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Strategy Research on Parent-Child Communication between Family Educations in Network Era

Internet technology is the greatest scientific and technological achievement of mankind in the 20th century. It has brought mankind into the information age and greatly changed people's way of learning, education, work, leisure and entertainment, family education and so on. In the Internet age, underage children spend a considerable amount of time online, and they spend less time talking and communicating with their parents. Therefore, the development of network technology has posed a new challenge not only to school education and social education, but also to the traditional family education[6]. So, under the impact and challenge of the network era, what countermeasures do family education apply to communicate well with children? This is the center of this research.

ENTERTAINING TASKS ON THE THEME "CODING OF INFORMATION" IN THE INFORMATICS COURSE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

The article identifies key concepts and gives examples of tasks on the theme "Information Coding" in the informatics course of basic school. The essence of this theme, the importance and prospects that it has are disclosed. It is shown how you can diversify the typical tasks that are available in educational-methodical kits on informatics for the basic school with the materials of the international Bebras contest, presenting in an entertaining way the key ideas of encoding and encryption.

Collaboration and fuzzy-modeled personalization for mobile game-based learning in higher education

Mobile game-based learning constitutes a hot issue in the related scientific literature since it promotes learning through an entertaining way and fosters student motivation to increase engagement in the educational process. As such, it can enhance the learning process and improve student participation. Towards this direction, this paper investigates how mobile learning and game-based learning can be utilized in higher education settings and analyzes the pedagogical affordance of their adoption. As a testbed for our research, we designed and implemented Quiz Time! which is an intelligent mobile game-based learning application for assessing and advancing learners' knowledge in the programming language C#. Quiz Time! employs an assessing knowledge module for testing the knowledge of learners, a vectorial-based recommendation module for proposing personalized collaboration in group playing, a dynamic fuzzy logic-based advice generator for tailored assistance to learners' profile and misconceptions, and a cognitive learner modeler supporting the aforementioned modules. Quiz Time! was used in a higher education institution for an academic semester and was evaluated by students and computer science experts using an established framework and the statistical hypothesis test. Regarding the evaluation results, the computer science experts validated the pedagogical adequacy of the application and the students highlighted its positive impact on learning and its usefulness. A major conclusion is that incorporating personalization and collaboration in mobile game-based learning can further assist students in higher education towards advancing their knowledge level.

Development and Preliminary Usability Evaluation of a Somatosensory Square Dance System for Older Chinese Persons: Mixed Methods Study.

BackgroundChinese square dancing, known as guangchang wu in Chinese, is a well-known public fitness activity that provides an entertaining way for older Chinese women to improve their flexibility, lower extremity strength, overall coordination, and balance. However, injuries, noise conflicts, and lack of space are challenging aspects of this activity. Somatosensory games (SG) are an increasingly popular physical fitness approach to enhance the selective attention of older persons with indoor engagement and exercises.ObjectiveThe objectives of this study were to develop a newly designed somatosensory square dance system for older Chinese people and to evaluate its usability.MethodsThis is a mixed methods study. The newly designed somatosensory square dance system is a somatic training tool that provides adequate Chinese square dance fitness training based on Laban Movement Analysis (LMA) and design guidelines established in a previous stage. The usability evaluation involved a questionnaire and interviews. Twelve participants were interviewed before and after experiencing the 15-minute dancing and learning process within the program. In addition, participants scored their experience satisfaction in psychological, physiological, and relaxation sections on a scale of 1 to 5 using a questionnaire. Qualitative content analysis and quantitative analysis of the satisfaction scores supported understanding of usability problems.ResultsBased on the interview results, 6/12 (50%) of the participants thought the system could help them correct their dancing movements indoors without being affected by poor outdoor weather. Among the participants, 3/12 (25%) indicated that this indoor system could enable them to enjoy fitness activities in a private space. Moreover, 3/12 participants (25%) stated that this system could promote family relationships by providing easy dancing movements. All participants were highly satisfied with the relaxation aspect of the system (4.45/5). The participants were all psychologically satisfied and interested in the novel features of the system, with an average score of 4.16/5. Physiologically, participants affirmed that the system could help them maintain good health (4.91/5).ConclusionsThe results of this study suggest that the somatosensory square dance system can be used as an indoor fitness tool to improve older Chinese square dancers’ health conditions with reasonable dance training. Noise and space conflicts can be addressed. The Laban Elated Square Dance system, which was modified by therapists based on LMA and square dance design guidelines, was highly approved by dancers because it decreased the possibility of injuries, falls, and joint damage by considering the physical and psychological difficulties of older persons. Different features will be considered in the next stage, such as greater selection of exercises and difficulty level settings. Users’ social needs will also be explored in subsequent stages.

