Analysis of Learning Strategies in the Speaking Class at the Second Grade Students' of Senior High School

Tujuan penelitian ini mengetahui strategi belajar yang digunakan oleh siswa, kemampuan berbicara siswa dan menemukan korelasi antara strategi belajar bahasa dengan kemampuan berbicara siswa. Penelitian ini dilakukan di SMAN 1 Binduriang Bengkulu menggunakan kualitatif dan kuantitatif. 20 siswa kelas dua dipilih sebagai sample. 50 quesionire dan test menggunakan storytelling untuk mengukur kemampuan berbicara siswa. Data dianalisa menggunakan product moment corelation. Ada 6 strategy belajar siswa yang berbeda meliputi; meta-cognitive (3.56), memory (2.95), affective (2.85), sosial (2.82), cognitive (2.77) dan compentation (3.11). Hasil nilai dari kemampuan berbicara siswa adalah (68.05), meliputi; vocabulary (72.5), comprehension (72.5), Pronunciation (66.5), fluency (66.5), dan grammar (62.5). Vocabulary dan comprehension adalah paling tinggi, terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara penggunaan strategi belajar siswa dengan kemampuan berbicara dimana nilai r adalah 0.562.The objectives of this research are to find out the strategies of language learning that are used by the students, to find out the students' speaking ability, and to find out the correlation between students' language learning strategies with students' speaking ability. This research was conducted in SMAN 1 Binduriang Bengkulu by using qualitative and quantitative method. There were 20 students from the second grade as a sample. 50 items of questionnaires to check the learning strategy and given test in speaking by using storytelling. The data were analyzed by product moment corelation. There are 6 kinds of different language learning strategies, including; meta-cognitive (3.56), memory (2.95), affective (2.85), social (2.82), cognitive (2.77) and compensation (3.11). The average score of students' speaking ability is (68.05), such us; vocabulary (72.5), comprehension (72.5), Pronunciation (66.5), fluency (66.5), and grammar (62.5). The average score of vocabulary and comprehension were the highest one, there was a significant correlation between language learning strategies with speaking ability where value was 0.562

Towards endowing collaborative robots with fast learning for minimizing tutors’ demonstrations: what and when to do?

Programming by demonstration allows non-experts in robot programming to train the robots in an intuitive manner. However, this learning paradigm requires multiple demonstrations of the same task, which can be time-consuming and annoying for the human tutor. To overcome this limitation, we propose a fast learning system – based on neural dynamics – that permits collaborative robots to memorize sequential information from single task demonstrations by a human-tutor. Important, the learning system allows not only to memorize long sequences of sub-goals in a task but also the time interval between them. We implement this learning system in Sawyer (a collaborative robot from Rethink Robotics) and test it in a construction task, where the robot observes several human-tutors with different preferences on the sequential order to perform the task and different behavioral time scales. After learning, memory recall (of what and when to do a sub-task) allows the robot to instruct inexperienced human workers, in a particular human-centered task scenario.POFC - Programa Operacional Temático Factores de Competitividade(POCI-01-0247-FEDER-024541

Study on Public Facilities Zone Development Strategy AsTourism Support in Manado Bay

Empat kelurahan yang masuk dalam wilayah administrasi Kecamatan Tuminting yaitu: Sindulang Satu, Sindulang Dua, Bitung Karangria, dan Maasing berdasarkan Peraturan Daerah Provinsi Sulawesi Utara Nomor 1 Tahun 2017 tentang Rencana Zonasi Wilayah Pesisir dan Pulau-pulau Kecil (RZWP-3-K) Prov. Sulut Tahun 2017-2037, akan dimanfaatkan sebagai lokasi pembangunan infrastruktur penunjang pariwisata. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk menentukan faktor-faktor kunci keberhasilan sebagai strategi prioritas untuk pembangunan zona fasilitas umum penunjang pariwisata di Teluk Manado, dengan memperhatikan aspek lingkungan, aspek ekonomi dan aspek sosial. Penelitian dilakukan dari bulan September 2018 sampai Maret 2019. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan teknik wawancara secara mendalam (in depth interview) kepada 15 key persons dipilih berdasarkan pentahelix. Metode analisis data untuk menentukan strategi alternatif dengan menggunakan SWOT dan Strategic Analysis and Choice (SAC). Hasil penelitian menunjukan ada enam strategi prioritas yaitu: (1) melakukan sinkronisasi peraturan Perundang-undangan bidang penataan ruang daerah pesisir, (2) melakukan sinkronisasi peraturan penataan ruang daerah pesisir dengan dokumen perencanaan pembangunan daerah, (3) melakukan sosialisasi kepada masyarakat pesisir, (4) meningkatan kesejahteraan melalui pemberdayaan nelayan kecil, (5) meningkatkan 3A (atraksi, aksesibilitas, dan amenitas) sebagai penunjang pariwisata untuk meningkatkan kunjungan wisatawan, (6) peningkatan kualitas sumber daya manusia

