This study investigates how two types of graphical representation tools influence the way in which learners use knowledge resources in two different collaboration conditions. In addition, the study explores the extent to which learners share knowledge with respect to individual outcomes under these different conditions. The study also analyzes the relationship between the use of knowledge resou...

This paper intends to provide an analytical overview of the research performed in the domain of computer Go. Domain knowledge that is essential to Go-playing programs is identified. Various computation and search techniques that can be used effectively to obtain helpful domain knowledge are presented. Four different move-decision paradigms applied by today’s leading Go programs are discussed. C...

Innovative uses of global and local networks of linked computers make new ways of collaborative working, learning, and acting possible. In Group Cognition Gerry Stahl explores the technological and social reconfigurations that are needed to achieve computer-supported collaborative knowledge building—group cognition that transcends the limits of individual cognition. Computers can provide active...

Technological progress, responsible for the declining costs of computers, coupled with the advancement of computer adaptive software have promoted computer adaptive testing (CAT) in higher education, offering alternatives to the conventional paper and pencil examinations. The CAT testing process, statistically conducted through Item Response Theory, is able to react to the individual examinee, ...

Genetic Programming (GP) offers practical advantages to the researcher facing difficult optimization problems. These advantages are multifold, including the simplicity of the approach, its robust response to changing circumstance, its flexibility, and many other facets. GP can be applied to problems where heuristic solutions are not available or generally lead to unsatisfactory results. As a re...

in recent decades, empowerment has been used as a mechanism to improve the quality of women’s personal life and career. in this respect, information technology can be used as an effective instrument to meet that end. the purpose of this study is to examine gender roles in inclination of men and women towards using information technology in agricultural extension. the study is conducted in gilan...

background :comparing computer and internet based instruction with traditional giving lecture would provide enough evidence to identify best teaching practice. in this study, we compared lecture, interactive internet based and computer based learning regarding medical students' knowledge acquisition and satisfaction in teaching pathophysiology of hematology and oncology.   methods : eighty four...

OBJECTIVE To study the computer knowledge and desires of clinical year medical students at one of the oldest and largest medical schools in Nigeria. DESIGN A survey using validated structured questionnaires. SETTING Medical school of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. SUBJECTS Two hundred and thirty seven clinical year (4th, 5th and 6th years) medical students. OUTCOME MEASURES Co...