Presenting hotels in virtual reality: does it influence the booking intention?

使用虚拟现实技术来展示酒店：是否这会影响消费者的预定意图？摘要研究目的本论文旨在研究借助智能手机虚拟现实系统（SBVR）以达到网真效果来展示酒店产品, 以及探究这种身临其境的体验是否对潜在酒店消费者的预定意图有影响。研究设计/方法/途径本论文建立了一个理论模型, 包含了功利和享乐两方面的用户体验SBVR, 以及其与预定意图的联系。本论文创立了一个虚拟现实的模式, 实际测量了人们通过这个模式来探究酒店的体验。研究样本为569位参与者。采样方式为问卷方法。本论文采用PLS方式来进行结构方程模型（SEM）计算和假设验证。研究结果网真技术的身临其境的体验增加了潜在消费者的感知享受和有用性。此外, 用户的好奇心被网真技术激发, 显著地增加了感知享受和感知有用性。虚拟酒店体验的享乐和功利价值增加了顾客预定的概率。研究理论限制/意义本论文研制的虚拟现实应用软件是基于静态全景影像, 而不含视听觉元素（比如, 声音、视频、动画）。视听觉因素可能会增加身临其境的感觉, 因此值得未来研究。研究实际意义本论文结果表明SBVR是一个适合营销的手段, 其在信息性和娱乐性方面展示了酒店, 因此能够增加销量和利润。研究原创性/价值首先, 本论文研究了SBVR对酒店虚拟产品展示的潜力, 并且提供实际测量结果, 证明了这种创新型展示对预定意图的促进作用关键词关键词 虚拟现实, 旅游住宿, 酒店, 产品展示, 网真, 预定意图论文类型研究型论文

Mind Maps Aid EFL Students’ Vocabulary Building

Mind mapping is a way to facilitate access to knowledge and retrieval by visual evidence such as pictures, arrows and colors. Young students need one place to register mind maps and the possibility of retrieving their memory. Through this study, the researcher found that the elementary student assistant on the creation of personal, bright and interesting using mind maps can alleviate the difficulties of recall and memorization of vocabulary for a longer period of time. On the other hand, teaching and learning through the mapping of the mind is a fun and entertaining way as it helps to motivate students to study new things and seek to learn and encourage learners to use new vocabulary habitually and increase the desire of students to know more. In addition, drawing skills is one of the easiest ways to manage, handle and develop vocabulary retention.

Digital Learning Tools for Mobile Devices for Accomplish Hypothesis Testing of Statistical Parameters

Technological changes have been associated with the evolution of computer and telecommunications systems. These changes have resulted in a rethinking of teaching and learning methods in the new digitalized environment at all educational levels. This rethinking motivates some teachers to design new digital tools that support students in their learning process, offering them an easier and more entertaining way to obtain knowledge. The digital learning tools are software and informatics programs that make everyday activities easier for students. We have designed four digital learning tools for the learning of inferential statistics that allow college students to perform hypothesis tests for: <em>i</em>) the arithmetic mean of the population, <em>ii</em>) the proportion of a population, <em>iii</em>) the difference between two arithmetic means, and <em>iv</em>) the difference between two proportions. These digital learning tools are products from the project “Statistics-to-Go” that is being developed at the University of Sonora. This project is now in its fourth stage.

