,in Northern Malawi
… and learning environments on standard Four learners' literacy skills acquisition in selected primary schools in Mzuzu City in Malawi. The objectives of the study were to determine the impact of school factors, classroom factors and teacher factors on learners' literacy skills acquisition. …
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The Impact of the Teaching and Learning Enviroment on Learner's literacy Skills Acquisition: The case of grade Four Learners in selected Primary Schools in Mzuzu District,in Northern Malawi
… and learning environments on standard Four learners' literacy skills acquisition in selected primary schools in Mzuzu City in Malawi. The objectives of the study were to determine the impact of school factors, classroom factors and teacher factors on learners' literacy skills acquisition. …
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Detecting and Modelling Stress Levels in E-Learning Environment Users
… Tutoring System (ITS) should be sentient of a learner's cognitive and affective states, as a learner’s performance could be affected by motivational and emotional factors. It is important to design a method that supports low-cost, task-independent and unobtrusive sensing of a learner’s …
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An applied linguistic analysis of the simplification of narrative texts
… with appropriate semantic equivalents in the learner's interlanguage, omitting whichever items prove intractable, and thereby bringing the language of the original within the scope of the learner's transitional linguistic competence. This kind of simplification focuses mainly on the formal …
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The role of parents in the continuous assessment of learners
… role of parents in the continuous assessment of learners. The first aim was to ascertain the extent to which parents play an active role in the continuous assessment of their children. The second aim was to ascertain the extent to which parents understand the significance of continuous …
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Mathematics, pedagogy and textbooks : a study of textbook use in Grade 7 mathematics classrooms
… practices of a textbook, Maths for all Grade 7 Learner's Activity Book, when it is incorporated into grade 7 mathematics teachers' classroom practices. In particular, the research described here focuses on the impact of the textbook on four grade 7 mathematics teachers' classroom practices. My …
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