The increasing acceptance of video games as learning tools has promoted new studies on how to include them in the teachinglearning process. An interesting trend is the use of modern webbased Learning Management Systems (LMS) as a delivery platform for games and the integration of the information that can be extracted from the game-play sessions into the already existing tracking and assessment ...

This study aims to examine and highlight the extent of mathematics teacher's awareness of their student's geometrical misconceptions and mistakes in the intermediate education stage. The sample consisted of (400) first grade students and (40) teachers. The results showed that intermediate education stage students suffered from various geometrical misconceptions such as parallelogram, trapezoid,...

Automated subjective answer assessments in modern digital evaluation environments are promising structural consistency, but they distort the very nature of expressing complex and contextrich information put up for evaluation. In modern teachinglearning environments, with wide variety of biasing observed while fabricating humane scripted Memoranda-Of-Instructions, it becomes difficult to evaluat...

WORK ACCOMPLISHED DURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD: During this reporting period, data obtained from the experiments designed and carried out during the previous reporting period was analyzed. These experiments covered a case study of MiamiDade County, Florida, using the simulation-based optimization framework developed during the previous two reporting periods. Conclusions drawn from this analysis...

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graph theory based methods are powerful means for representing structural systems so that their geometry and topology can be understood clearly. the combination of graph theory based methods and some metaheuristics can offer effective solutions for complex engineering optimization problems. this paper presents a charged system search (css) algorithm for the free shape optimizations of thin-wall...

the simultaneous optimization of multiple responses is an important problem in the design of industrial processes in order to achieve improved quality. in this paper, we present a new metaheuristic approach including simulated annealing and particle swarm optimization to optimize all responses simultaneously. for the purpose of illustration and comparison, the proposed approach is applied to tw...

this paper presents the results of a comprehensive study on the efficiency of planar parallel mechanisms, considering their kinetostatic performance and also, their workspace. this aim is approached upon proceeding single- and multi-objective optimization procedures. kinetostatic performances of ten different planar parallel mechanisms are analyzed by resorting to a recent index, kinematic sens...

The paper presents a set of algorithms for the conversion of rule bases between priority-based and constraintbased representations. Inspired by research in precedential reasoning in law, such algorithms can be used for the analysis of a rule base, and for the study of the impact of the introduction of new rules. In addition, the paper explores an optimization mechanism, built upon assumptions a...

in this paper the optimal design of a dissipator made of aluminium and steel and principallysubjected to shear forces and the preliminary results of the characterization tests are described.the device has been designed on the basis of an optimization procedure with the objective tomaximize the energy dissipated in the device. the response of a 3d frame equipped with thedevice and subjected to 7...