The presented study focuses on pedagogical communication and interaction occurring in teaching with the presence of a teaching assistant. The aim was to enhance understanding of pedagogical communication and interaction in these classrooms. To achiev...
We report on an exploratory study conducted at a graduate school in Sweden with a humanoid robot, Baxter. First, we describe a list of potentially useful capabilities for a robot teaching assistant derived from brainstorming and interviews with facul...
This paper presents a control strategy that secures both precision and manipulation sensitivity of remote center motion with direct teaching for a surgical assistant robot. Remote center motion is an essential function of conventional laparoscopic su...
This paper shows the design and modeling of an end effector with a bidirectional telescopic mechanism to allow a surgical assistant robot to hold and handle surgical instruments. It also presents a force-free control algorithm for the direct teaching...
The rapid advancement of AI technologies and the emergence of large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT have facilitated the integration of intelligent question-answering systems into education. However, students often hesitate to ask questions, w...
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Many children are not sufficiently physically active. We conducted a cluster-randomised feasibility trial of a revised after-school physical activity (PA) programme delivered by trained teaching assistants (TAs) to assess the potential evidence of pr...
A typical example of a robot used in education is the assistive teaching robot, which has much potential to enhance teaching and learning as well as to promote sustainable learning. However, there needs to be formalized selection and evaluation proce...
Informed by the expectancy–value theory and the motivational factors influencing teaching model choices, this case study explored three Chinese-as-a-foreign-language teaching assistants’ (L2 Chinese TAs’) motivational engagement in teaching L2 Chines...
Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) play a pivotal role in supporting and advancing the educational mission of universities globally. They are fundamental to a university’s instructional workforce and their roles are critical to the undergradua...
Under the vigorous development of global anticipatory computing in recent years, there have been numerous applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in people’s daily lives. Learning analytics of big data can assist students, teachers, and sc...
There is minimal research concerning the role of custom-trained artificial intelligence (AI) tools in higher education, with a lack of research concerning the pedagogical qualities of an AI-based personal tutor. To fill this literature gap, we examin...
With the advancement of artificial intelligence and educational informatization, there is a growing demand for intelligent teaching assistance systems in universities. Focusing on the university “Algorithms” course in the computer science...
This study aims to explore the impact of Multimedia-Assisted Teaching (MAT) on the quality of physical education (PE) instruction in universities, with a particular focus on badminton courses. A quasi-experimental design was employed, including pre-t...
This paper presents a dataset containing automatically collected source codes solving unique programming exercises of different types. The programming exercises were automatically generated by the Digital Teaching Assistant (DTA) system that automate...
A new teaching assistant model was adopted and qualitatively assessed for the general chemistry laboratory, in which both an undergraduate and a graduate teaching assistant provided instruction to students during the lab. Verbal interactions between...
The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of a peer-taught interprofessional education (IPE) activity on pharmacy and physician assistant (PA) student self-assessed confidence and attitudes related to professional skills. First-year pharmacy...
This study explores the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into educational data mining (EDM), human-assisted machine learning (HITL-ML), and machine-assisted teaching, with the aim of improving adaptive and personalized learning environment...
The rise of large language models (LLMs) offers new forms of academic support for STEM students engaged in self-directed study. This study evaluates the impacts of multiple assistance approaches on laboratory course performance, focusing on engineeri...
This study explores how artificial intelligence (AI) technologies can be theoretically integrated into literature curriculum development, using the works of Anton Chekhov and Lu Xun as illustrative case texts. The aim is to reduce barriers to languag...
During medical school, students in Germany acquire knowledge, abilities, competencies, and skills in social medicine. The aim of this study was to investigate how human medicine students perceive the relevance of selected social medical issues and th...
The outbreak of COVID-19 has impacted conventional educational practice in universities worldwide. Chinese universities are no exception. WeChat, a social application widely used in China, has been considered a viable tool for language education. How...
Less than 20% of the early childhood education and care (ECEC) staff members working in British early childhood centres agree that the inclusion of all children is an essential part of their working agenda, as they feel unqualified to take care of ch...
Theory and practice related to computing education with racially/ethnically and linguistically diverse groups of preschoolers remain in nascent stages. Accordingly, early childhood educators both require substantial support when integrating culturall...
Studio-based art and design education provides high levels of individual attention but has been criticized for the high demands for space and staff time that it places on institutions. Furthermore, retention and attainment rates in art and design sub...
In this paper, the recognition of fidgety speech emotion is studied, and real-world speech emotions are collected to enhance emotion recognition in practical scenarios, especially for cognitive tasks. We first focused on eliciting fidgety emotions an...
