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Moskalova, Liudmyla, and Liliia Yeromina. "FORMATION OF FUTURE SOCIAL WORKERS’ READYNESS TO WORK WITH THE FAMILY: TRAINING ON THE USE OF ART TECHNIQUES." Social work and social education, no. 2(7) (September 29, 2021): 134–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.31499/2618-0715.2(7).2021.244638.

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The article raises one of today problems, which needs to be solved in the conditions of the modern changing development of the Ukrainian society. The basis of this topic is high-quality professional training of future social workers who will be able to effectively interact with the family or its individual members. The authors emphasize that the use of art techniques in social work with the family is a new direction in the social professionals activities, for example, to prevent, diagnose and correct the clients’ perception; their awareness of the importance of the functions of their family and the formation of a valued attitude to the achievements of their kind, etc. The article also notes that through the use of a variety of pictorial, plastic, musical, metaphorical and other means, social professionals have the opportunity to creatively obtain material for research and assistance in solving family problems. The main idea of the training developed by the authors is to reveal the essence of art techniques in the activities of a social worker while working with the family. The presented training material is aimed at solving such tasks as to characterize the type of art techniques for the activities of social workers and social educators; to promote the awareness of future social workers of the value of the family and family relationships; to study the influence of gender on the life of all family members. Among the developed exercises are such art techniques as collage, meditation, work with plastic and paper materials, etc. The presented article emphasizes that art activity in cases of work with families will help to clarify the peculiarities of clients' perception of their own "family portraits", will allow to see the features of "joint activities" of family members and reveal the "world of parent-child relations". The authors take into account that both children and their parents are not often ready to interact with social professionals, feeling ashamed, afraid or just uncomfortable though the process of immersion in the world of creativity and artistic expression is able to implement important for family life therapeutic action and finding ways to solve complex problems.
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Musafir, Valeria. "PSYCHOLOGIC-PEDAGOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF STUDYING GERMAN SOCIAL DISCOURSE (BASED ON VOCABULARY MATERIAL FROM HANDBUCH KNIGGE BY BIRGIT ALTHAUS)." Psychological and Pedagogical Problems of Modern School, no. 2(10) (October 31, 2023): 28–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.31499/2706-6258.2(10).2023.290565.

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On the basis of modern approaches, the article substantiates the problems of learning the vocabulary of German social discourse in classes at higher education institutions. The definition of discourse has been clarified according to various theories and approaches. The main aspects of studying the vocabulary of social discourse are highlighted. Based on the systematization and generalization of the theoretical assets of domestic and foreign researchers, as well as through comparative analysis, the main methods of learning social vocabulary were established: 1) use of factual material with a sufficient number of texts on social topics; 2) study of stable phrases and clichés; 3) the possibility of forming language competence with a set of exercises; 4) creation of conditions for independent work of students; 5) use of dictionaries and reference books. The method of working with the book Handbuch Knigge by Birgit Althaus, which is devoted to the rules of behavior and etiquette in various situations of everyday communication, is described. Based on the text, the choice of vocabulary of social discourse for students is substantiated (compound words, established clichés, non-equivalent vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, etc.). It was determined that vocabulary of social discourse has recently become one of the most studied spheres in modern linguistics. A comprehensive approach to the problem of learning social vocabulary stimulates the formation of language competence, which in turn leads to the formation of a holistic view of the culture and language of the German people. According to this, the research of social vocabulary for students with the aim of its further use in some day-to-day situations is promising. Keywords: social discourse; compound noun; stable expression; correct use; background knowledge; language competence; speech situation; mentality.
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Arutyunyan, Yuliya Ivanovna. "Problems of classification and study of scientific graphics of the XVII century." Vestnik of Saint Petersburg State University of Culture, no. 3 (52) (2022): 160–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.30725/2619-0303-2022-3-160-165.

