In embedded processors, instruction fetch and decode can consume more than 40% of processor power. An instruction filter cache can be placed between the CPU core and the instruction cache to service the instruction stream. Power savings in instruction fetch result from accesses to a small cache. In this paper, we introduce decode filter cache to provide decoded instruction stream. On a hit in t...

Dialogic reading is an evidence-based intervention to promote the language skills of 2and 3-year-old children. This study examined conditions under which dialogic reading could be implemented in a community setting. Three methods of instruction were compared: (a) in-person with video instruction in small groups, (b) self-instruction by video with telephone follow-up and, (c) self-instruction by...

In the embedded domain, memory usage and energy consumption are critical constraints. Embedded processors such as the ARM and MIPS provide a 16-bit instruction set (called Thumb in the case of the ARM cpu family) in addition to the 32-bit instruction set to address these concerns. Using 16-bit instructions one can achieve code size reduction and I-cache energy savings at the cost of performance...

analogical transfer, the present study systematically compared the effect of ing that animated source instruction facilitated spontaneous analogical inference. Analogical reasoning is a cognitive underpinning of the ability to notice and draw providing practical suggestions for classroom instruction. We first discuss. Learning, instruction, problem solving, transfer, analogical reasoning, instr...

Lin Y-H, Liang J-C, Tsai C-C. Effects of different forms of physiology instruction on the development of students’ conceptions of and approaches to science learning. Adv Physiol Educ 36: 42–47, 2012; doi:10.1152/advan.00118.2011.—The purpose of this study was to investigate students’ conceptions of and approaches to learning science in two different forms: internet-assisted instruction and trad...