In this paper, we present a cognitive learning framework for the humanoid robot to acquire cutting skill. Our framework consists of two main modules: 1) A visual module that is trained using the deep feature to visually estimate object firmness level, and 2) A motor skill learning module that adopts reinforcement learning method to generate optimized control parameters for cutting. We propose a...

Role-play scenarios have long been used for developing selling skills. This paper examines how role-play scenarios affect the learning process and proposes an innovative, process-focused method for accelerating skill development. Drawing insights from Cognitive Load Theory, it is hypothesized that complex role play scenarios—while perhaps more realistic—inhibit initial skill development. Altern...

A Longitudinal Examination of the Development of Reading Comprehension in Children with Spina Bifida Myelomeningocele and Typically Developing Children Meredith M. Pike Co-Advisors: University of Guelph, 2012 Dr. Marcia A. Barnes Dr. Roderick W. Barron Reading comprehension is a crucial skill for success across several academic domains and for everyday functioning, yet compared to word reading,...

This paper uses administrative data from Sweden to document trends in the labor market returns skills. Between 1992 and 2013, economic return noncognitive skill—a psychologist-assessed measure of teamwork leadership skill—roughly doubled. The cognitive skill was relatively stable decreased modestly during 2000s, however. Among men with similar levels education, is higher than skill. increasing ...

A cognitive collaborative reinforcement learning algorithm (CCRL) that incorporates an advisor into the learning process is developed to improve supervised learning. An autonomous learner is enabled with a self awareness cognitive skill to decide when to solicit instructions from the advisor. The learner can also assess the value of advice, and accept or reject it. The method is evaluated for r...

The purpose of this research was to validate Ackerman's theory of ability determinants of skilled performance using sub-test scores of the Dental Admission Test (DAT) in predicting student performance in preclinical technique courses. The Ackerman theory is a valid, reliable schema in the applied psychology literature used to predict complex skill acquisition. Inconsistent stimulus-response ski...

A computerized version of the Tower of London task was used to investigate cognitive skill learning. Thirty-six healthy volunteers were assigned to either a random condition (nonrecurring problems), or to a sequence condition in which, unbeknownst to the subjects, a repeating sequence of three problems was presented. Indices of execution, planning, and total time, as well as number of moves per...

A growing cognitive model of motor balance skill (CMMBS), which simulates the manners of human beings and animals in motor balance skill learning, is presented. CMMBS, whose architecture is similar to the reflex arc of the biologic nerve, adopts a growing algorithm from reference to Growing Cell Structures in order to perform the pattern classification in the nerve center. This growing mechanis...

There are considerable differences in language processing skill among the normal population. A key question for cognitive science is whether these differences can be ascribed to variations in domain-general cognitive abilities, hypothesized to play a role in language, such as working memory and statistical learning. In this paper, we present experimental evidence pointing to a fundamental memor...

A fundamental goal of educational research is identifying students’ current stage of skill mastery (complete/partial/none). In recent years a number of cognitive diagnosis models have become a popular means of estimating student skill knowledge. However, these models become difficult to estimate as the number of students, items, and skills grows. There exist alternatives such as sum-scores and ...