one of the most problematic areas in foreign language learning is collocation. it is often seen as arbitrary and an overwhelming obstacle to the achievement of nativelike fluency. current second language (l2) instruction research has encouraged the use of collaborative output tasks in l2 classrooms. this study examined the effects of two types of output tasks (editing and cloze) on the learning...

The objective of this piece of research is to interpret and investigate systematically an observed brain functional phenomenon which associated with proceeding of e-learning processes. More specifically, this work addresses an interesting and challenging educational issue concerned with dynamical evaluation of e-learning performance considering convergence (response) time. That's based on an in...

OBJECTIVE To define a septic shock experimental model that can be used in for training in the early management of septic shock, specifically by extracorporeal depuration (ECD). DESIGN A case-control experimental study. SETTING Veterinary university hospital. SUBJECTS Ten Beagle dogs (weight 12-15kg). INTERVENTIONS Shock was induced using 1mg/kg Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS) ...

The recent enormous increase in the availability of mobile devices such as phones, PDAs, webpads, tablet PCs etc. and with it the corresponding demand for interactive multimedia applications for these devices has brought marketing opportunities and technical challenges for companies producing content for current computer systems. Eurotalk Ltd. produces interactive language learning materials an...

The creation of astronomy educational content is sometimes a difficult task, especially in alternative learning environments such as a science museum. Many people visiting science museums have an interest in astronomy but are not specialists in this area. It should be interesting to find out if museum curators could make the knowledge that is present in museums more relevant to people's daily l...

Beyond the kind of processes dealt with the IMS LD specification, there are other kinds of processes, which are repeated periodically in learning environments that have not already been described yet due to the lack of mechanisms to describe them effectively. Inspired by the standard specification of language processes in the business area and taking into account the patterns philosophy used in...

The privacy of source code makes, in many situations, commercial application software unable to academic purposes. Such applicative programs are like “black-boxes”, allowing only data input and results output, as a function of the graphical user interface manipulation. It strongly hinders their application to education, since users remains alienated of what exactly is performed in the applicati...

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The University Repository is a digital collection of the research output of the University, available on Open Access. Copyright and Moral Rights for the items on this site are retained by the individual author and/or other copyright owners. Users may access full items free of charge; copies of full text items generally can be reproduced, displayed or performed and given to third parties in any ...