One Point of View: Teaching Computer Science versus Using the Computer to Enhance Mathematics Teaching

1985 ◽  
Vol 32 (7) ◽  
pp. 2-3
Author(s):  
Walter Koetke
Keyword(s):  
Computer Science ◽  
Mathematics Teaching ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Severely Handicapped ◽  
Essential Skills

Should English teachers be teaching reading or writing? The obvious answer is that they should be leaching both. Reading and writing continue to be essential skills in our society, and we have no reason to believe that their importance will diminish. A person without access to the basic tools of reading and writing is severely handicapped in the vast majority of pursuits, from earning a living to developing intellectually.

Medical Diagnosis from a Clinician’s Point of View

1978 ◽  
Vol 17 (01) ◽  
pp. 28-35
Author(s):  
F. T. De Dombal
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
Medical Diagnosis ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Joint Research ◽  
The World

This paper discusses medical diagnosis from the clinicians point of view. The aim of the paper is to identify areas where computer science and information science may be of help to the practising clinician. Collection of data, analysis, and decision-making are discussed in turn. Finally, some specific recommendations are made for further joint research on the basis of experience around the world to date.

A Logically Justified Model of Computation I

1981 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-172
Author(s):  
Pierangelo Miglioli ◽  
Mario Ornaghi
Keyword(s):  
Computer Science ◽  
Program Synthesis ◽  
Completeness Theorem ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Program Execution ◽  
Computation Model ◽  
Clear Explanation ◽  
Direct Interpretation ◽  
Adequacy Condition ◽  
General Explanation

The aim of this paper is to provide a general explanation of the “algorithmic content” of proofs, according to a point of view adequate to computer science. Differently from the more usual attitude of program synthesis, where the “algorithmic content” is captured by translating proofs into standard algorithmic languages, here we propose a “direct” interpretation of “proofs as programs”. To do this, a clear explanation is needed of what is to be meant by “proof-execution”, a concept which must generalize the usual “program-execution”. In the first part of the paper we discuss the general conditions to be satisfied by the executions of proofs and consider, as a first example of proof-execution, Prawitz’s normalization. According to our analysis, simple normalization is not fully adequate to the goals of the theory of programs: so, in the second section we present an execution-procedure based on ideas more oriented to computer science than Prawitz’s. We provide a soundness theorem which states that our executions satisfy an appropriate adequacy condition, and discuss the sense according to which our “proof-algorithms” inherently involve parallelism and non determinism. The Properties of our computation model are analyzed and also a completeness theorem involving a notion of “uniform evaluation” of open formulas is stated. Finally, an “algorithmic completeness” theorem is given, which essentially states that every flow-chart program proved to be totally correct can be simulated by an appropriate “purely logical proof”.

A web-based language learning environment: general architecture

ReCALL ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 11 (S1) ◽  
pp. 31-39
Author(s):  
Pierre-Yves Foucou ◽  
Natalie Kübler
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
General Architecture ◽  
The Web

In this paper, we present the Web-based CALL environment (or WALL) which is currently being experimented with at the University of Paris 13 in the Computer Science Department of the Institut Universitaire de Technologie. Our environment is being developed to teach computer science (CS) English to CS French-speaking students, and will be extended to other languages for specific purposes such as, for example, English or French for banking, law, economics or medicine, where on-line resources are available.English, and more precisely CS English is, for our students, a necessary tool, and not an object of study. The learning activities must therefore stimulate the students' interest and reflection about language phenomena. Our pedagogical objective, relying on research acquisition (Wokusch 1997) consists in linking various texts together with other documents, such as different types of dictionaries or other types of texts, so that knowledge can be acquired using various appropriate contexts.Language teachers are not supposed to be experts in fields such as computer sciences or economics. We aim at helping them to make use of the authentic documents that are related to the subject area in which they teach English. As shown in Foucou and Kübler (1998) the wide range of resources available on the Web can be processed to obtain corpora, i.e. teaching material. Our Web-based environment therefore provides teachers with a series of tools which enable them to access information about the selected specialist subject, select appropriate specialised texts, produce various types of learning activities and evaluate students' progress.Commonly used textbooks Tor specialised English offer a wide range of learning activities, but they are based on documents that very quickly become obsolete, and that are sometimes widely modified. Moreover, they are not adaptable to the various levels of language of the students. From the students' point of view, working on obsolete texts that are either too easy or too difficult can quickly become demotivating, not to say boring.In the next section, we present the general architecture of the teaching/learning environment; the method of accessing and using it, for teachers as well as for students, is then described. The following section deals with the actual production of exercises and their limits. We conclude and present some possible research directions.

scholarly journals English teachers’ methods in teaching reading comprehension of procedure text

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-84
Author(s):  
Akidatul Yusmalinda ◽  
Puji Astuti
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Translation Method ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Hard Time ◽  
Procedure Text ◽  
Grammar Translation Method ◽  
The Difference

