Ruiyan Du, Jinkuan Wang, Yanli Bo, Liang Cui 1 School of Information Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China, [email protected] *2 Engineering Optimization & Smart Antenna Institute, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao, China, [email protected] 3 Environmental Management College of China, Qinhuangdao, China, [email protected] 4 Hebei Vocational and Tec...

This paper examines hukou-based school segregation (measured by both unevenness and exposure) and its impact on the gap in academic achievement between migrant and local students in urban China. Based on the analysis of data from a nationally representative school-based survey (the Chinese Educational Panel Survey), we show that, while migrant children perform significantly worse than urban loc...

The purpose of our study was the development and validation of a modified electronic key feature exam of clinical decision-making skills for undergraduate medical students. Therefore, the reliability of the test (15 items), the item difficulty level, the item-total correlations and correlations to other measures of knowledge (40 item MC-test and 580 items of German MC-National Licensing Exam, P...

America is the only national organization dedicated to researching, advocating for and leading coalitions to bring better development strategies to more communities nationwide. From providing more sidewalks to ensuring more homes are built near public transportation or that productive farms remain a part of our communities, smart growth helps make sure people across the nation can live in great...

This paper introduces a series of iterative designs that investigate how the aggregation and visualization of student-contributed work can support collaborative problem solving in the domain of physics. We investigate how new technologies can enable students to contribute to a shared knowledge base, working across contexts: in class, at home, and in a specialized “smart classroom” environment. ...

The academic achievement of the deaf is related to the difficulty in communication, not to the cognitive abilities. Without communication, their needs are generally misinterpreted and ignored. Accumulated years of misunderstanding will impair their academic as well as social success. Since the hearing world uses spoken language to communicate, the deaf are commonly isolated because they can use...

Education is one of the most important aspect in the human civilization. The prosperousness of the chosen education method can be ascertained through the testing approach. Examination is commonly used as an evaluating tool in formal education. As a result of the Information Technology development, the formation of question bank will be more manageable. Moreover its creates a new dimension of da...

Today, The Computing architectures are one of the most complex constrained developing area in the research field. Which delivers solution for diferent domains computation problem from its stack above. The architectural integration constrains makes difficulties to customize and modify the system for dynamic industrial and business needs. This model is the initiation towards the solution for find...

This study aimed at investigating the effect of using smart board technology on the EFL learners' achievement motivation and willingness to communicate (WTC). The participants were 65 second grade female students from Shahid Nazari girls’ high school in Andimeshk, Iran, who were selected randomly. An OPT was administrated to the the participants to homogenize them. Other instruments were Herman...

Previous studies conducted in Western societies showed that instructors' beliefs about intellectual ability affected their attitudes toward students. However, in many East Asian societies influenced by Confucian culture, teachers not only hold beliefs of ability but also two kinds of beliefs about effort: obligation-oriented belief (i.e., believing that effort-making is a student's role obligat...