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The principles of typology of scientific illustration can base on the classification system of sciences: natural (anatomy, medicine, botany, zoology, geography, astronomy, etc.), exact, social (regional history, archaeology, heraldry and genealogy). Technical illustration (mathematics, physics, chemistry) and applied graphics, images in works related to body techniques are considered separately. Classification by type of publications, by the ratio of text and visual series is acceptable: treatises, overages, catalogs. Classification by methods of description is possible: scientific work, travelogue, educational publication, illustrated list. Methodological approaches to the analysis of illustration: iconological, visual studies, multidisciplinary - form the research base for the study of scientific graphics.
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Krivorotko, Olga, Sergey Kabanikhin, Shuhua Zhang, and Victoriya Kashtanova. "Global and local optimization in identification of parabolic systems." Journal of Inverse and Ill-posed Problems 28, no. 6 (December 1, 2020): 899–913. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/jiip-2020-0083.

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AbstractThe problem of identification of coefficients and initial conditions for a boundary value problem for parabolic equations that reduces to a minimization problem of a misfit function is investigated. Firstly, the tensor train decomposition approach is presented as a global convergence algorithm. The idea of the proposed method is to extract the tensor structure of the optimized functional and use it for multidimensional optimization problems. Secondly, for the refinement of the unknown parameters, three local optimization approaches are implemented and compared: Nelder–Mead simplex method, gradient method of minimum errors, adaptive gradient method. For gradient methods, the evident formula for the continuous gradient of the misfit function is obtained. The identification problem for the diffusive logistic mathematical model which can be applied to social sciences (online social networks), economy (spatial Solow model) and epidemiology (coronavirus COVID-19, HIV, etc.) is considered. The numerical results for information propagation in online social network are presented and discussed.
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Mitrović, Melanija, Mahouton Norbert Hounkonnou, and Marian Alexandru Baroni. "Theory of Constructive Semigroups with Apartness – Foundations, Development and Practice." Fundamenta Informaticae 184, no. 3 (February 15, 2022): 233–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/fi-2021-2098.

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This paper has several purposes. We present through a critical review the results from already published papers on the constructive semigroup theory, and contribute to its further development by giving solutions to open problems. We also draw attention to its possible applications in other (constructive) mathematics disciplines, in computer science, social sciences, economics, etc. Another important goal of this paper is to provide a clear, understandable picture of constructive semigroups with apartness in Bishop’s style both to (classical) algebraists and the ones who apply algebraic knowledge.
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Khamkhoeva, F., and Z. Khautieva. "MODERN PROBLEMS OF APPLYING MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN THE ASPECT OF ECONOMICS." National Association of Scientists 3, no. 74 (December 30, 2021): 69–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.31618/nas.2413-5291.2021.3.74.530.

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The penetration of the mathematical apparatus into the economy created the basis for the development of methods of economic analysis, econometrics, mathematical programming, economic statistics, etc. Today, the interpenetration of different branches of knowledge continues, in particular, the application of mathematical methods in the natural and social sciences and in the economic sphere. Among mathematical methods of data processing are polynomial, linear, quadratic, trigonometric, exponential and combined dependencies, differential and algebraic equations. The statistical processing of data from the evaluation of the structure and dynamics of the phenomenon has gone in the direction of correlation analysis and forecasting. The deep penetration of mathematics into specific sciences and the success achieved through a combination of methods from different branches of knowledge is described by many researchers. The possibilities of applying mathematics are increasingly being explored in areas of knowledge where phenomena are poorly structured and characterized by the high complexity of sociology, political science, management and economics. The article presents a retrospective analysis of the development of scientific and applied research concerning the process of mathematics of science and the possibilities of using mathematical methods in economics in particular. Problems and constraints encountered in applying mathematical methods in economic research have been identified. Measures have been identified to ensure the adequacy of the development of economic and mathematical models from the standpoint of approaches to their construction, the improvement of management processes and the improvement of the training of specialists in economic fields.
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Ferenčík, Norbert, Radovan Hudák, Miroslav Kohan, and Viktória Rajťúková. "Pros and Cons of Computer-Assisted Rehabilitation." Uniciencia 36, no. 1 (March 30, 2022): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.15359/ru.36-1.27.

