Reciprocal tutoring, where peers take turns to tutor each other, is an interesting style of social learning. In the Reciprocal Tutoring System (RTS), three computational cognitive tools were designed to facilitate reciprocal tutoring of Lisp programming on the network. The first is a Petal-style of code–chunk interface, with which a tutee can enter Lisp code without making syntactic errors. The...

Kolb’s Learning Styles Inventory is one of the most commonly used instruments to identify a learner’s style. This paper attempts to find out whether our own perception of our learning style matches other people’s perception of our learning style. We have used a 360-degree technique to measure an individual’s learning style as perceived by others. A Mean Learning Style and a Learning Style Vecto...

BACKGROUND Most students admitted to medical school are abstract-passive learners. However, as they progress through the program, active learning and concrete interpersonal interactions become crucial for the acquisition of professional competencies. The purpose of this study was to determine if and how medical students' learning styles change during the course of their undergraduate program. ...

The large number of experimentally determined molecular structures has led to the development of a new semiotic system in the life sciences, with increasing use of accurate molecular representations. To determine how this change impacts students' learning, we incorporated image tests into our introductory cell biology course. Groups of students used a single text dealing with signal transductio...

Learning management systems (LMS) are successfully used in eeducation but they provide the same courses for all learners rather than considering the learners’ individual needs. In recent years, more and more research is done on incorporating individual characteristics such as learning styles in technology enhanced learning. According to educational theories, learners with a strong preference fo...

A program using rules of music theory was written to create original compositions. Following the rules of music theory guarantees harmonious compositions, but certain aspects of musical composition cannot be defined by music theory. It is in these aspects of musical composition where the human mind uses creativity. The current research utilizes a genetic algorithm to make decisions that cannot ...

Achiever and Explorer player types are well known in MMOs and educational games. Players who enjoy being a winner, but dislike hard challenges (“Self-Validators”) are a heretofore ignored but commonly occurring player type. Self-Validators worry about and are distressed by failing. They can simply avoid playing overly difficult games for entertainment. But in a required learning game, Self-Vali...

BACKGROUND Precision medicine has resulted in increasing complexity in the treatment of cancer. Web-based educational materials can help address the needs of oncology health care professionals seeking to understand up-to-date treatment strategies. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to assess learning styles of oncology health care professionals and to determine whether learning style-tailored educati...

AbstractWe present a novel method of learning style-agnostic representation using both style transfer and adversarial in the reinforcement framework. The style, here, refers to task-irrelevant details such as color background images, where generalizing learned policy across environments with different styles is still challenge. Focusing on representations, our trains actor diverse image generat...

Achiever and Explorer player types are well known in MMOs and educational games. Players who enjoy being a winner but dislike hard challenges (“Self-Validators”) are a heretofore ignored but commonly occurring player type. Self-Validators worry about and are distressed by failing. They can simply avoid playing overly difficult games for entertainment. But in a required learning game, Self-Valid...