Learning Environment For Learners Research Articles

Analysis of Concentration in English Education Learning Based on CNN Model

Obtaining the learning behavior of terminal learners solves the problem of inability to understand students’ concentration in class. When learners learn English, they can obtain learning concentration to understand learners’ concentration, in order to analyze the influence coefficient of various learning behavior data on learning concentration. This paper will design and implement a terminal data acquisition tool to collect the device perception information in the learning environment of learners, and capture the learner’s touch screen operation data based on the virtual simulation experiment, and then use the improved neural network to process the collected terminal sensor data for learning behavior. We identify and obtain the learner’s learning activity state, and finally fit the learner’s behavioral data weight through a linear regression equation, monitor the learner’s learning state, and explore the influencing factors of learning concentration.

Teachers’ perspectives on learners with reading and writing difficulties in mainstream government primary schools in Mauritius

Background: Although Mauritius has adopted an inclusive education policy for learners with special education needs, it has not yet been implemented. Little is known about how teachers support learners experiencing reading and writing difficulties (RWD) in mainstream government primary schools.Aim: The aim of the study was to describe the perspectives of mainstream primary school teachers in Mauritius about learners with RWD and inclusive education.Setting: The data collection took place at the respective schools selected for the study.Methods: A total of 100 teachers from randomly selected schools in Zone 2, an area with urban and rural schools in Mauritius, were recruited to complete a questionnaire.Results: The results show that almost all participants had encountered learners with RWD, but they had no training in RWD or specific learning disorders. Thus, participants had inadequate perspectives about the causes, identification and intervention of RWD. By far, the majority of participants viewed special education schools as the best learning environment for learners with RWD and inclusive education as detrimental to learners with RWD. However, the same number of participants (81.8%) agreed that extensive teacher retraining will facilitate the integration of learners with RWD in regular schools. Younger participants were more interested in training and more experienced teachers tended to view learners with RWD more positively.Conclusion: The study supports the need for in-service training of mainstream primary school teachers in RWD and inclusive education and to include the topics in the curriculum of future teachers.

Pūpūkahi i Holomua: A Story of Hawaiian Education and a Theory of Change

The Hawaiian kingdom, prior to the illegal overthrow of its monarchy (1893) and the subsequent English-only Law (1896), had boasted a 91-95% literacy rate. Within that learning environment learners had a clear sense of purpose because Hawaiians had a firm grasp of who they were, where they were, and what they had to contribute. Since the English-only Law and US annexation of Hawai‘i (1898), however, the settler colonialschool system has maintained levels of cultural dissonance that have manifested as inequitable student outcomes for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPI) across multiple academic and disciplinary student indicators (i.e., proficiency, suspension rates, etc). While western law and US compulsory education severed traditional sources of knowledge production that had provided a sustainable model of a‘o (teaching and learning), the ancestors of the Native Hawaiian community were diligent about preserving the keys to their genealogical legacies within more than 120,000 pages of Hawaiian-language newspapers. This collective repository is a resource that helps the Office of Hawaian Education (OHE) rethread Hawaiian education into the tapestry of traditional sources of knowledge production to improve sustainability (cultural, intellectual, environmental, political, etc.) for all learners. OHE uses a theory of change that engages primary and secondary sources, quantitative and qualitative data, in action research that informs Why contemporary circumstances exist, What those contemporary circumstances are, Where we want Hawaiian education to go, and How we are going to get there.

Дистанційні технології у післядипломній освіті – альтернатива назустріч реформі

The purpose of the work is to analyze the practical, theoretical and methodical bases of training students for the distant form in the context of reforming the health care system in modern Ukraine. Distance learning as a component of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) requires a qualitative transformation of the learning environment for learners and other learners in order to achieve their autonomy and ability to critical clinical thinking based on a productive approach that is essential for the formation of professional readiness specialists. By joining the Bologna process, Ukraine has embarked on a global reform of its higher education system, which should raise the status of holders of national diplomas on higher education in the European labor market. To achieve the best results in this direction, based on classical teaching methods, it is necessary to develop new ones – based on the Internet technologies of the XXI century, which are already successfully applied in a number of leading universities of Ukraine. The distance learning form is also called «life-long education» because most of the learners are adults. Have higher education, but because of the need to improve their skills or expand the scope of many, there is a need to quickly and qualitatively acquire new knowledge and skills. Due to the fact that distance technologies in the system of post-graduate education provide the status of listeners as important, democratic, active participants in their own potential, the importance of their internal motivation to improve personal and professional qualities is substantially increased. Internal motivation becomes the basis for the implementation of the professional profile of continuing education of doctors with the aim of correcting their personality-value, professional qualities. Conclusions Because of the need for advanced training or expansion of the field, many need to quickly and qualitatively acquire new knowledge and acquire professional skills. The distance learning form is very popular among the audience because of its economic performance and educational efficiency. The social function of professional mobility is a fundamental factor in ensuring the effectiveness of educational and cognitive activities of health professionals. Key words: distance learning; professional improvement; reforming; health care.