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This article summarized the knowledge obtained from exercises with patients using computer-assisted rehabilitation. Working with a wide base of healthy individuals and patients with various problems yielded the results to summarize. This work utilized several rehabilitation devices using computer games and uncovered positive and negative aspects of contemporary rehabilitation procedures. we conclude in this research computer-assisted rehabilitation is the future of modern rehabilitation, so it is necessary to know all factors affecting patients’ health.
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Kubalskyi, Oleh. "SPECIFICATION OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PRINCIPLE OF DETERMINISM IN MODERN SCIENTIFIC THEORY." 66, no. 66 (November 25, 2022): 59–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.26565/2226-0994-2022-66-7.

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Determinism appears as a key concept for science from the moment of its emergence: science is designed to clearly and unambiguously determine the causes of observed phenomena and, on this basis, confidently predict the development of these phenomena. However, more than a century ago, after the emergence of quantum physics and the formulation of the theory of relativity and the principle of uncertainty, the classical understanding of determinism underwent a significant revision in physics, which was considered a model of science. Even more challenges to the concept of determinism have been received in the social sciences and humanities, which address objects that cannot be fully grasped by human experience and tested through experiments. At the same time, it is the social sciences and humanities that are increasingly being turned to for answers to the questions of what the future of society will look like and how to prepare for its challenges. All this led to the need to clarify to what extent the concept of determinism itself has retained its significance for science, as well as to clarify the modern understanding of concepts related to it, such as causality, indeterminism, uncertainty, etc. Important ideas and problems that have not been adequately understood to date were formulated in the classic works of prominent representatives of the natural sciences and humanities, in particular, such as the physicist Werner Heisenberg and the historian and sociologist Raymond Aron. With the development of science, the concept of causality only becomes more complicated and develops as a theoretical justification of the relations of causality, determinism and interdependence, and at the same time as an approximate model of causality as an objective and regular relationship of things, processes and phenomena. A separate task of science is to carry out a public clarification of essential changes in the concept of scientific determinism as an assumption about possible stable repeated connections, without which, however, scientific or even quasi-scientific systematization of knowledge is impossible.
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Cruz, Óscar Alejandro Torres, and Julia Victoria Escobar Londoño. "Design and Implementation of Prepared Learning Environments to Develop Algebraic Thinking Skills." Migration Letters 20, S1 (July 24, 2023): 1258–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.59670/ml.v20is1.5273.

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Within the framework of the doctorate in educational sciences of the Universidad de San Buenaventura, Medellín-Colombia, attached to the research line: critical studies on education and curriculum, the present research was developed where some problems were identified in the teaching of mathematics, specifically in the learning environments used in the classrooms that do not favor the development of interesting classes, where students solve exercises in a fictitious way, making it impossible to apply knowledge outside the classroom, specifically within the social context in which students and their families develop. The thesis aimed to determine the incidence that prepared learning environments have on the development of algebraic thinking skills through a didactic proposal that involves the process of mathematization and mathematical modeling supported by the use of technology such as embedded systems and sensors, measuring the impact through an instrument that was designed to measure the first four levels of algebraization categorized in the ontosemiotic approach. A quasi-experiment is implemented by analyzing the data obtained by the control and experimental groups in the pretest and post-test, obtaining as a statistical result, the positive influence of the didactic proposal in levels 1, 2, and 4 of algebrization.
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Ramos Pollán, Raul. "Perspectives and Challenges of AI Techniques in the Field of Social Sciences and Communication." Journal of Autonomous Intelligence 5, no. 1 (April 10, 2022): 34. http://dx.doi.org/10.32629/jai.v5i1.504.

