We discuss the motivation for a novel style of tutorial dialogue system that emphasizes reflection in a design context. Our current research focuses on the hypothesis that this type of dialogue will lead to better learning than previous tutorial dialogue systems because (1) it motivates students to explain more in order to justify their thinking, and (2) it supports students’ meta-cognitive abi...

People can form opinions of other individuals based on information about their good or bad behavior. The present study investigated whether this affective learning might depend on memory links formed between initially neutral people and valenced information. First, participants viewed neutral faces paired with sentences describing prosocial or antisocial behaviors. Second, memory suppression ma...

In our previous work Li et al., in Proc of 3rd IEEE Int Workshop on Engineering of Automatic & Automation Systems, Potsdam, Germany, 2006, pp 25–34; Li et al., in Proc Workshop on Nature Inspired Cooperative Strategies for Optimization, Granada, Spain, 2006, pp 123–134, we introduced automated self-assembly programming paradigm (ASAP2) using unguided selfassembly and swarm-inspired methodologie...

Many innovative approaches to education such as problem-based learning (PBL) and inquiry learning (IL) situate learning in problem-solving or investigations of complex phenomena. Kirschner, Sweller, and Clark (2006) grouped these approaches together with unguided discovery learning. However, the problem with their line of argument is that IL and PBL approaches are highly scaffolded. In this art...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Behavioral experience can drive brain plasticity, but we lack sufficient knowledge to optimize its therapeutic use after stroke. METHODS We outline recent findings from rodent models of cortical stroke of how experiences interact with postinjury events to influence synaptic connectivity and functional outcome. We focus on upper extremity function. RESULTS After unilat...

We studied the flow of corticothalamic (CT) information from the motor cortex of the cat during two types of locomotion: visually guided (cortex dependent) and unguided. Spike trains of CT neurons in layers V (CT5s) and VI (CT6s) were examined. All CT5s had fast-conducting axons (<2 ms conduction time), and nearly all showed step-phase-related activity (94%), sensory receptive fields (100%), an...

The purpose of the Sharp Edge Flight Experiment (SHEFEX) was to investigate the aerodynamic behavior and thermal problems of an unconventional shape for re-entry vehicles comprising multi-facetted surfaces with sharp edges. The main object of this experiment was the correlation of numerical analysis with real flight data with respect to the aerodynamic effects and structural concept for the the...

This chapter discusses recent achievements and possible perspectives of Computational Intelligence (CI) applied to mind games. Several noticeable examples of unguided, autonomous learning systems based on CI are presented and their properties analyzed. Considering the advantages and limitations of existing approaches a list of challenging issues and open problems in the area of intelligent game...

Microblogging tools such as Twitter show potential to enrich classroom experience and benefit student learning. Research shows that instructional guidance is particularly necessary in computer-assisted learning environments, but no research has been done to study the effects of instructional guidance in microblogging-based learning. Using a multiple-case study design, the researcher examined st...