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The Internet and the Web have become the framework to publish and consume all types of multimedia contents and resources, [1]. The impact of this new digital world has transformed the software industry, [2], and also been reflected in educational environments and more now with the tendency of the remote activities. The Web provides a wide range of resources and services, one of them focused on the teaching-learning process, but it also causes several challenges. Educators must design new str...

This dissertation tested whether learning could be improved for students of Spanish language background through a Mastery Learning (ML) approach. It was hypothesized that higher levels of achievement and more positive affect could occur in an ML classroom. Phase I of the study compared two instructional conditions: Mastery Learning and conventional. Because of implementation problems in Phase I, Phase II used a Mastery Learning condition only. In each phase, Pre and Posttests, Form...

The case-based learning (CBL) approach is an andragogical (adult teaching/ learning) approach that examines contextualised questions which are based upon clinical or non-clinical ‘real-life’ problems. In CBL, a structured concept is presented in a standardised case format where each student exposed to the case has a clear understanding of the issues to be solved (Lunney 2008). CBL uses a guided inquiry method and provides more structure during small-group sessions. Hayward and Cai...

Conceptual clustering [3] is an advanced data mining technique that clusters data into clusters associated with conceptual representations, or conceptual clusters. Concept hierarchy can then be constructed from the conceptual clusters. However, traditional conceptual clustering techniques can only work on specific data types such as nominal and numeric. In addition, the concept hierarchy is mostly in a tree-like structure which is unable to support the representation of multiple inheritanc...

The cross-market transmission of financial crisis has been a major interest over the last decade. The financial systems have witnessed numerous financial and currency crises, where most of them with regional or even global consequences, such as the 1987 Wall Street crash, the 1992 ERM collapse, the 1994 Mexican pesos crisis, the 1997 “Asian Flu”, the 1998 “Russian Cold”, the 1999 Brazilian devaluation, the 2000 Internet bubble burst, and the default crisis in Argentina of July 200...

T HE development of robotic mobility assistants is a major research area with great impact on society. The constant increase of aged population in recent years has created new challenges in the healthcare sector, causing great difficulties for the existing care and nursing staff to keep up with these evolving needs. The necessity for robotic assistants that will help with elderly mobility and rehabilitation is clear. It has been now close to twenty years since the first robotic rollators...

Over the past 8 years, the science education profession has achieved two important milestones: the Project 2061 Benchmarks for Science Literacy (American Academy for the Advancement of Science [AAAS], 1993) and the National Science Education Standards (National Research Council [NRC], 1996). With the advent of these documents, arguments over what science content students should learn have subsided. Additionally, 49 states now have adopted their own science education content standards, d...

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) has recognized the importance of residents understanding charting and coding by promoting educational activities involving charting and coding in the core competency “system-based practice (SBP).” 1 Competency in SBP requires that residents “demonstrate an awareness of and a responsiveness to the larger context and system of health care.” 2 Despite this including charting and coding skills, numerous studies suggest...

The Van Andel Institute Graduate School in Grand Rapids, MI, was founded in 2005 as a doctorate training program housed within an independent biomedical research institute. The school’s mission is to train future leaders in the cellular, molecular and genetic biology of human disease, with an emphasis on translating such research into effective clinical applications. The principles underlying the new doctorate program’s design are consistent with those arising from the Carnegie In...

Setting the Standard for Project Based Learning (PjBL) is both the title and intention of the book authored by John Larmer, John Mergendollar, and Suzie Boss. Their subtitle claims that PjBL is “a proven approach to rigorous classroom instruction.” This is supported by a chapter devoted to reviewing PjBL research, followed by chapters on designing, managing, and leading PjBL. At the outset, Larmer, Mergendollar, and Boss list the benefits of PjBL for students, teachers, and admi...