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<div><p class="4">In the past decade, the methods and technologies of artificial intelligence (AI) have made great progress. In many cases, they have become part of the usual landscape of solving new or old problems in different fields of human knowledge. In this progress, there are several aspects, especially three aspects: the availability and universality of data in many fields of human activities; a deeper understanding of the mathematics of the basic control algorithm; and the availability and capability of hardware and computing which allows a wide range and a large number of data experiments. Considering these aspects, the key challenge for each problem and application area is to understand how to use these technologies, to what extent they may reach, and what constraints need to be overcome in order to obtain beneficial results (in terms of production cost, value, etc.). This challenge includes identifying data sources and their integration and recovery requirements, the necessity and cost of acquiring or constructing tag data sets, volume data required for measurement, verifying its feasibility, technical method of data analysis task and its consistency with the final application goal, and social and communication sciences are no exception. The knowledge in these fields is related to artificial intelligence, but they do have particularities that define the most appropriate type of artificial intelligence technology and method (i.e. natural language processing). The successful use of AI technology in these disciplines involves not only technical knowledge, but also the establishment of a viable application environment, including the availability of data, the appropriate complexity of tasks to be performed, and verification procedures with experts in the field. This paper introduces the methodology of generating artificial intelligence model, summarizes the artificial intelligence methods and services most likely to be used in social and communication sciences, and finally gives some application examples to illustrate the practical and technical considerations in this regard.</p></div>
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Social sciences – mathematics – problems, exercises, etc"

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Corioso, Erica Lian. "Three branches of government webquest." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2007. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3294.

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The general purpose of this project was to enhance the retention of social studies curriculum via internet technology. Specifically, this project involved a webquest about the three branches of government.
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Books on the topic "Social sciences – mathematics – problems, exercises, etc"

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Barnett, Raymond A. College mathematics with technology: For business, economics, life and social sciences. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1997.

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Mizrahi, Abe. Finite mathematics with applications for business and social sciences. 5th ed. New York: Wiley, 1988.

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Mizrahi, Abe. Mathematics for business and social sciences: An applied approach. 4th ed. New York: Wiley, 1988.

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Inc, NetLibrary, ed. Basic math for social scientists: Problems and solutions. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Sage Publications, 1996.

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Lial, Margaret L. Mathematics with applications. 8th ed. Boston: Addison-Wesley, 2003.

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Mizrahi, Abe. Mathematics: An applied approach. 6th ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1996.

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Lial, Margaret L. Mathematics with applications: Inthe management, natural, and social sciences. 8th ed. Boston: Addison-Wesley, 2003.

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Lial, Margaret L. Mathematics with applications: In the management, natural, and social sciences. 7th ed. Reading, Mass: Addison-Wesley, 1999.

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Lial, Margaret L. Mathematics with applications in the management, natural and social sciences. 4th ed. Glenview, Illinois: Scott, Foresman, 1987.

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Lial, Margaret L. Mathematics with applications in the management, natural, and social sciences. 6th ed. New York: HarperCollins College Publishers, 1996.

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Conference papers on the topic "Social sciences – mathematics – problems, exercises, etc"

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Krpec, Radek. "ANIMATION AS A TOOL FOR THE ANALYSIS OF STUDENT SOLUTIONS TO MATHEMATICAL PROBLEMS IN THE PREPARATION OF MATHEMATICS TEACHERS." In 9th SWS International Scientific Conferences on SOCIAL SCIENCES - ISCSS 2022. SGEM WORLD SCIENCE, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.35603/sws.iscss.2022/s08.077.

