Improving Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Middle School

This Interactive Qualifying Project discusses two different methods for improving math learning in the classroom. The first method is a scaffolding strategy emphasizing active participation. The second method is solving equations by algebraic manipulation. The experiments indicate that employing the scaffolding strategy can improve students\u27 performance in math

Learning in Goal Oriented Autonomous Systems

This report, prepared for the Computer Science Laboratory at SRI International, covers the development of a Learning component for PAGODA, a modular architecture for goal directed agents that explore an environment without need for constant commands from an operator. Two learning algorithms are presented and our algorithm implementations analyzed. The report highlights the changes made to PAGODA and the development challenges encountered. Additionally, several potential improvements to the PAGODA system are given