Note taking is a complex activity that requires comprehension and selection of information and written production processes. Here we review the functions, abbreviation procedures, strategies, and working memory constraints of note taking with the aim of improving theoretical and practical understanding of the activity. The time urgency of selecting key points and recording them while comprehend...

There are few previous empirical studies on an automatic speed control of multimedia materials based on a natural user interface (NUI) that distinguish note taking from watching to a lecture through nodding. This study conducted two experiments and an interview. First, in experiment 1, we found that there is significant relevancy between the participants’ action of lowering their head and note ...

Different turn-taking strategies of an agent influence the impression that people have of it. We recorded conversations of a human with an interviewing agent, controlled by a wizard and using a particular turn-taking strategy. A questionnaire with 27 semantic differential scales concerning personality, emotion, social skills and interviewing skills was used to capture these impressions. We show...

This paper proposed a novel solution for technology learning dilemma found on current note taking application. SmartInk system prototypes implemented with specific mediation tools to improve technology research progress for transferring note taking into digital age. Technology learning dilemma was addressed here as one of critical issues exists in most developed tools of note taking application...

Objectives To determine how to enhance integration of minority students in health education, and thereby improve intercultural communication skills and cultural sensitivity in a sample of health teacher students in Norway. Methods After a group-work intervention and for a period of six months afterwards we followed an "action research" approach and observed 47 health teachers-in-training in t...

objective : the major objective of this study was to determine the means and 95% confidence interval of normal 6 years old children's motor-verbal skills. based on the results of this study we could develop a measure to diagnose abnormal motor skills. in addition, in this follow-up study, we compared the first-graders' motor-verbal skills to their own skills one year earlier. method: ...