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Leveraging generative artificial intelligence to simulate student learning behavior
Student simulation presents a transformative approach to enhance learning
outcomes, advance educational research, and ultimately shape the future of
effective pedagogy. We explore the feasibility of using large language models
(LLMs), a remarkable achievement in AI, to simulate student learning behaviors.
Unlike conventional machine learning based prediction, we leverage LLMs to
instantiate virtual students with specific demographics and uncover intricate
correlations among learning experiences, course materials, understanding
levels, and engagement. Our objective is not merely to predict learning
outcomes but to replicate learning behaviors and patterns of real students. We
validate this hypothesis through three experiments. The first experiment, based
on a dataset of N = 145, simulates student learning outcomes from demographic
data, revealing parallels with actual students concerning various demographic
factors. The second experiment (N = 4524) results in increasingly realistic
simulated behaviors with more assessment history for virtual students
modelling. The third experiment (N = 27), incorporating prior knowledge and
course interactions, indicates a strong link between virtual students' learning
behaviors and fine-grained mappings from test questions, course materials,
engagement and understanding levels. Collectively, these findings deepen our
understanding of LLMs and demonstrate its viability for student simulation,
empowering more adaptable curricula design to enhance inclusivity and
educational effectiveness
Tactile Bodily Gaze Mapping Could Regulate Human Attention
Increasing individuals' awareness of their own body signals can lead to
improved interoception, enabling the brain to estimate current body states more
accurately and in a timely manner. However, certain body signals, such as eye
movements, often go unnoticed by individuals themselves. This study aimed to
test the hypothesis that providing eye-movement-correlated tactile feedback on
the body enhances individuals' awareness of their attentive states,
subsequently improving attention. Our results demonstrate the effectiveness of
such feedback in redirecting and enhancing attention, particularly in the
presence of distractions during long-duration tasks. Additionally, we observed
that people's gaze behaviors changed in response to the tactile feedback,
suggesting an increased self-awareness of current eye movements and attentive
states. Ultimately, these changes in gaze behaviors contribute to the
modulation of attentive states. Our findings highlight the potential of
eye-movement-correlated bodily tactile feedback to increase individuals'
self-awareness of their eye movements and attentive states. By providing
real-time feedback through tactile stimuli, we can actively engage individuals
in regulating their attention and enhancing their overall performance.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figure
A Novel Proof based on the method of infinite descent for Fermat’s Last Theorem
Fermat’s Last Theorem is that for each k >=3 (k is an integer), the equation involving x, y and z has no positive integer solution. This paper proposed a novel proof for the Fermat’s last theorem by the methods of infinite descent and complex variable analysis
Aqua(benzamidato-κN)bis[3,5-difluoro-2-(pyridin-2-yl)phenyl-κC 1]iridium(III) methanol monosolvate
In the title compound, [Ir(C11H6F2N)2(C7H6NO)(H2O)]·CH3OH, the IrIII ion adopts an octahedral geometry, and is coordinated by two 3,5-difluoro-2-(pyridin-2-yl)phenyl ligands, one molecule of water and one benzamidate anion. The two 2-(4,6-difluorophenyl)pyridyl ligands are arranged in a cis-C,C′ and trans-N,N′ fashion. Additionally, there is a bystanding methanol molecule outside the coordination sphere of the IrIII ion. In the crystal, molecules of the title compound are linked by O—H⋯O and O—H⋯N hydrogen bonds. One F atom of each ligand is equally disordered over two sites. The C atom of the solvent molecule is likewise disordered over two sites in a 0.589 (11):0.411 (11) ratio
Rock movement due to blasting and its impact on ore grade control in Nevada open pit gold mines
Online access for this thesis was created in part with support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) administered by the Nevada State Library, Archives and Public Records through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). To obtain a high quality image or document please contact the DeLaMare Library at https://unr.libanswers.com/ or call: 775-784-6945.This thesis presents the results of a research project into blast induced rock movement and its impact on ore grade control at the Rain Mine of the Newmont Gold Company and the Coeur Rochester Mine. A total of twelve blasts were monitored between the two mines using additional holes loaded with marker bags and a Quarryman laser profiler to locate the bags and survey the surface rock movement. An average of 4.5-6 .0 feet horizontal movement occurred at the Rain Mine with a powder factor of 0.3-0.4 lb ANFO/ton. An average of I 0-45 feet horizontal rock movement occurred at the Coeur Rochester Mine with a powder factor of0.57-0.76lb Heavy ANFO/ton. This rock movement resulted in a theoretical dilution from three percent up to eighty percent depending on the amount of rock movement and the size of polygon. A method to adjust the pre-blast polygon according to the rock movement is discussed in order to decrease dilution when digging. It is concluded that dilution induced by blasting can be minimized, if the position of a digging polygon is modified as a result of systematic measurements of rock movement
Impact of Opinions and Relationships Coevolving on Self-Organization of Opinion Clusters
In a social network, individual opinions and interpersonal relationships always interact and coevolve. This continuously leads to self-organization of opinion clusters in the whole network.
In this article we study how the coevolution on the two kinds of complex networks and the self-organization of opinion clusters are differently affected by the dynamic parameters, the structural parameters and the propagating parameters. It is found that the two dynamic parameters are homogeneous bringing about the strong and weak relations, while the two structural parameters are heterogeneous having equivalent relations. Moreover, the impact of the propagating parameter has been found only above its threshold
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