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Showing 1 to 20 of 117 for “"Learning--Research"”.
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The use of inventories in student learning research : a case study
This study examines the practical use of student learning inventories in the higher education setting, using Vermunt's (1998) Inventory of Learning Styles in the context of a second year Business Statistics course at the University of Cape Town. The theoretical underpinnings of the inventory, as …
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A meta-analysis of service learning research in middle and high schools.
… study examines the relationship between service learning innovations and improved academics, self-concept, and social or personal growth in middle and high school students. Meta-Analysis is employed to arrive at effect-size estimates for each construct. A historical overview of service learning …
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How the New Labour Government Third Way policies (1998-2010) and the delivery of the New Deal for Communities (NDC) regeneration programme impacted on participation in health care in an area-based initiative. A longitudinal study using action-learning research methodology in a New Deal for Communities Area Based Initiative
The research examines New Labour’s Third Way policies and the impact New Deal for Communities (NDC) regeneration programme had on participation in health care. This longitudinal study (1998-2007) explores participatory joint working, welfare state, social capacity, health inequalities, citizen …
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Differentiation of the Causal Characteristics and Influences of Virtual Reality and the Effects on Learning at a Science Exhibit
… exhibits are the main interface for public learning. Essential to the success of a science center is how well exhibits model effective strategies for learning. Virtual Reality (VR) technology with its flexible, adaptive, multimedia, and immersive-learning capabilities is emerging for use by …
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Professional Learning through Professional Learning Communities, Mentorship, and Shared Leadership
… include Drago-Severson’s (2009) pillars of adult learning. Research indicates the inclusion of a mentorship program, professional learning communities, and teacher leadership opportunities, will increase teacher collaboration, engagement, and professional capacities. There are significant …
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Neural MMO: Massively Multiagent Simulation and Learning
… multi-agent environment for reinforcement learning research. It is designed to push the boundaries of environment complexity while maintaining computationally efficiency for academic research. Agents in Neural MMO can forage for a variety of resources, engage in strategic combat with each …
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The Social Support for International Graduate Students to Obtain Academic Success
… success included the aspects of knowledge learning, research skills, employability, potential earning, professional development and comparative ability.
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Intact Statistical Word Learning in Autism Spectrum Disorders
… of these deficits is poorly understood. Implicit learning appears potentially relevant to language development, particularly in speech segmentation, which relies on sensitivity to the transitional probabilities between speech sounds. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between …
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Hyperparameter tuning and its effects on deep learning performance and generalization
Hyperparameter tuning is an integral part of deep learning research. Finding hyperparameter values that effectively leverage the strengths of network architectures and training procedures is crucial to maximizing performance. However, extensive hyperparameter searches raise concerns about …
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An Examination of Students' Entrepreneurial Learning through Extracurricular Enterprise Activities
… al., 2012), as has the domain of entrepreneurial learning research (Wang and Chugh, 2014) yet limited empirical research examines links between the two phenomena. This thesis connects educational theory, entrepreneurial learning theory and entrepreneurial education research to examine the role …
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Continuous Representations in Machine Learning - With applications to medical imaging and operator learning
Machine learning has led to significant advancements in many areas of our everyday lives, in addition to various fields in science. Machine and particularly deep learning methods have been used for applications such as protein structure prediction, drug discovery, climate modelling and medical …
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Parental Opinions of Cooperative Learning in Elementary Schools
… the opinions of parents towards cooperative learning in elementary classrooms. Parental opinions of teaching social-skills and the use of group grades were also investigated. A need for parent education on the research and use of cooperative learning was assessed. Parents were surveyed to …
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Relevant Activism: Contexts, Challenges, and Possibilities for Asian American Students
… of color feminism, and autoethnography, this research project investigates how twelve undergraduate and graduate Asian American student activists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign experienced racialization; negotiated the expectations of external campus groups and institutional …
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Change of representation in machine learning, and an application to protein structure prediction
… from databases in well-studied domains, learning systems still perform poorly in many difficult real-world domains, such as weather prediction or financial risk analysis. Two characteristics of real-world domains are inadequately addressed by current machine learning research. First, the …
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Machine learning models for functional genomics and therapeutic design
… limited size of training data available, machine learning models for biology have remained rudimentary and inaccurate despite the significant advance in machine learning research. With the recent advent of high-throughput sequencing technology, an exponentially growing number of genomic and …
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Virtual Clicker - A Tool for Classroom Interaction and Assessment
… instructor, is an important aspect to student learning. Research has demonstrated that student learning improves when instructors make use of pedagogical techniques which promote active learning. Equally important is instructor feedback from activities such as in-class assessments. Studies have …
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Acoustic Realization and Perception of English Lexical Stress by Mandarin Learners
… and perception data from second language learning research were discussed.
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Chinese Postgraduate Students in a British University: Their Learning Experiences and Learning Beliefs
… become adjusted to the culture of teaching and learning in the new learning environment during their first year of overseas study. It focuses on these Chinese students’ initial perceptions of British teaching and learning practices compared with their inherited culture of learning and how they …
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