A reinforcement learning approach is used to train a neural controller to perform a robotic reaching task. Unlike supervised learning techniques, where the teacher must provide the correct sequence of motor actions, only an evaluation of the robot's performance is provided. From this limited information, the robot must discover the appropriate motor programs that best satisfy the teacher's eval...

teacher autonomy is viewed very differently: one teacher may view autonomy as a means to gain substantial freedom from interference or supervision; another may view it as the freedom to develop collegial relationships and accomplish tasks that extend beyond the classroom; and even some others may perceive it as a means for principals to avoid their duties (frase and sorenson, 1992). although th...

introduction. the most important aim of teacher evaluation by students is feedback to teachers in order to inform the negative and positive points of their lectures and manners. the aim of this study was to investigate teachers’ attitudes towards the report of their evaluation results and effective factors in assessment variation. methods. the research was a descriptive study using a questionna...

Introduction. Evaluation is a process for merit assessment and quality improvement. During the past three decades one of the most important challenges has been student evaluation of teachers in higher education. More studies during recent decade have shown that evaluation of teachers has correlation with some variables like teacher enthusiasm, teacher rank, student expected grade and so on. T...

introduction. students' evaluation of teaching is a major concern in higher education. in this regard, during the past 30 years hundreds of papers have been published which because of various grounds from valid, reliable to useless, such papers cannot be easily summarized. the present study investigated for two purposes, first was to out line opinions of two groups of advocates and opposit...

introduction: medical records department (mrd) is important for evaluating, planning and prioritizing health care services. the major aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of the mrds of hospitals using multi-criteria decision-making approach in the selected hospitals of isfahan city, iran. methods: this was an analytical and cross-sectional study that was conducted in spring 2008 i...