Interactive learning tools can facilitate the learning process and increase student engagement,especially tools such as computer programs that are designed for human-computer interaction.Thus,this paper aims to help s...Interactive learning tools can facilitate the learning process and increase student engagement,especially tools such as computer programs that are designed for human-computer interaction.Thus,this paper aims to help students learn five different methods for solving nonlinear equations using an interactive learning tool designed with common principles such as feedback,visibility,affordance,consistency,and constraints.It also compares these methods by the number of iterations and time required to display the result.This study helps students learn these methods using interactive learning tools instead of relying on traditional teaching methods.The tool is implemented using the MATLAB app and is evaluated through usability testing with two groups of users that are categorized by their level of experience with root-finding.Users with no knowledge in root-finding confirmed that they understood the root-finding concept when interacting with the designed tool.The positive results of the user evaluation showed that the tool can be recommended to other users.展开更多
With the development of mobile technologies,mobile learning has become a trend and a necessary means in the e-learning environment.E-learners' autonomous learning processes can also be facilitated through the adop...With the development of mobile technologies,mobile learning has become a trend and a necessary means in the e-learning environment.E-learners' autonomous learning processes can also be facilitated through the adoption of various mobile learning tools.Mobile learning tools can be classified into different types according to their different features and functions.Mobile learning devices,mobile learning software,mobile learning resources,and mobile learning services are the four types of learning tools suggested in the paper.Different mobile learning tools are proven to be able to fulfill different needs of autonomous learning.展开更多
Our research was focused on the identification of features, which was essential for educational digital products and the determination of their quality. The introductory analytical part of our research is focused on t...Our research was focused on the identification of features, which was essential for educational digital products and the determination of their quality. The introductory analytical part of our research is focused on the analysis of existing sources of information related to the problems of research, production, appropriate use and evaluation of educational software environments. Consequently, we have divided the existing software products into three basic groups according to our main distinguishing feature. Second part of our paper is focused on various aspects, which are to be considered when assessing the quality of software solutions. The final part contains the presentation of results of our findings related to the most important features expected and required from digital learning tools by professional experts and specialists in given field.展开更多
Software systems are present all around us and playing their vital roles in our daily life.The correct functioning of these systems is of prime concern.In addition to classical testing techniques,formal techniques lik...Software systems are present all around us and playing their vital roles in our daily life.The correct functioning of these systems is of prime concern.In addition to classical testing techniques,formal techniques like model checking are used to reinforce the quality and reliability of software systems.However,obtaining of behavior model,which is essential for model-based techniques,of unknown software systems is a challenging task.To mitigate this problem,an emerging black-box analysis technique,called Model Learning,can be applied.It complements existing model-based testing and verification approaches by providing behavior models of blackbox systems fully automatically.This paper surveys the model learning technique,which recently has attracted much attention from researchers,especially from the domains of testing and verification.First,we review the background and foundations of model learning,which form the basis of subsequent sections.Second,we present some well-known model learning tools and provide their merits and shortcomings in the form of a comparison table.Third,we describe the successful applications of model learning in multidisciplinary fields,current challenges along with possible future works,and concluding remarks.展开更多
文摘Interactive learning tools can facilitate the learning process and increase student engagement,especially tools such as computer programs that are designed for human-computer interaction.Thus,this paper aims to help students learn five different methods for solving nonlinear equations using an interactive learning tool designed with common principles such as feedback,visibility,affordance,consistency,and constraints.It also compares these methods by the number of iterations and time required to display the result.This study helps students learn these methods using interactive learning tools instead of relying on traditional teaching methods.The tool is implemented using the MATLAB app and is evaluated through usability testing with two groups of users that are categorized by their level of experience with root-finding.Users with no knowledge in root-finding confirmed that they understood the root-finding concept when interacting with the designed tool.The positive results of the user evaluation showed that the tool can be recommended to other users.
基金Beijing Higher Education Young Elite Teacher Project,China(No.YETP0471)
文摘With the development of mobile technologies,mobile learning has become a trend and a necessary means in the e-learning environment.E-learners' autonomous learning processes can also be facilitated through the adoption of various mobile learning tools.Mobile learning tools can be classified into different types according to their different features and functions.Mobile learning devices,mobile learning software,mobile learning resources,and mobile learning services are the four types of learning tools suggested in the paper.Different mobile learning tools are proven to be able to fulfill different needs of autonomous learning.
基金supported by the Slovak Research and Development Agency under the contract No.APVV-0266-11.
文摘Our research was focused on the identification of features, which was essential for educational digital products and the determination of their quality. The introductory analytical part of our research is focused on the analysis of existing sources of information related to the problems of research, production, appropriate use and evaluation of educational software environments. Consequently, we have divided the existing software products into three basic groups according to our main distinguishing feature. Second part of our paper is focused on various aspects, which are to be considered when assessing the quality of software solutions. The final part contains the presentation of results of our findings related to the most important features expected and required from digital learning tools by professional experts and specialists in given field.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(Grant Nos.61872016,61932007 and 61972013).
文摘Software systems are present all around us and playing their vital roles in our daily life.The correct functioning of these systems is of prime concern.In addition to classical testing techniques,formal techniques like model checking are used to reinforce the quality and reliability of software systems.However,obtaining of behavior model,which is essential for model-based techniques,of unknown software systems is a challenging task.To mitigate this problem,an emerging black-box analysis technique,called Model Learning,can be applied.It complements existing model-based testing and verification approaches by providing behavior models of blackbox systems fully automatically.This paper surveys the model learning technique,which recently has attracted much attention from researchers,especially from the domains of testing and verification.First,we review the background and foundations of model learning,which form the basis of subsequent sections.Second,we present some well-known model learning tools and provide their merits and shortcomings in the form of a comparison table.Third,we describe the successful applications of model learning in multidisciplinary fields,current challenges along with possible future works,and concluding remarks.