Relationships between motivational support and game features in a game-based virtual reality learning environment for teaching introductory archaeology

ABSTRACTVirtual reality (VR) and game-based learning strategies have rarely been investigated together with a keen focus on motivational processing. This lack of understanding on motivational support of VR game-based learning has hindered the design of such environments to effectively and efficiently support intended learning processes. The study revealed relationships between learners’ motivational processing and perceived game features in a VR learning environment for delivering introductory archaeology content to college students. The first part of the study adopted the complementary concurrent mixed-method design, which applied qualitative results to clarify quantitative findings to delineate motivational support perceived by 40 participants. The second part employed quantitative survey data only from the same sample to reveal perceived game features and relationships between motivational support and game features. Findings suggest that learners’ motivational processing was supported by the Confidence and Satisfaction components of the ARCS motivational design model. Additionally, not all motivational components were supported by perceived game features according to multiple regression analyses. The discussion of the findings is focused on in what areas and to what extent multimedia-rich VR elements might compete with game-based learning in the same learning environment for learners’ limited cognitive and behavioral learning capacities.

Complex decision making in medical training: key internal and external influences in developing practical wisdom.

Good judgement and the ability to make complex decisions are key attributes of a skilled professional. There has been limited study of doctors and their decision making, particularly in relation to making complex decisions. The study aims were to understand how trainee doctors develop practical wisdom through investigating their approach to difficult decision making, understanding the influences on the development of practical wisdom, and identifying potential interventions that may help develop this further. Constructing an understanding of the process of developing practical wisdom was analysed within a social constructivist frame. The study investigated trainee doctors at different stages of their careers. Qualitative semi-structured interviews were used to explore the approaches doctors take to difficult decision making, as well as the key training influences in learning these skills. Constant comparative analysis was carried out within a grounded theory approach. Key elements emerged from the data regarding the doctors themselves and the environments they worked in that assisted in developing decision making. This led to the construction of a conceptual model setting out the development of practical wisdom among trainee doctors. The model describes a process of gaining experience in decision making, moderated by key external and internal influences. The important roles of self-efficacy and agency (relational) are highlighted as key enablers of the process. The implications of this model are considered in relation to postgraduate training of doctors. The importance of training doctors to be self-regulated learners in learning environments that support their development is highlighted. Aspects of the clinical learning environment (structure) such as rotation structures, the culture, supervision and feedback can all be enhanced. Self-efficacy and relational agency, alongside other internal influences, are key factors in accelerating development of practical wisdom. Other studies have shown that these factors can be improved with targeted interventions.

GRUPĖS TARPUSAVIO SANTYKIŲ HARMONIZAVIMAS, KURIANT PALANKIĄ MOKYMOSI APLINKĄ

The aim of the study is – to analyse theoretically and to reveal empirically harmonization of relationships between members of student group in the perspective of creating conducive learning environment. To achieve this aim there were set these goals:After the analysis of scientific literature to define theoretically conceptualization of learning in group and with group, the importance of relationships between group members learning in group and with group and the context of creating conducive learning environment as a high school lecturers’ activity. Using qualitative research to reveal the harmonization of relationships between the members of high school group as the conducive learning environment which was created by high school lectures and to separate the main variables. Using quantitative research to reveal students’ attitude to the learning environment which is created by lecturers and which can help to harmonize the relationships between group members.Methods of the research:Analysis of scientific literature in order to analyse conceptions of harmonization of relationships between group members and conducive learning environment revealing their core, peculiarity and links. According to the analysis of scientific literature there was revealed harmonization of group members’ relationships in perspective of the conducive learning environment. Using an interview was intended to reveal the high school lectures’ point of view to the harmonization of relationships between group members in creating the conducive learning environment and to separate the variables of quantitative research. The questionnaire was done in order to find out the high school students’ approach to harmonization of relationships between lecturers and learners in creating the conducive learning environment.In a pooled theoretical and experiential analysis it was confirmed the hypothesis of the research – creating of the conducive learning environment for learners can ensure the harmonization of group members’ relationships if the main measures that are devoted to harmonization of relationships between group members in creating conducive learning environment are assessed. Those are: support / assistance to learners; responsibility and individuality of learners; partnership; communication and collaboration; achievements and the results of activity that the lecturer and the learner are waiting for. KEY WORDS: environment, group, harmonization, learning environment, conducive learning environment and relationships. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15181/andragogy.v8i0.1718

Educators’ relational experiences with learners identified with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

The focus of this research is educators’ relational experiences with learners presumed to have Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in a South African school community. Although relational interaction (usually seen as trusting and caring) is an integral aspect of the learning environment, relational functioning within this context is seriously challenged when educators are working with FASD learners. A qualitative approach was used and 14 educators were selected as participants from a rural school community in the Western Cape Province. Data were collected via semi-structured individual interviews and two focus groups. Thematic analysis of the data revealed that the relational quality of educators’ experiences is determined by their practical knowledge of the limited intellectual abilities, and impaired social functioning within the learning environment of learners with FASD; the negative impact of these experiences on educators’ personal resources and job satisfaction; and, educators’ relational experiences with learners identified with FASD entail a unique blend of challenges and competencies. Recommendations include specialised training for all South African educators to deal with the particular educational requirements of learners with FASD, and the requisite relational competencies, so as to actualise these learners’ full potential. Keywords: educators; learners identified with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD); learning environment; relations; social skills; wellbeing

How do undergraduate medical students learn ophthalmology in a clinical environment?