Neuropathologic features in the hippocampus and cerebellum of three older men with fragile X syndrome

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common inherited form of intellectual disability, and is the most common single-gene disorder known to be associated with autism. Despite recent advances in functional neuroimaging and our understanding of the molecular pathogenesis, only limited neuropathologic information on FXS is available.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Neuropathologic examinations were performed on post-mortem brain tissue from three older men (aged 57, 64 and 78 years) who had received a clinical or genetic diagnosis of FXS. In each case, physical and cognitive features were typical of FXS, and one man was also diagnosed with autism. Guided by reports of clinical and neuroimaging abnormalities of the limbic system and cerebellum of individuals with FXS, the current analysis focused on neuropathologic features present in the hippocampus and the cerebellar vermis.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Histologic and immunologic staining revealed abnormalities in both the hippocampus and cerebellar vermis. Focal thickening of hippocampal CA1 and irregularities in the appearance of the dentate gyrus were identified. All lobules of the cerebellar vermis and the lateral cortex of the posterior lobe of the cerebellum had decreased numbers of Purkinje cells, which were occasionally misplaced, and often lacked proper orientation. There were mild, albeit excessive, undulations of the internal granular cell layer, with patchy foliar white matter axonal and astrocytic abnormalities. Quantitative analysis documented panfoliar atrophy of both the anterior and posterior lobes of the vermis, with preferential atrophy of the posterior lobule (VI to VII) compared with age-matched normal controls.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Significant morphologic changes in the hippocampus and cerebellum in three adult men with FXS were identified. This pattern of pathologic features supports the idea that primary defects in neuronal migration, neurogenesis and aging may underlie the neuropathology reported in FXS.</p

Maintenance treatment with quetiapine versus discontinuation after one year of treatment in patients with remitted first episode psychosis: randomised controlled trial

Objective To study rates of relapse in remitted patients with first episode psychosis who either continued or discontinued antipsychotic drugs after at least one year of maintenance treatment

Services just for men? Insights from a national study of the well men services pilots.

Men continue to have a lower life expectancy in most countries compared to women. Explanations of this gendered health inequality tend to focus on male risk taking, unhealthy lifestyle choices and resistance to seeking help from health services. In the period 2005-2008 the Scottish Government funded a nationwide community health promotion programme aimed at improving men's health, called Well Men Service Pilots (henceforth WMS)

Plasma Dynamics

Contains reports on twenty research projects split into two sections.National Science Foundation (Grant ENG75-06242-A01)U. S. Energy Research and Development Administration (Contract E(11-1)-2766)U. S. Energy Research and Development Administration (Contract E(11-1)-3070

BASIL: A Toolbox for Perfusion Quantification using Arterial Spin Labelling

Arterial Spin Labelling (ASL) MRI is now an established non-invasive method to quantify cerebral blood flow and is increasingly being used in a variety of neuroimaging applications. With standard ASL acquisition protocols widely available, there is a growing interest in advanced options that offer added quantitative precision and information about haemodynamics beyond perfusion. In this article we introduce the BASIL toolbox, a research tool for the analysis of ASL data included within the FMRIB Software Library (FSL) and explain its operation in a variety of typical use cases. BASIL is not offered as a clinical tool, and nor is this work intended to guide the clinical application of ASL. Built around a Bayesian model-based inference algorithm, the toolbox is designed to quantify perfusion and other haemodynamic measures, such as arterial transit times, from a variety of possible ASL input data, particularly exploiting the information available in more advanced multi-delay acquisitions. At its simplest, the BASIL toolbox offers a graphical user interface that provides the analysis options needed by most users; through command line tools, it offers more bespoke options for users needing customised analyses. As part of FSL, the toolbox exploits a range of complementary neuroimaging analysis tools so that ASL data can be easily integrated into neuroimaging studies and used alongside other modalities