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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"worked examples"”.
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USING WORKED EXAMPLES FOR TRAINING NUTRITION PROFESSIONALS TO DIAGNOSE NUTRITION PROBLEMS AND USE INTERNATIONAL DIETETICS AND NUTRITION TERMINOLOGY
<p>This study investigated two types of modular worked examples; process-oriented (PSWE) and product-oriented (PDWE), for performance, cognitive load, and efficiency for nutrition diagnosis. One hundred and four students (104) from a 200-level course in human nutrition participated in the main …
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Differentiating Literacy Instruction for Digital Learners: The Effect of Multimedia Think-Aloud Worked Examples on Adolescent Analytical Reading Comprehension
… in this study. Additionally, research into worked examples—from the earliest pen-and-paper studies of algebra and statistics, to more recent multimedia studies of legal reasoning and writing—shaped the conceptual framework for the present study by detailing a series of design principles for …
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The Instructional Design of Worked Examples to Promote Computational Thinking Skills in Well-structured Programming Problems: An integrative Review
… programming skills by designing effective worked examples. Following the integrative review methodology, the study examined the current literature on worked examples in a programming setting to determine the compelling designs of worked examples. In addition, this study examined the most …
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Effect of assertion headings and expandable examples in online engineering textbooks on student performance and satisfaction
… this thesis, we study the effect of expandable worked examples and assertive headings in online instructional texts on students' learning and affective responses. In addition, we explore whether hand-drawn figures have any effect on student satisfaction and self-efficacy. Students consistently …
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Students' explanations in complex learning of disciplinary programming
… to identify the characteristics of effective worked examples in the context of CSE. Specifically, this dissertation explores students explanations of these worked examples in two engineering courses with different levels of transparency: a programming course in materials science and …
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Leading Learners to Level Up in a High School Mathematics Classroom
… take the test and whether treatments such as worked examples and metacognitive strategies move predicted levels closer to actual performance on the test. Additionally, the research study considered whether there is a difference in the ability to predict success level between engineering and …
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An Analysis of Successful and Unsuccessful Example Solutions to Enhance Open-Ended Technological Problem-Solving Efficiency Among Middle School Students
… efficiency. Prior research exploring worked example solutions indicated improved problem-solving efficiency when solutions were structured in a fashion that decreased the amount of extraneous cognitive load and increased the amount of germane cognitive load as specified by cognitive …
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Eco-innovation: Tools to facilitate early-stage workshops
… of the tools was based on literature research, worked examples and interviews. The tools were tested in controlled workshop experiments and the results were analysed using various empirical techniques. First, an idea-recording technique to improve the efficiency of generating and harvesting …
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A summary of confidence interval estimation of standard and certain non-centrality parameters
… form. Computational procedures and completely worked examples are included.
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Manipulation of Cognitive Load in Simulation-Based Medical Education
… load, while VAS did not. Introduction of the worked examples effect in final simulation exercise resulted in statistically significant reductions in both VAS and GSR measures of cognitive load. Limitations and applications of the results are discussed.
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Investigating the difficulties of first year mainstream mathematics students at the University of the Western Cape with “related rates” problems
… Related Rates problems by studying a number of examples. The findings of this study are summarized in section 2.12. The study adopted the same model of the solution of all types of Related Rates that was used by Martin (2000) for the solution of geometric Related Rates problems. In chapter 3 of …
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Analyzing and creating forms : rapid generation of graphic statics solutions through RhinoScript
… suit their own needs. In addition to providing worked examples of how to utilize the RhinoStatics plugin module, this thesis provides a brief overview of graphic statics in general. The developed scripts are explained in detail, with fully documented RhinoScript code provided in the appendices.
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The Unified Side-Channel Attack Testing Methodology (USCA-TM) with Hardware Microbenchmark Validation
… The test results presented here include worked examples and deep analysis of published open-source code that demonstrates SCA methods and techniques at a granular level. The data collected from the testing methodology is presented in the form of ‘hardware microbenchmark signatures’ that …
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Development and Clinical Application of Techniques for the Image Processing and Registration of Serially Acquired Medical Images
… Hospital of Wales and is tested through fully worked examples. An analysis of the results is given.<br/>
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Propagation networks : a flexible and expressive substrate for computation
… arbitrary decisions. I illustrate on several worked examples how the resulting organization supports arbitrary computation; recovers the expressivity benefits that have been derived from special-purpose propagation systems in a single general-purpose framework, allowing them to compose and …
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The silent eye : a study of the relationship which exists between the spiritual, art, imagination and the contemplative gaze in the context of religious education
… to spiritual awareness; together with a set of worked examples.
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Type-2 Fuzzy Alpha-cuts
… fuzzy sets a simple and straight forward task. Worked examples are used to demonstrate the usefulness of these theorems and methods. Finally, the crisp alpha-cuts of this fundamental decomposition theorem are by definition independent of each other. This dissertation shows that operations on …
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Problem solving from textbook examples
… a great deal of research into students' use of examples when solving problems in textbooks. Much of this work has been within the framework of analogical problem solving (APS). Indeed many researchers believe they can build adequate models of how students learn and solve exercise problems by …
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A Comparison of Two Teaching Methods for Pediatric Medication Administration: Multimedia and Text-Based Modules
… The multimedia and text-based modules included worked examples with a step-by-step explanation and solution on how to calculate pound to kilogram, safe-dose ranges, intravenous flow rates, and fluid maintenance. The dependent variable was knowledge acquisition of mathematical calculation skills …
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