In this paper we construct an information-theoretic model of architectural drawings. This model is then used to quantify and measure the complexities and similarities of drawings. The approach is applied within a linear qualitative shape representation but can be generalized to other types of representation. The descriptive and analytic power of the proposed methods are demonstrated by studying...

According to authors’ idea this paper presents a new general approach to the theoretic pedagogics and the pedagogical practice. As the substance authors use following terms: pedagogical system, pedagogical process, pedagogical technology. Pedagogical system describes the main bounds and relations, structure and organisation of an object. Pedagogical process describes, what takes place in the st...

Recent calls for reform, such as Vision and Change: A Call to Action, have described a vision to transform undergraduate biology education and have noted the need for faculty to promote this change toward a more iterative and evidence-based approach to teaching (American Association for the Advancement of Science [AAAS], 2011). A key challenge is convincing many faculty—not just a handful of fa...

Abstract This qualitative survey study set out to investigate in-service and pre-service primary school teachers’ perceived barriers enablers for the integration of children’s literature in mathematics teaching learning an Australian educational context. While research over past three decades have documented pedagogical benefits using literature, into perceptions regarding use such resources is...

the present research identified major barriers of isfahan university teachers participation in electronic technology courses. a second goal of this study was to examine the effects of characteristics and demographics of university teachers on these barriers. in this research problems and barriers fell into three distinct categories: personal, perceptual, and contextual. a questionnaire was desi...

Effective pedagogical practice promotes the achievement of students and builds up confidence of the teachers in teaching. The major cause for the gap in pedagogical practices can be attributed to the lack of pedagogical competence. The present study employed a mixed method research approach to examine Iranian high school English Language teachers’ perception of pedagogical competence in two pha...