In this paper, we describe a collaborative filtering approach that uses features of users and items to better represent the problem space and to provide better recommendations to users. Features of the collaborative filtering dataset are found and incorporated into a network representation of the collaborative filtering space where users and items are represented by nodes and where the nodes ar...

this study aims to examine the strategies utilized by eleven postgraduate students in an efl university context in their attempts to acquire the textual practices of their discipline. first- and second-year ma students, one ph.d. student as well as individuals who had completed their ma programs in tefl took part in interviews in order to elicit the strategies they used when they endeavored to ...

computer-supported collaborative learning (cscl) is a new trend in educational sciences. this study investigates how knowledge sharing and transferring can be facilitated by using cscl in a problem-solving setting. intervention of research is education regarding sustainable water resources management (swrm) by computer-supported collaborative learning (cscl). the purpose of this research was to...

A software named CIAO (Collaborative Implement for Active Observation) was developed to support learning through active observation of video materials. Its functions include capability of playing multi-angle movies synchronously with protocol text and random access to a specific scene designated by clicking on the corresponding part of the protocol text. Focusing on counsellor education through...

Automatically mining named entities (NE) is an important but challenging task, pattern-based and bootstrapping strategy is the most widely accepted solution. In this paper, we propose a novel method for NE mining using web document titles. In addition to the traditional text patterns, we propose to use url-text hybrid patterns that introduce url criterion to better pinpoint high-quality NEs. We...

Neuroimaging studies of text comprehension conducted thus far have shed little light on the brain mechanisms underlying strategic learning from text. Thus, the present study was designed to answer the question of what brain areas are active during performance of complex reading strategies. Reading comprehension strategies are designed to improve a reader's comprehension of a text. For example, ...