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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"microworlds"”.
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Evaluating visually grounded language capabilities using microworlds
Deep learning has had a transformative impact on computer vision and natural language processing. As a result, recent years have seen the introduction of more ambitious holistic understanding tasks, comprising a broad set of reasoning abilities. Datasets in this context typically act not just as …
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Using multimedia microworlds to motivate and engage adult learners
As educational institutions come under increasing pressure from outside forces to restructure the way students learn, efforts are being made by researchers to find ways to assist students to learn through independent thought and to solve problems in a resource-based, self-paced environment. Such an …
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Beyond the centralized mindset--explorations in massively-parallel microworlds
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1992.
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Scratch Microworlds : introducing novices to scratch using an interest-based, open-ended, scaffolded experience
… the iterative design and testing of Scratch Microworlds, simplified versions of the Scratch coding environment that contain a small set of blocks for making projects based on a theme, such as dance, soccer, or music. I use a design-based research approach to iteratively design, implement and …
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Microworlds, Poetry and Programming: Block-Based Programming for Literacy and Computational Thinking in Secondary Education in Wales
… of how learning happens with computers using a microworlds-based approach to learning. The aim of Turtle Graphics was simple: through the act of learning to program an on-screen Turtle, learners also develop their conceptual understanding in other domains such as mathematics.<br/><br/>In …
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Sofia.Micro: An Android-Based Pedagogical Microworld Framework
Microworlds are visual, 2D grid-based worlds with programmable actors that help ease students into programming. Microworlds have been used as a pedagogical tool for teaching students to program in an object-oriented paradigm for several years now. With the popularity of Android smart phones, …
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Mathematical explorations using logo: a training model for perspective elementary teachers
… and the programming language Logo to develop “microworlds”, ideal for illustrating important mathematical concepts visually and for making abstract ideas concrete. Research indicates that the use of the computer in this manner as a tool for teaching and learning mathematics can not only enhance …
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A visual approach for exploring computational design
… how software can be developed to create "microworlds" for designing, and how to take into account the needs of designers whilst retaining a transparency of process in computational design. The broader context pertains to the learning and practice of design. Through analysis of computation …
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Microscopy and Modernist Fiction from Hardy to Beckett
… Focusing on microscopes and the unfamiliar microworlds they reveal, I illustrate ways in which optical instruments had the capacity to change, displace and reframe ideas of what the world is like. I read for the vertigo of microscopic perception, concentrating on estrangement and deviation …
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Designing visually rich mathmatical investing tools for repetitive geometric artifacts
Facilitating understanding and learning is the ultimate goal for designing visually rich mathematical investigation tools, but there are many intermediate steps that should be addressed before working on this goal. This thesis addresses one particular step: the design of visual mathematical …