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One of the important elements in the preparation of future teachers in the field of mathematics is the analysis of the pupil's solution. These analyses include the analysis of the video recording of the pupil's solving procedure and the monitoring of the pupil's thought processes. We do not always have a video recording of solving the task (GDPR, video file size, time space, etc.). Therefore, in the preparation of future teachers in the field of the first grade of elementary school, we tried to replace the video recording with an animation of the solving procedure with the possibility of switching on accompanying comments describing the thought processes during the animation. Students studied various approaches to solving mathematical tasks in this form and subsequently had the task of describing the possible thought processes to solve the assigned task themselves. As part of this contribution, we would like to give an example of such animation and the results of a survey among students on how they evaluated the contribution of such animation in their preparation for the future profession of teacher in the field of mathematics.
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Trif, Letitia. "MODERN PRACTICES OF TEACHING-LEARNING-EVALUATION USED IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CLASS OF STUDENTS. PROPOSALS OF CONTINUOUS TRAINING OF TEACHING STAFF." In eLSE 2016. Carol I National Defence University Publishing House, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.12753/2066-026x-16-123.

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In the present context of Romanian education, the curricular reform being in full deployment, more and more often is brought up the issue of : authentic, in-depth creative-innovative, participative learning, with forward-looking with and prospective character; the formation and development of operating knowledge and skills applicable in ecological training situations; the emphasis on education (without ignoring training) - the development of social-relating skills, effective learning, etc., an education that would be based on the four pillars: learning to know; learning to do; learning to be; learning to live with others. At the same time, access to information is extremely easy, as a result it is necessary to impart to students effective strategies for planning, monitoring and effective selection of information required for solving various tasks: school, social or professional related, they can be placed in, formally, informally or casually. Thus, teaching students to learn (information and learning management) is becoming a major goal for contemporary education. These premises have led to the implementation of a continuous training program for teachers of gymnasium during September-December of the school year 2015-2016 for disciplines within the curricular area "Mathematics and sciences". Specific objectives proposed were: the creation of a suitable meta-cognitive climate at the class level; "online" focus on strategies of planning, monitoring, evaluation of cognitive approach in the process of teaching-learning-problem-solving through verbalization (prompting) of meta-cognitive actions, self-questioning, aspects related to planning, monitoring, evaluation, at the level of the internal language (usage by the teacher of the thinking aloud protocol); emphasis on the relationship between meta-cognitive steps and efficiency of learning and resolving problems. And the resources involved: human resources: teachers involved; methodological and procedural resources - online tests and questionnaires applied through open-source platform "Limesurvey"; material resources - computer labs; time resources (45 hours).
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Vlada, Marin, and Adrian Adascalitei. "ROMANIAN EXPERIENCE IN COURSES DEVELOPMENT. SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT: VISION ON LEARNING - GRIGORE C. MOISIL, 110 YEARS AFTER BIRTH." In eLSE 2016. Carol I National Defence University Publishing House, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.12753/2066-026x-16-264.

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Motto: "The only source of knowledge is experience. Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning." Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) "I am for new things, but, more, than the things that are new today , I appreciate the things that will be new starting tomorrow." Grigore C. Moisil (1906-1973) CONTENT 1. The need for computer and concepts 2. Development of sciences and evolution of university courses 3. Grigore Moisil, the father of Romanian Informatics 4. Grigore Moisil's vision on learning The need for computer was not the dream of a scientist or an inventor, was the medium (product) that are combined and used a variety of effective solutions offered by science and technology to solve practical problems that faced in the period 1940-1960 the powerful nations of the world: USA, USSR and UK. The main issues that were major and urgent even were military-defense and conquest of outer space, the last issue is still a major problem for defense. Factors that influenced the conception, design and development of computer systems are all factors scientific, technological, social, cultural, economic, political, military, etc. At the level of individuals in a society, it can be said that the destiny and their lives are influenced by the factors outlined above. Factors that influenced the conception, design and development of computer systems are all factors scientific, technological, social, cultural, economic, political, military, etc. Un example would be October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union launched the Sputnik satellite in outer space ( 83.6 kg), Earth's first artificial satellite, when US leaders were concerned about a Soviet first strike could be a preemptive strike; It was when the US Department of Defense Military began several research projects; Consequently, on 31 January 1958 was launched Explorer 1 (14 kg), the first artificial satellite launched by the US, Soviet satellites being third after Sputnik 1 and 2 . At the level of individuals of a society, we can say that destiny and their lives are influenced by the factors mentioned above. No need to come up with arguments or examples, simple study of biographies of scientists, art, etc., who lived in different periods of history will be enlightening for anyone. About Grigore C. Moisil: He was a member of the Romanian Academy, of the Academy of Bologna, and of the International Institute of Philosophy. Moisil was a professor of mathematical logic and computer science at the University of Bucharest, and taught in various universities in Europe and America. His early contributions were in mathematics and later he devoted his scientific activity to mathematical logic and computer science. He pioneered the application of mathematical logic to computer science. In the 1950s, Prof. Moisil developed a new structural theory of finite automata and proposed what he called "the trivalent Lukaszewiczian algebra applied to the logic of switching circuits", an important contribution to the development of computer science in those early years. Some of his books were translated in several languages. At a time when cybernetics was thought of as "reactionary bourgeois science directed against working class" Prof. Moisil used his scientific authority to personally encourage the Romanian scientists to build the first computer, that appeared in 1957. (Excerpts from the biography produced by the IEEE Computer Society, who "is proud to recognize Grigore C. Moisil as a Computer Pioneer" in 1996)
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Raileanu, Brandusa. "AN E-LEARNING MODEL IN A SYSTEMS THEORY APPROACH." In eLSE 2019. Carol I National Defence University Publishing House, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.12753/2066-026x-19-129.

