Reducing instruction memory requirements by improving code density using compression techniques has been the aim of much recent work on embedded devices. Previous work has been successful in improving compression ratios with modest decompression overhead for general purpose RISC architectures. However, most traditional compression techniques fail to produce good results for tightly encoded VLIW...

A goal of information education is to enable students to acquire the ability of using information in order to live in a modern information-oriented society. Such meta-ability cannot be learned in the traditional Japanese instructional way of knowledge being transmitted by teachers. When a teacher designs an instruction plan for information education, it is necessary to include not only the targ...

Video motion analysis software was used by 368 introductory physics students in a variety of instructional settings. These high school and college students experienced graduated variations in their use of a video analysis software package. Post-instruction assessment of their ability to interpret kinematics graphs clearly establishes that all performed better than students taught via traditiona...

Among the recent trends in medical education is the increased use of computeraided instruction (CAI), particularly via the World Wide Web. While there have been many studies comparing CAI to traditional instruction, there are relatively few studies that analyze the benefits of web-assisted instruction. Presently, many medical schools have initiatives to web-enable significant portions of their ...

Abstract—As the higher security per bit compared with traditional symmetric-key cryptography, public-key cryptography has always been attractive in security system. But usually the cost is high and efficiency is low because of complex algorithm. Unlike common hardware solution based on FPGA or system on chip (SOC), an instruction set architecture (ISA) extension of embedded processor has been p...

Previous work has demonstrated that balanced scheduling is able to tolerate memory latency more effectively than traditional instruction scheduling algorithms. Traditional list schedulers order instructions based on an optimistic estimate of the load latency imposed by the architecture. Therefore, they cannot respond to variations in load latencies, due to cache hits/misses or congestion in the...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between Extension employees' learning styles and their performance in three different types of learning environments: traditional face-to-face instruction, minimally interactive online instruction, and highly interactive, multimedia-rich online instruction. Keith Golay's Learning Pattern Assessment and a ten-question post-test were u...

Blended learning model combines different advantages of face to face education and elearning to ensure an effective learning environment for students. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of traditional and blended instruction, in students ́ knowledge in a Physical Education in Early Childhood course. For the purpose of this study a knowledge test was created and item analysis...

traditional and modern vocabulary instruction techniques have been introduced in the past few decades to improve the learners’ performance in reading comprehension. semantic mapping, which entails drawing learners’ attention to the interrelationships among lexical items through graphic organizers, is claimed to enhance vocabulary learning significantly. however, whether this technique suits all...