The purpose of this study is to explore the application of VR (virtual reality) technology to assist the development of VR welding courses in welding practice teaching, and to implement experimental teaching to verify its effectiveness. The prelimina...
Although educational robots are known for their capability to support language learning, how actual interaction processes lead to positive learning outcomes has not been sufficiently examined. To explore the instructional design and the interaction e...
Despite substantial instructional attention to large-enrollment university courses in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), they tend to have high rates of D, F, and Withdraw (DFW) at the introductory level that disproportionally...
This article presents a dataset containing messages from the Digital Teaching Assistant (DTA) system, which records the results from the automatic verification of students’ solutions to unique programming exercises of 11 various types. These re...
In recent years, individual learning path planning has become prevalent in online learning systems, while few studies have focused on teaching path planning for traditional classroom teaching. This paper proposes a target-oriented teaching path optim...
Introduction: Over the last decades, the university system has experienced huge growth, facing several challenges. Accordingly, the University of Pisa recognizes the value and opportunities deriving from research and fully supports collaboration with...
In the era of artificial intelligence, higher education is embracing new opportunities for pedagogical innovation. This study investigates the impact of integrating AI into college English teaching, focusing on its role in enhancing students’ c...
Recently, in the commercial and entertainment sectors, we have seen increasing interest in incorporating chatbots into websites and apps, in order to assist customers and clients. In the academic area, chatbots are useful to provide some guidance and...
This article contributes to the discourse on how contemporary computer and information technology may help in improving foreign language learning not only by supporting better and more flexible workflow and digitizing study materials but also through...
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has taken educational settings by storm in the past year due to its transformative ability to impact school education. It is crucial to investigate pre-service teachers’ viewpoints to effectively incor...
Introduction: Nursing educators and clinical leaders face persistent challenges in engaging the next generation of nurses, often characterized by short attention spans, frequent phone use, and underdeveloped communication skills. This article describ...
The surrogate-assisted optimization (SAO) process can utilize the knowledge contained in the surrogate model to accelerate the aerodynamic optimization process. The use of this knowledge can be regarded as the primary form of intelligent optimization...
The purpose of this study is to analyze the increase in the mathematical problem-solving (MPS), mathematical communication (MC), and self-proficiency (SPr) abilities of students by applying the team-assisted individualization type (TAI) of the cooper...
Individual alignment techniques have been introduced to restore patients’ unique anatomical variations during total knee arthroplasty. The transition from conventional mechanical alignment to individualised approaches, with the assistance of co...
Despite several studies on learner-to-teacher workplace violence and harassment, the problem persists in some South African schools. Learner-to-teacher violence and harassment is a form of workplace violence and harassment, as schools are workplaces...
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The teacher-child relationship fulfils critical functions for the well being of the child, affecting emotive development, academic achievements, behavioral conducts and relationships with peers. The goal of the presented study is to compare the perce...
The development of English language written communication skills across many contexts has been hindered by factors such as examination-oriented cultures, anxiety associated with both oral and written communication, limited opportunities for engaging...
Community schools have recently (re)emerged in the United States as a vital, comprehensive strategy for addressing poverty-related barriers to children’s school learning. However, not all low-income school communities are endowed with the resources n...
The exceptional progress in artificial intelligence is transforming the landscape of technical jobs and the educational requirements needed for these. This study’s purpose is to present and evaluate an intuitive open-source framework that trans...
Despite the global integration of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools in higher education, limited research exists on how demographic factors such as gender and academic level shape their adoption and usage, particularly in language lear...
Teaching social research methodology in university courses, whether qualitative or quantitative, presents significant challenges for both instructors and students. These challenges include the availability of empirical datasets, the illustration of d...
This study developed a smart greenhouse virtual reality (VR) curriculum based on STEAM learning and explored its effects on students’ satisfaction and learning outcomes. The objectives included evaluating STEAM capability indicators, the practi...
The purpose of this study is to explore the ability indices of VR (virtual reality) technology when it is applied to assist the teaching of a welding practice course, develop a VR welding course as the basis of course planning and teaching design, an...
Smart home assistants, which enable users to control home appliances and can be used for holding entertaining conversations, have become an inseparable part of many people’s homes. Recently, there have been many attempts to allow end-users to teach a...
There are few conceptual frameworks or models related to educators’ competencies at the intersection of social justice; youth development; and physical education, activity, or sport content and pedagogy. The purpose of this multiple case study...
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