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Showing 1 to 20 of 220 for “"novices"”.
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Empirical Studies of Novices Learning Programming
This thesis is concerned with the problems that novices have in learning to program: in particular it is concerned with the difficulties experienced by novices learning at a distance, using instructional materials which have been designed especially for novices. One of the major problems for …
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Put it together : animating machine assembly instructions for novices
… and (2) an interactive web player that allows novices to view the animation. Starting with a CAD model, designers can easily create and edit an animation using a visual graph. The software interprets the graph and creates a step-by-step 3D animation. Novices can view the animation using a web …
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Broadcast-based communication in a programming environment for novices
… metaphors to make these features accessible to novices. Finally, I compare the event broadcasting in this model with the use of procedures in more traditional programming languages, and raise questions as to whether the broadcast model's event handlers should supplement or supplant procedures in …
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Novices learning ‘positioning’ informally in Thai tourism workplaces: five case studies
… and 2007. Its main aim was to identify how these novices coped with the work that they were allocated. Methodology was qualitative, with simple prospective panel design involving follow-up for periods of up to 20 months.
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From idea to implementation : fostering creativity and design maturity in novices
This thesis explores how novices, in particular students, design products for people and how to foster creativity in students who are accustomed to a traditional engineering curriculum. In a world of messy, ill-definied and "wicked" problems, students must learn how to struggle with and take on …
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Examining How Novices, Apprenticing Experts, and Disciplinary Experts Approach Reading Academic Texts
… reading course. How those participants (novices) approached academic texts compared to three English graduate students (apprentices) and three English professors (experts) was examined. Participants’ (n=4) quantitative measures increased, while their qualitative measures showed an …
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Expert knowledge elicitation in the firefighting domain and the implications for training novices
… the development of training curricula for novices, who then will not have to wait for real fires to occur before learning new skills. This statement holds true particularly in this era where the rate of real fires and therefore the opportunity to gain experience has been on a decline. The …
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E-textile Learning Scaffolds: Supports for Novices Learning E-textile Concepts and Techniques
… learning scaffolds are activities for supporting novices as they learn e-textile concepts and practice the tacit aspects of the craft. One central research question runs throughout the projects in this thesis: "How can we scaffold e-textile ideation and experiential learning with tangible objects …
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Diversity in Programming Education: Effects of Topic and Group Constellation on Young Programming Novices
… abstract and unappealing, and (2) non-social to novices. Engaging, creative, and relatable topics in programming courses might demystify complex programming concepts, making them more accessible, less intimidating, and appealing. However, understanding programming is not just about the …
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Working memory availability and quality control in children's production of passive sentences as novices
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Working memory (WM) is widely accepted as a necessary cognitive resource for a vast amount of cognitive abilities. Developmental work has shown that as WM capacities increase, so too does the ability to successfully perform …
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Scratch Microworlds : introducing novices to scratch using an interest-based, open-ended, scaffolded experience
Currently, many introductory coding activities for children focus on engaging them in solving puzzles. This thesis explores a different approach to introducing coding that engages children in creating projects based on their interests. I present the iterative design and testing of Scratch …
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A case study of two administrators from an NGO who developed from novices to experts
… who joined a non-governmental organisation as novices over ten years ago almost fresh from school and are now regarded as experts in their respective positions. The research attempts to describe the nature of their learning and analyse how they became the knowledgeable in their respective …
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Experts and novices: Differences in their use of mental representation and metacognition in engineering design
Research shows that mental representation such as analogical reasoning is a fundamental cognitive tool for design problem solving (Daugherty & Mentzer, 2008; Hey, Lensey, Agogino, & Wood, 2008; Lewis, 2008). Not much is known, however, about the way students and professional engineers actively …
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The development of semantic memory : a spatial model of animal concepts in schoolchildren, novices and experts
Children’s and adults judgements of semantic relatedness amongst a set of animal terms were compared in order to examine the validity of a spatial model of conceptual development in schoolchildren.
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Factors that influence effective knowledge sharing between experts and novices in a South African financial services organisation
… to determine how knowledge is shared between novices or newly employed employees and experts in a financial services organisation. This study aims to find out how employees share knowledge currently, which includes the tools and methods that they use. In addition, this study aims to discover …
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Exploration of Sensemaking in the Education of Novices to the Complex Cognitive Work Domain of Air Traffic Control
<p>Many current complex business and industry jobs consist primarily of cognitive work; however, current approaches to training may be inadequate for this type of work (Hoffman, Feltovich, Fiore, Klein, & Ziebell, 2009). To try and improve training and education for cognitive work, Klein and Baxter …
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Artificial intelligence, education and music : the use of artificial intelligence to encourage and facilitate music composition by novices
… and facilitate music composition by musical novices, particularly those without traditional musical skills. Two complementary approaches are presented. We show how two recent cognitive theories of harmony can be used to design a new kind of direct manipulation tool for music, known as …
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A Systematic Review and narrative synthesis of the methods used to teach adult airway management skills to novices
… instructional design elements employed to train novices in airway management. Our secondary outcome is a description of how these techniques employ deliberate practice principles. These data will inform recommendations for future airway training. Methods: We conducted a systematic review of …
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Using a game template as a multimedia-based cognitive tool to facilitate novices' conceptual understanding of object-oriented programming
… cognitive tool (MCT) facilitates novices' conceptual understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP). The tool used in this study was CSNüb, a game template created in Adobe Flash. The MCT design framework guided CSNüb's design. The MCT design framework was synthesized from …
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Empowering novices to understand and use machine learning with personalized image classification models, intuitive analysis tools, and MIT App Inventor
… curricula for introducing machine learning to novices. My work focuses on teaching core machine learning concepts with image classification, one of the most basic and widespread examples of machine learning. I built a web interface that allows users to train and test personalized image …
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