A MODEL FOR FORMING SOFT SKILLS THROUGH COGNITIVE MATHEMATICAL ACTIVITIES IN PRESCHOOL AGE

The modern children grow and develop in an extremely dynamic environment. They are surrounded by a variety of information and many digital devices. The ways of processing and using knowledge, as well as the formation of specific skills, are based on the child's personal experiences and social contacts. The community responsible for the development and upbringing of the growing generation - parents, school, kindergarten, educational institutions - are confronted with the complex task of preparing children for their lives in the future. The dynamic with which all spheres of social life are developing makes it difficult to predict how to educate children today so they will be ready for the life that awaits them. Traditional learning, which has proven its importance, needs to build on so-called 21st century skills - communication skills, critical thinking, collaboration, digital literacy. It is necessary to identify important and up-to-date knowledge and skills that should be proposed to children in their current cognitive activities. Contextual competencies or so-called "soft skills" are part of the key competences for human success at every stage of its development. Under soft skills, we understand competences for: communication, tolerance, tolerance, mutual assistance, empathy, teamwork, leadership, negotiation, decision making, creativity, etc. The formation of these important personality skills starts at an early age and key factors are the family, community, educational and social institutions with which the child interacts. The modern society based on technology and information forms a digital generation of children. Technologies offer and support communication and team interaction models. To protect the teenage generation from the dangers of technology - cyber-dependence, isolation, and associal behavior - a variety of cognitive and training patterns need to be applied to seek balance between tradition, modernity and the future. Educators who work with children are directly involved in the process of their preparation for their future lives. This fact determines the importance of the professional training of future teachers. They have to be prepared to bring out the most important theoretical and methodological themes and to present them to the children in an interesting and entertaining way. This article proposes a model for the organization of cognitive mathematical activities for children from a preschool age (5-7 years), in which soft skills such as critical thinking, knowledge transfer, creativity, etc. are being developed. An interdisciplinary approach is underpinned in the model. The proposed methodological solutions are derived from work in the 2018/19 school year with students who are taught for kindergarten and elementary school teachers.

Research and Analysis in Fine-grained Sentiment of Film Reviews Based on Deep Learning

Films are one of the main entertainment ways for people. By exploring, analyzing and summarizing the reviews that people published on the internet, audiences can make better viewing choices, while investors can get a more convenient way to understand the audience’s feedback. The text proposes a method of deep learning to perform fine-grained sentiment analysis on the film reviews, and restores the user’s real emotion as much as possible. The method first preprocesses the data, and converts the words into vectors using the Word2Vec model, then inputs the word sequence in the Long Short-Term Memory network (LSTM) to learn the semantic dependence. Finally, the logical regression classifier is used to classify. Compared with Naive Bayes (NB), Support Vector Machine (SVM), K-Nearest Neighbor (KNN), Back Propagation Neural Network (BPNN), and Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) models, the method achieves 83.6% accuracy in the binary classification, and 76.1% and 51.2% accuracy in the positive and negative fine-grained emotional classification, which has achieved the best results proved by experiments.

