Single nutrients are no solution to the problem of malnutrition. It is essential that food based dietary guidelines (FBDG) are developed and implemented to overcome the diet related diseases and promote health in the population. A multidisciplinary group was constituted to develop FBDGs in India. A manual with scientific details and an abridged version were prepared with 6 goals and 14 dietary ...

UML class diagrams play a central role in modeling activities. Given the difficulty in producing high quality models, modelers must be equipped with an awareness of model design problems and the ability to identify and correct such models. In this paper we observe the role of class diagram correctness patterns as an educational instrument for improving class diagram modeling. We describe a cata...

A number of studies in traditional class based education show that students whose learning styles match with the instructional approach “tend to retain information longer, apply it more effectively, and have more effective post course attitudes towards the subject than do their counterparts who experience learning/teaching mismatch. Thus, the goals of a “good instructor” should be both to adapt...

Adaptive Web-based Educational Systems are sophisticated applications that offer a solution to the shortcomings of their non-adaptive counterparts, attempting to provide individualized and customized learning, tailored to the learner’s needs. Even though substantial research and development of such systems has taken place the past years, they are still designed and developed from scratch. The r...

This paper introduces design patterns and pattern languages as conceptual tools to support educational design in the context of networked learning. The patterns-based approach has origins in the work of the architect and mathematician Christopher Alexander. More recently, others have developed ideas about the use of patterns in software engineering, pedagogy and online learning. This paper goes...

We examine Illinois educational data from standardized exams and analyze primary factors affecting the achievement of public school students. We focus on the simplest possible models: representation of data through visualizations and regressions on single variables. Exam scores are shown to depend on school type, location, and poverty concentration. For most schools in Illinois, student test sc...