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The paper proposes an e-learning model which uses the concepts and the methods of the systems theory. The first level of the model is the "black box" representation in which the system is characterized by its input and output terminals. The input terminals correspond to different types of e-learning methods, for instance e-courses, self-study materials, media means, virtual classrooms, interactive e-lessons, video/audio conferences, web-based training, mobile learning, social learning, chat, wiki, blog and personal site, simulation, serious game-based learning. The output terminals correspond to various kinds of examinations, for instance, tests, midterm tests, final exams and results of pairwork and groupwork activities, homework. On the second level, the state, input and output variables of the system are defined and one provides the mathematical model in terms of the state and output equations. Finally, the considered variables are organized into three kinds of vectors, which are the states, inputs and outputs of the model and the coefficients of the obtained equations form three matrices of appropriate dimensions. One obtains the state-space representation of the e-learning process in the form of a linear, discrete-time, time-invariant control system. This representation, which is at the interface between e-learning, systems theory and mathematics, enables the description of the system behaviour by two formulas, one for the state of the system at any moment of time and another one (called the general response or the input-output map) for the output of the system. The main advantage of this model is that one can apply the theory of the linear control systems to solve some problems. For instance, the fundamental concept of controllability and the corresponding techniques give the possibility of establishing a policy of learning so that a student's (or a group of students') state of knowledge comes at a given level at a given time. The dual concept of observability provides methods to estimate the state by knowing the values of the input and output. One can apply the optimal control to minimize or maximize an evaluation functional and obtain solutions in the form of a state feedback. An application to foreign languages e-learning is provided. The four macro language skills have been considered: the productive skills, i.e. writing and speaking and the receptive ones, i.e. reading and listening. This choice is influenced by their important position in foreign languages e-learning (and generally in learning), by the fact that nowadays they are considered skills in their own right, not only support for learning vocabulary or grammar. Another argument is that these skills are commonly used in combination and their learning processes should work interactively. The state-space representation of the e-learning process is obtained, by defining the state variables by the skills acquired at an interval of time. The Control Systems Toolbox of the Matlab software is used to generate and to study the corresponding control system. The given model can be extended to time-varying or to stochastic systems. The model can also be extended by introducing some micro skills, for instance pre-, while- and post-listening skills, email skills or the understanding and the use of specialized terms in a domain (such as engineering, economics, medicine etc.). For the research in the preparation of the paper, the author has received advice within the collective Systems Theory and Optimal Control at the Applied Sciences Faculty, University Politehnica of Bucharest.
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