In this paper, we treat with in-play classification of sports news photos as an instance of researches on more sophisticated search methods for large-scale photo news databases. We propose two methods to classify sports news photos into one of the given six sports categories and to discriminate in-play photos from not-in-play ones. One is the two-step method which classifies sports categories f...

Dyscalculia, dyslexia, and specific language impairment (SLI) are relatively specific developmental learning disabilities in math, reading, and oral language, respectively, that occur in the context of average intellectual capacity and adequate environmental opportunities. Past research has been dominated by studies focused on single impairments despite the widespread recognition that overlappi...

Math is the backbone of any field. Still it's a night mare for many. Recent survey proves that many students become dropouts from their higher education due to math courses. ICT is an enchanted word in the contemporary educational environment. It made the learning process more entertaining and almost made the " knowledge loss " negligible. Adopting the ICT in math courses are still in the infan...

Although behavioral difficulties are well documented in reading disabilities, little is known about the relationship between math ability and internalizing and externalizing behaviors. Here, we use standardized measures to investigate the relation among early math ability, math anxiety, and internalizing and externalizing behaviors in a group of 366 second and third graders. Math achievement wa...

As a medium for learning, digital games provide promising possibilities to motivate and engage students in subject learning. In this study, a game-based learning system, My-PetMy-Quest, is developed to support pupils’ math learning. This is due to the fact that most students in Taiwan have relatively lower positive attitude towards math learning, even though their math performance is prominent....

The use of online learning tutorials to provide instruction in schools of nursing is growing in popularity; however, the outcomes associated with this method of instruction are not well documented. The focus of this experimental study, conducted at 2 universities in northern California, was to determine the effectiveness of an online interactive multimedia-learning tool versus text only, text a...

This study was a part of the three-year longitudinal research on setting up an math learning model for the disadvantaged students in Taiwan. A target 2 grade class with 10 regular students and 6 disadvantaged students at a disadvantaged area in Taipei participated in this study. Two units of a market basal math textbook concerning fractions, three-dimensional figures, weight and capacity were a...

The article describes the advisable ways of the cloud-based systems use to support students’ collaboration in the process of math disciplines learning. The SageMathCloud-based component that aggregates electronic resources for several math disciplines training is introduced. The learning technique of the SageMathCloud use in the process of educational staff training is proposed. The expediency ...

Collaboration is a widely accepted and successful learning construct. Benefits of collaboration include improved academic achievement, increased motivation, and improved social skills. In recent years, electronic educational games have made their way into the elementary school classroom. Many of these games are constructed around individual or competition-based learning environments. Pedagogica...