Aim: This phenomenological study looked at the nature of undergraduate medical student learning in an ophthalmology environment. The study set out to identify what influences the quality of medical students’ educational experience in ophthalmology. The study was conducted on 17 final-year medical students from a medical school in the west of Ireland, after undertaking their 3-week combined clinicalbased ophthalmology/neurology programme at a tertiary referral teaching hospital. Methods: Learning diaries were used as a reflective tool for recording the learners’ personal learning experiences. A primary analysis of the diaries was used to formulate a topic guide for semi-structured interviews with each of the participating students. Template analysis was used to code the data, create themes and establish thematic hierarchies. Results: Individual students’ learning experiences were affected by intra-personal and inter-personal factors. Inter-personal factors included the quality of the learner–teacher relationship and the interaction between peer learners. Intra-personal factors were individual perceptions of what was expected of the students by tutors and by the medical school. Conclusion: To create positive and effective learning environments for learners in ophthalmology and orthoptics, teachers should become much more aware of themselves as models of practice and should take time to observe students perform as well as provide feedback.

Virtual-Reality-Based Social Interaction Training for Children with High-Functioning Autism

ABSTRACT Employing the multiple-baseline across-subjects design, the authors examined the implementation and potential effect of a virtual-reality-based social interaction program on the interaction and communication performance of children with high functioning autism. The data were collected via behavior observation and analysis, questionnaires, and interviewing. The children participants demonstrated increased performance of responding, initiation, greeting, and positive conversation-ending during the intervention, and improved social competence measures after the intervention. The study also contributed salient themes on the adaptive design of a virtual-reality-based learning environment for learners with special needs. The study findings should extend the discussion on the design and usage of technology-supported informal learning environment for children with diverse characteristics and learning needs.

Systems Thinking For Sustainable Design: A Conceptual Framework of Constructivist Web-Based Learning Environment Management Using Inquiry Learning Process

This research is study sustainable education development on arts management, arranging the education with system approach which is operational method that emphasize on design, implementation and evaluation of overall process. The systematic thinking has holistic, interaction and networks characteristics. It has boundary and hierarchy of feedback-loops with system structure that has pattern and adaptation. The format of how to find the knowledge of systematic method is directly related to analysis, synthesis and operational plan. It is how to solve the problem by using scientific method. So the education must be inquiry-based instruction which consists of constructivist theory encouraging learners to create knowledge by themselves and learning environment on the networks which is a combination of constructivist learning system with media that has hyperlink, hypertext or hypermedia. The symbolic system of various media has influence to understanding or systematic thinking of learners while learning by technology that acts as learning environment for learners to create the knowledge by themselves. The researchers have realized the importance and study the development of Constructivist Web-Based Learning Environment Management Using Inquiry Learning Process to Enhance Systems Thinking for Sustainable Product Design of Undergraduate Students.

Nonlinear pedagogy: Learning design for self-organizing neurobiological systems

In this paper, key concepts in ecological psychology and nonlinear dynamics exemplify how learning design can be shaped by ideas of self-organization, meta-stability and self-organized criticality in complex neurobiological systems. Through interactions with specific ecological constraints in learning environments, cognition, decision making and action emerge. An important design strategy is the use of different types of noise to channel the learning process into meta-stable regions of the “learner–learning environment” system to encourage adaptive behaviors. Here learners can be exposed to many functional and creative performance solutions during training. Data from studies in the performance context of sports are used to illustrate how these theoretical ideas can underpin learning design. Based on these insights a nonlinear pedagogy is proposed in which the role of coaches or trainers alters from a more traditional, prescriptive stance to the mode of manipulating key interacting task constraints including information, space and equipment to facilitate learning.

임베디드 시스템을 이용한 유비쿼터스 학습지원시스템

USN은 인간의 생활공간, 생활기기, 기계 등 모든 사물에 컴퓨팅 및 네트워킹 기능을 부여하여 환경과 상황의 자동인지를 통해 사용자에게 최적의 서비스를 가능하게 함으로써 인간생활의 편리성과 안정성을 고도화 하는 기술이라 할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 이와 같은 USN기술을 이용하여 학습자의 학습환경을 실시간으로 파악하여 이를 기초로 최적의 학습환경으로 만들어주기 위한 학습지원시스템을 임베디드 시스템 기반으로 개발한다. USN, all things are given to the computing and networking capabilities and by enabling the best service through awareness of environment and situation is a technology to improve the convenience and safety of human life. In this paper, we develop learning support system based on embedded system using USN technology which collect learner's learning environment based on real time and makes the best learning environment. In addition, simulations of these systems to improve the learners' learning efficiency was identified.