The young learners of today tend to show little enthusiasm for formal schooling. This does not necessarily mean pupils are not interested in learning or developing new skills and competences. In fact, the opposite often happens in the informal settings they belong to. Finding ways of transferring pupil’s informal learning to the school setting is therefore important. This paper gives a brief ov...

In this paper, we propose a SPS (Scaffolding Participatory Simulation) framework using the fundamental concepts in scaffolding. Making use of this framework, a mobile system is developed to support students to understand the concept of computer science easier and clearer. Besides it improves the interactive communication, increases the motivation and enthusiasm of the learners. Using the SPS-ba...

iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would rst like to thank my advisor, Professor Wen-mei Hwu, for giving me the opportunity to pursue my goals in computer architecture research. His integrity as an outstanding teacher has innuenced my graduate career more than any other teacher. My appreciation and thanks extend to many of the members of the IMPACT group. Among them, I would like to thank Rick Hank, my men...

Howard Schachman, renowned physical chemist and protein chemist, professor at the University of California, Berkeley, extraordinary teacher, and a lifetime fighter for civil liberties, died on August 5 in Oakland California at age 97 from complications of pneumonia. Schachman’s active career spanned fundamental work on virus structure, the development of the analytical ultracentrifuge and its u...

Past residents and colleagues gathered for a memorial service during the 1995 annual meeting of the American Society of Hospital (now Health-System) Pharmacists (ASHP) to honor past president Clifton Joseph Latiolais. A consistent theme ran through the memorials: innovator, leader, visionary, teacher, and preceptor. Especially noted was his philosophy of enthusiasm for excellence, of doing the ...

This study aims to investigate the efficacy aspects of Central Kalimantan Arabic teachers, such as level, strength, and generality become a driving teacher. used mixed method by combining qualitative quantitative designs (concurrent triangulation) recruiting 19 (nineteen) teachers at Madrasah Aliyah level from several districts/cities in province, Indonesia. The results this indicated that thre...

Technology-enriched schools offer unique opportunities for research into the use of information technology in education. As in every applied educational research project, some concerns should be carefully considered. One of them is teacher involvement. Another issue of concern is finding a proper balance between development and controlled research. In the Dutch Technology-Enriched School projec...