EDUCATIONAL AND THEMATIC REVIEW OF FOLKLOR IN MUSIC TRAINING IN KINDERGARDEN

The course of the changes in the Bulgarian education system is a direct reflection of the changes in the different structures and institutions in recent years. Among the key areas of refor, the pre-school and school education system has undergone significant changes in structures, models and practices. The personal development process starts from childhood, with the upbringing in the kindergarten, where children get acquainted with the world and themselves. The musical upbringing has an important role for their socialization and formation of social and civic competences. In the pre-school music education curricula developed in accordance with the new SER for educational content and approved by the Ministry of Education and Science, Bulgarian musical folklore as a factor for children's musical, emotional, intellectual and physical development is educational and thematic. The positive aspects of communication between children from the earliest age with its models - the variety of songs and music for performance and perception, movements, folk dances and games - is the basis for the authors of all approved educational materials for the kindergarten in the educational field Music to include it. During the work with Bulgarian musical folklore in the contemporary educational process of music in the kindergarten the musical pedagogue skillfully combines traditional and interactive methods, integrates knowledge, experience and skills with the other educational directions. This greatly encourages unity to be enjoyable and beneficial. Children learn easily about music content in an interesting and entertaining way. Working with musical folklore provides incredible opportunities to develop the individual abilities and interests of each child, while building team skills. The specificity of musical-pedagogical work with folklore in the kindergarten reflects the personal and professional profile of the musical pedagogue, covers both the methods and approaches that the teacher uses in the music education, the acquired knowledge, skills and competences on a professional basis, as well as the personal attitude that the teacher uses to present the Bulgarian musical folklore as a national spiritual value. Building this value in children from pre-school is one of the most important. The professional training of the music pedagogues allows them to gain both knowladge and develop self-discipline. It models the conditions in which the child enriches his personality, forms any kind of culture - ethic, moral, musical, mathematical, ecological, health, physical. In this sense, the figure of the music pedagogue is also a factor and a condition in the process of building the child's personality, as well as the guardian of the national values. In the kindergarten the modern music teacher performs new tasks in the modern educational environment, adopts new criteria for structuring the pedagogical and educational process of music, preserving the individuality and stimulating the creativity of the children. The educational and thematic presence of Bulgarian musical folklore is the basis for understanding these ideas.

Predicting the ‘Big’ in Entertainment

Entertainment can add salt in this uncomfortable and distasteful life. It is the way of entertainment which keeps the life going. Else, life becomes very dull and boring. The media and entertainment industry is a skyrocketed sector for the economy. Proving its materiality to the world, this industry is at the cusp of generating a new era. With the high in demand, hundreds of movies are released per year and a lot of media-related videos are generated, and the number of people as audience of a particular sub-category is also increasing. This means huge amount of data is getting created inevitably on both ends. This enormous amount and a variety of data are considered to be big data. This data is stored and analysed for future predictions. Predictive analysis can play a vital role for a better future, be it the better future for entertainment. It can be beneficial for producers and consumers as well; a producer can decide precisely what its users want, how profit could be maximised, how cost could be minimised and many other things. On the other hand, while keeping personal choice in mind, a consumer may be able to filter out content on the basis of information that comes as a result of predictive analysis.

Leveraging Escape Room Popularity to Provide First-Year Students with an Introduction to Engineering Information

Incoming first-year engineering students at the University of Toronto often have difficulty navigating the library and its resources. Orientation activities at the Engineering & Computer Science Library are designed to introduce students to the library in an informal and entertaining way. In 2017, as a result of dropping interest in previous years' orientation activities, librarians at the Engineering & Computer Science Library collaborated with instructors and staff in the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering to develop an orientation activity grounded in curriculum and based on the popular escape room game. Core library services and engineering resources were used to build a challenging program that introduced students to basic, but essential, research skills. Voluntary student participation in the game exceeded previous years' participation and all expectations of the game designers.

Comics: Educating and introducing children to radiation therapy.

155 Background: Comics can address topics in medicine and other facets of life in a format that is widely accessible. Literature suggests that Human-Centered Design strategies can reduce child/caregiver anxiety prior to radiation therapy. Thus, appropriately designed comics can bridge the gap between the practical realities of radiotherapy, like understanding the importance of remaining still in immobilization molds and the pediatric patient's desire for imagination and play. Similar patient-care interventions have been implemented in the form of toys, games, and books. The aim of this project was to draw out best practices in the development of a comic to prepare patients for radiotherapy. Methods: Comic production underwent an iterative process whereby a multidisciplinary team of a radiation oncology department defined a set of principles and goals. An artist then developed several drafts with the input of staff, patients, and family. Readability for the intended audience was assessed by established readability tests. Results: A 25-panel comic draft was produced by the multidisciplinary team that explained in simple terms how radiotherapy is used in a relatable and entertaining way. The dialogue was developed to accommodate the education level of both pediatric patients and caregiver(s) with the intention to be read as a shared experience. The Automated Reliability Index, Flesch Kincaid Grade Level, and Gunning-Fox Index measured readability as fourth, less than sixth, and sixth grade, respectively. The messages included an explanation of radiation, its necessity and likely side effects, the important alliance with the radiation oncology staff, and the central role of the patient. Conclusions: The development of a clear, succinct, and entertaining comic that is relatable to children undergoing radiotherapy is a challenging process, especially in a world awash with competing media. However, a graphic medium can provide an opportunity to convey information and reassurance for both the patient and family. Comics have the potential for greater patient satisfaction over traditional methods of information dissemination. Next steps will involve clinic-wide validation using standardized anxiety and family impact assessment tools.

