Several theories of learning have been proposed to account for the acquisition of abstract, generative knowledge including schema theory, analogical learning and implicit learning. However, past research has not compared these three theories directly. In the present studies we instantiated each theory as a learning scenario (i.e., direct instruction, analogy training and implicit training) and ...

Several theories of learning have been proposed to account for the acquisition of abstract, generative knowledge including schema theory, analogical learning and implicit learning. However, past research has not compared these three theories directly. In the present studies we instantiated each theory as a learning scenario (i.e., direct instruction, analogy training and implicit training) and ...

This study investigated the effectiveness of Baldi for teaching non-native phonetic contrasts, by comparing instruction illustrating the internal articulatory processes of the oral cavity versus instruction providing just the normal view of the tutor’s face. Eleven Japanese speakers of English as a second language were bimodally trained under both instruction methods to identify and produce Ame...

Introduction Previous studies have shown that procedural learning is characterized by delayed learning gains after training, termed procedural consolidation (Robertson, Pascual-Leone & Maill, 2004; Stickgold, Hobson, Fosse & Fosse, 2001). This improvement in performance when training is followed by a rest period has been found in both motor and perceptual learning tasks. The current study exami...

This paper describes the architecture of the Simulation-based Intelligent Training and Assessment (SITA) system. SITA is a prototype system that integrates HLA compliant simulation with SCORM compliant instruction to provide a more robust and realistic virtual training environment. The SITA architecture is designed to address issues related to SCORMHLA standards interoperability, cross domain e...

based robot. robots using standard programming methods. Indirect methods, such as learning by reinforcement or imitation, are also inappropriate for acquiring userspecific knowledge. Learning by reinforcement, for example, is a lengthy process and, while suitable for refining low-level motor controls, is impractical for complex tasks. Learning by imitation also has limited scope. Neither method...

This paper describes an approach for adaptive dynamic instruction set extension, tuning processors to specific applications. These new instructions are generated after production. The processor has two modes: training mode and normal mode. The application-specific instructions are extracted from the critical portions of the code detected by a profiler at training mode. At normal mode they are e...

This article is written in response to Sharon Derry 's article 'Remediating Academic Difficulties Through Strategy Training: The Acquisition of Useful Knowledge. " The features of effective strategy instruction, to which Derry refers, are illustrated by examining the nature of the decisions the teacher confronts; specifically, determining the purposes of instruction, the context in which instru...

abstractthis study aims to highlight the key roles played by metacognitive strategies training in the development of listening comprehension skill and self-regulation strategies of efl learners. the participants of this study (n = 60) were female iranian students assigned to two groups of experimental and control in kish english language institute. learners in the experimental group received 6-...