This study focuses on English teachers’ methods in teaching reading comprehension of procedure text. The main purpose of this study is to describe the methods used by English teachers and reveal the strengths and weaknesses of those methods used for teaching reading comprehension of procedure texts. The research was a qualitative case study. The participants of this research were two English teachers at one of junior high schools in Semarang  in the academic year of 2019/2020. In collecting data, several data collection instruments were used, including: interview, observation guideline and document analysis checklist. The findings showed that English teachers planned the teaching materials and strategies in advance. They also used various methods in teaching reading of procedure text. Both teachers almost used the same methods which were audio-visual method, scaffolding, grammar-translation method, and project-based learning. The difference was in the step of the strategy implementation. In addition, the findings showed that the most appropriate method in teaching reading comprehension was grammar-translation method since it helped students comprehend the procedure text. There were several students who still had a hard time following the lessons. Teachers are supposed to make sure that all students have understood the whole text or not and they should observe the students’ situation and needs so that the teaching and learning is contextual.

scholarly journals Asessing Teacher’s Perception in the Use of Pre-Reading Activities in EFL Classroom

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 236
Author(s):  
Karolis Anaktototy ◽  
Mathilda Huwae
Keyword(s):  
Research Method ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Text Structure ◽  
Junior High Schools ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Asking Questions ◽  
Reading Activities ◽  
Teacher's Perception

This study was aimed at finding out kinds of pre-reading activities commonly used, and teachers’ perceptions on the use of pre-reading activities. Survey method was used as research method. To collect data, questionnaire and observation checklist were used as research instruments. There were 33 English teachers from 11 Junior High Schools as participants. The result of the study revealed that pre-reading activities were used by English teachers to engage students in reading activities. Pre-reading activities such as asking questions, identifying text structure, previewing, showing picture, brainstorming, and making prediction were the preferable activities applied by teachers. The teachers believed that the use of pre-reading activities in teaching reading is an effective way to improve students’ reading comprehension.

scholarly journals Investigating the Trends of Teaching Reading Comprehension Skills at Primary Schools

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fisseha Motuma
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Focus Group Discussion ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Comprehension Strategies ◽  
Teaching Reading

This study explored lived academic experiences of primary school teachers in teaching reading. It attempted to find out whether primary school English teachers were aware of different thinking and comprehension strategies like cognitive, metacognitive and comprehension strategies: predicting, visualizing, making connections and summarizing. Purposive sampling technique was employed to specify the participants. To collect the required data, focus group discussion and classroom observation were used. Seven experienced primary school English teachers were involved in the study: two of the teachers participated in the classroom observations, whereas the five teachers participated in the Focus Group Discussion. The data collected through FGD were audio-recorded and later transcribed for analysis. The data were analyzed based on grounded theory using open, selective and substantiate coding. The results of the analysis indicated teachers gave little attention to thinking or thought-based teaching of reading comprehension. The teaching focused on textual comprehension instead of research-proved thinking strategies.

scholarly journals Exploring Teaching Techniques Used In Teaching Reading Comprehension By English Teachers At Madrasah Aliyah Pasangkayu

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 4858
Author(s):  
Aisyah Kahar Putri ◽  
Rofiqoh Rofiqoh ◽  
Mukrim Mukrim
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Teaching Techniques ◽  
Strategic Reading ◽  
Teacher Needs ◽  
Collaborative Strategic Reading ◽  
Reading Text

This research was aimed at finding out the teaching techniques used in teaching reading comprehension by English teachers from four Madrasah Aliyah at Pasangkayu Regency. MAN Pasangkayu, MA DDI Pasangkayu, MA DDI Kasoloang and MA DDI Darul Ulum. This research applied mix method approach. The respondents of this research were 8 English teachers. The instrument for collecting the data was a questionnaire and interview. Quantitative data were collected and analyzed in the first phase of the research and qualitative data were collected in the second phase. The results reveal that the English teachers use several techniques in teaching reading comprehension such as Scanning Technique, Skimming Technique, SQ3R, Speed Reading, Detailed Reading Strategy, and Collaborative Strategic Reading. The result of the interview showed that the teachers tended to use the Scanning-Skimming technique and SQ3R compared to other techniques. According to them, the Scanning-Skimming technique were two techniques that were very effective for students to use when they did English exams, especially reading texts, they find it easier to get information from a reading text. Meanwhile, SQ3R is a technique that is very good for the benefit of reading intensively. The teachers at Madrasah Aliyah Pasangkayu Regency to upgrade in teaching reading are only some of them who have attended seminars/webinars or training from related agencies or schools. As for their efforts in improving their reading teaching skills, only a few of them were creative to learn independently to find references, hold study groups, review journals, and download videos about teaching reading techniques. Every teacher needs to be more creative for the learning process can be successful.

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