Learning to fly an aircraft is a complex task that requires the development of control skills and goal achievement strategies. This paper presents a behavioural cloning system that learns to successfully fly manoeuvres, in turbulence, of a realistic aircraft simulation. A hierarchical decomposition of the problem is employed where goal settings and the control skill to achieve them are learnt. ...

To be successful university learners, first year students need to develop skills in self directed learning. This encompasses a range of cognitive and meta-cognitive skills including generating one’s own learning goals, planning how to tackle a problem, evaluating whether learning goals have been met, and re-planning based on this evaluation. Based on qualitative analysis of online learning logs...

This paper conceptualizes the theoretical framework of modeling learning spaces for self-directed learning at university courses. It binds together two ideas: a) self-directed learners’ common learning spaces may be characterized as abstract niches, b) niche characteristics are collectively determined through individually perceived affordances. The implications of these ideas on the learning de...

Self-directed learning is a continuous engagement in acquiring, applying and creating knowledge and skills in the context of an individual learner's unique problems. Effectively supporting self-directed learning is one of the critical challenges in supporting lifelong learning. Self-directed learning creates new challenging requirements for learning technologies. Domain-oriented design environm...

OBJECTIVE This paper demonstrates the establishment of an extra-curricular education program in Chinese context and evaluates its effectiveness on undergraduate nursing students' self-directed learning. METHODS Zimmerman's self-directed learning model was used as the theoretical framework for the development of an education program. Mixed-method was applied in this research study. 165 undergr...

Peningkatan nalar kemampuan mahasiswa untuk berinisiatif dan memiliki tanggung jawab dengan penuh kesadaran dalam belajar secara mandiri (self directed learning) tentu menjadi perhatian saat ini. Dalam situasi pembelajaran yang dilakukan daring artinya tanpa tatap muka pendidik langsung, setiap dituntut menentukan strategi belajar, evaluasi baik, keterampilan intrapersonal tiap-tiap akan terlih...

The need for transforming conventional learning to online among educational institutions during the coronavirus outbreak is inevitable. However, this shift comes with many challenges both learners and teachers as they have become habitual traditional method such a long time. Research has shown that one of factors found be valid predictor successful completion coursework students’ readiness (OLR...