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An Ethical Literary Analysis of The Girlhood of Shakespeare’s Heroines

The Girlhood of Shakespeare’s Heroines, a classic Shakespeare drama adaptation by Mary Cowden Clarke, tells the girlhood stories of Shakespeare’s heroines in a series of fifteen tales. Analysing the tales from the perspective of ethica l literary criticism and the theory of the Sphinx factor (an original c ritical theory formulated by the Chinese scholar Nie Zhenzhao), this paper explores such ethical and social problems as the double standards of sex ethics and the inequalities between man and woman by means of the Animal factor analysis and argues that by disclosing these problems in a deliberately abhorrent way, the tales fulfil the task of ethically educating Victorian readers, and female readers in particular, in an enlightening and entertaining way while leading Victorian women to the appreciation of Shakespeare’s plays.

USOS DE LA EVALUACIÓN MEDIANTE PASATIEMPOS COMO ESTRATEGIA DE APRENDIZAJE ACTIVO

Con el objetivo de mantener el interés en el estudiante y eventualmente autodireccionar el aprendizaje, es preciso modificar, mejorar o ampliar las estrategias o actividades de enseñanza y aprendizaje que cotidianamente se usan en clase. Para ello se propone una herramienta de uso transversal en cualquier disciplina. Los crucigramas, las sopas de letras y otros entretenimientos intelectuales son un importante recurso en el aula (o fuera de ella), como herramienta educativa y para ampliar la cultura general. Asimismo, constituyen una importante actividad para ocupar el ocio y entretenerse aprendiendo. Los juegos educativos están siendo ampliamente utilizados como diferentes formas de estudio por parte de los estudiantes en diferentes cursos académicos y áreas de estudio y se están convirtiendo en el método más deseado de aprendizaje, ya que hace que la carga de estudio sea menos pesada y que los alumnos disfruten el estudio. Algunas de las propiedades de la resolución de recursos educativos son: 1. Promueve el dominio específico de un área de conocimiento concreta. 2. Es una forma de estimular el aprendizaje de los estudiantes, que les permite recordar y visualizar la información más relevante de cada materia. 3. Impacta en el desarrollo cognitivo del alumno. 4. Motiva a los alumnos a aprender en lugar de memorizar. 5. Impulsa la confianza del estudiante al obtener respuestas correctas. 6. Es concebido por los estudiantes como un juego o una actividad recreativa. 7. Es una herramienta de aprendizaje efectiva de la terminología, definiciones, ortografía y relación de conceptos clave. 8. Permite a los docentes medir competencias y habilidades alcanzadas por los alumnos. Por todo ello, la elaboración de un cuaderno de crucigramas y el juego de preguntas Kahoot con distintos niveles de aprendizaje (básico, medio, alto) y estructurado por temáticas, permite a los estudiantes de las distintas asignaturas impartidas por los docentes participantes del presente estudio: - Motivar el aprendizaje activo de forma entretenida. - Mejorar el lenguaje escrito (ortografía y vocabulario) - Mejorar los resultados de la evaluación del conocimiento al familiarizarse con los conceptos clave de cada asignatura y al mejorar la concentración.

Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior and Uses and Gratifications Theory to Food-Related Photo-Sharing on Social Media

Background and Purpose: Food-related photos are prolific on social media, but little is known about user motivations for sharing food photos. While food brands have begun to strategically utilize social media to target consumers and their eating behaviors, health promotion practitioners have made less concerted efforts in this area, perhaps because there is little research into the motivations and rewards for sharing food-related photos online. This study applies the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and Uses and Gratifications (U & G) Theory to food-related social media photo sharing, thus, laying groundwork for future investigations of image-based nutrition education messaging. Methods: An online survey designed within the framework of the TPB and U&G was administered to both a community population and that of a large, Southeastern university (N = 478). Results: Attitudes were generally positive toward the behavior, and, within the TPB, the only significant predictor of intention to share food-related photos on social media. Primary motives for posting were entertainment and personal utility, while those for viewing others’ posts were entertainment and information-seeking. Conclusions: Food-photo sharing is a positive, socially normative behavior through which users gather information in an entertaining way, making social media prime tools for communicating healthy eating image-based messages.

Understanding the faculty perspectives influencing their innovative practices in MOOCs/SPOCs: a case study

Learning in environments such as Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and its variations have become a turning point in the design and range of university courses offered, although there is some difficulty in transforming their pedagogical discourse. Additionally, flexible and skillful faculty are required to respond to the diversity and continuous social changes to ensure quality teaching. Understanding the transformations that emerge from the innovative experiences supported by these new learning environments requires an understanding of the faculty who perform them as well as their previous experiences, because it is they who interpret, filter and redefine the proposed changes. Using a pedagogical discourse-based approach, this paper analyzes the backgrounds of the faculty who participate in MOOCs, Small Private Online Courses (SPOCs) or other projects, and interprets the factors that influence their understanding of the practices in these environments. We have found that despite the ignorance of the pedagogical issues of the MOOC phenomenon, faculty with traditional beliefs are compelled to transform their practices using this kind of course design. However, their interests are more focused on the social value of learning by promoting their research areas in an entertaining way, than on the pedagogical value of online education through innovating their practices.

Interactive Physiotherapy: An Application Based on Virtual Reality and Bio-feedback

Physiotherapy is a rehabilitation specialty that helps alleviate physical impairments and promotes patient’s mobility and quality of life. It consists of equipment and personnel to provide mechanically forced movements and various exercises that help retain and enhance motor movements in patients suffering from physical injuries or ailments like Parkinson’s disease, Arthritis, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Stroke, etc. This paper proposes an entertaining way to perform routine exercises, which do not require physical intervention, by packaging them into a Virtual Reality (VR) game environment for such patients to enhance joint and muscle mobility while also providing continuous monitoring of vital signs using Bio-sensors. The game provides various degrees of muscle exercises and Microsoft Kinect (Optical Sensor) is used to track patient’s skeletal movements. Prompt measures are also provided if the data from Bio-sensors (mounted on patient’s body and connected wirelessly to the processing unit) starts to deviate from medically accepted normal ranges. We have developed the prototype using Unity 3D alongwith the VR headset Oculus Rift. The proposed prototype has immense significance in the field of rehabilitation and improving quality of daily life activities for the elderly. While experimenting with the prototype it was found that the used Bio-sensors provided an error no greater than one unit of measurement, which is negligible for the purpose of physiotherapy exercise monitoring considering the span of the normal range values. Moreover, the Kinect provided an error of just 5 mm during skeletal measurements thereby engendering robust deployment of the proposed unit.

Estudio comparativo de las condiciones generales de la contratación de las principales plataformas de reproducción de video en streaming: cláusulas potencialmente abusivas

Las nuevas tecnologías han propiciado nuevas formas de entretenimiento y ocio, que resultan cómodas para el consumidor a la vez que lucrativas para quienes las ofrecen. El fenómeno de las plataformas de streaming ya forma parte de nuestras vidas, siendo frecuente la suscripción a estos novedosos servicios; no obstante, dentro del contrato cabe descubrir cláusulas que limitan derechos de consumidores y usuarios, y que deben ser declaradas abusivas. El objetivo de este artículo es analizar -desde un punto de vista práctico apegado al Derecho vivo de los contratos de adhesión- aquellas cláusulas comunes a todas las plataformas de streaming que son susceptibles de ser abusivas, así como el estudio de aquellas cláusulas potencialmente abusivas específicas de alguna plataforma con mayor transcendencia.