Students’ academic performance and various cognitive processes of learning: an integrative framework and empirical analysis

2010 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 297-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huy Phuong Phan
2008 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
pp. 645-675 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pieter Wouters ◽  
Fred Paas ◽  
Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer

Animated models explicate the procedure to solve a problem, as well as the rationale behind this procedure. For abstract cognitive processes, animations might be beneficial, especially when a supportive pedagogical agent provides explanations. This article argues that animated models can be an effective instructional method, provided that they are designed in such a way that cognitive capacity is optimally employed. This review proposes three sets of design guidelines based on cognitive load research: The first aims at managing the complexity of subject matter. The second focuses on preventing activities (attributed to poor design) that obstruct learning. The last incites learners to engage in the active and relevant processing of subject matter. Finally, an integrative framework is presented for designing effective animated models.


Author(s):  
Pedro José Pérez-Vázquez ◽  
Cristóbal González-Baixauli ◽  
Elvira M. Montañés-Brunet

Author(s):  
Jing Yu

In order to improve the teaching quality of online education, the prediction method of students' online academic performance has been studied. First, the learning analysis, artificial intelligence (AI) and other related theoretical concepts are analyzed and introduced. Then, the decision tree of single classification algorithm and the random forest (RF) of ensemble learning algorithm are analyzed, and the academic performance prediction model of online education is constructed by RF algorithm. Finally, the data of education platform is used for empirical analysis to verify the reliability and practicability of the academic performance prediction algorithm of online education. The connotation of learning analysis, the role and elements of learning analysis in the learning process are introduced. The algorithm principle of RF and decision tree is analyzed. By using the idea of information entropy and discretization, the continuous variables are processed to improve the fitting degree of the algorithm. The model is evaluated by empirical analysis, and the test accuracy of several different algorithms is compared. It is found that the prediction accuracy of the RF algorithm is more than 90%, which shows that the prediction method can help teachers and students to carry out better teaching and learning activities, so as to better improve students' ability to master knowledge. It is hoped that the result can provide some reference for the management of students' learning behavior and the optimization of teachers' teaching strategies in online learning activities


2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maeve Olohan

Abstract This paper addresses the relationship between practice and knowledge in translation. It employs practice theory to conceptualize ‘knowing-in-practice’, introducing a theoretical approach to translation studies that enables an analytical focus on the practice of translating, rather than on the cognitive processes of translators or the textual features of translations. Against this practice-theoretical backdrop, knowing is construed as an emergent phenomenon that is sited in translation practice. Drawing on an empirical analysis of translating in a research organization, the paper then illustrates how this situated and embodied knowing is materially and discursively mediated and transpires in translation practice. Through its interdisciplinary approach, this research offers new sociological perspectives on the human and material interdependencies constituting translation in the workplace.


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