Objective: Evaluate two models for adjusting autonomy in mobile robots, seeking to find out what is the best way for the operator to interact with the system with as many robots as possible. The first model is the most used in mobile robots, the second proposes a flexible autonomy management. Background: There are different ways of adjusting the autonomy level in man-machine systems: “Adjustabl...

Should teachers have complete autonomy over teaching methods and practices, or should some aspects of their practice be determined by school government policy? We address this question using repeated (value-added) maths test scores linked to rich survey data from the TALIS video study. With possible exception inexperienced teachers, we generally find no relationship between teacher pupil outcom...

In this paper, we refer to social autonomy in a collaborative relationship among agents based on delegation and help. We address the problem of adjustable autonomy, i.e., we discuss when modifying the assigned/received delegation entails a corresponding enlargement or restriction of autonomy and at which level. We stress in particular the role played in autonomy by: 1) the degree of “openness” ...

abstractthis study aimed to determine the relationship between l2 learners' autonomy and their cognitive style focusing on reflectivity. it was conducted with 140 iranian m.a. efl learners from department of english at islamic azad university of najafabad. in order to have a homogeneous sample, the second version of quick placement test (qpt) was administered. then, 85 lower and 50 higher profi...

Some have objected to human enhancement on the grounds that it violates the autonomy of the enhanced. These objections, however, overlook the interesting possibility that autonomy itself could be enhanced. How, exactly, to enhance autonomy is a difficult problem due to the numerous and diverse accounts of autonomy in the literature. Existing accounts of autonomy enhancement rely on narrow and c...