Essays about: "adult learning"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 123 essays containing the words adult learning.

  1. 11. An Ensemble of Difference: : Understanding(s) of Participant Experiences and Learning in a Heterogenous Adult Community Drama Class of First and Second Language Speakers in Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

    Author : Julia Ouellette-Seymour; [2023]
    Keywords : Adult Education; Lifelong Learning; Drama in Education; Drama in L2; Applied Drama; Adult Learning Education; Applied Theatre; Language Learning; Community Drama; Non-formal Education; Migrant; Integration; Cultural Learning; Heterogenous Learning; SLA; Ethnographic Case Study; Vygotsky; Pragmatism;

    Abstract : This case study research aimed to explore, understand, and compare the experiences of individuals participating in a heterogeneous adult community drama class in Central Sweden. Drawing from classical pragmatism and employing a conceptual framework rooted in sociocultural theory, the study utilized semi-structured interviews, open-questionnaire responses, and participant observations to collect data which was analyzed through reflexive thematic analysis. READ MORE

  3. 12. Fake Mass-Produced Advertisements Detection on Global Online Adult Service Websites

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Ernest Pokropek; [2023]
    Keywords : Machine learning; Spam detection; Mass-produced spam; Global adult online services; Maskininlärning; Detektering av Spam; Massproducerad Spam; Globala Webbplatser som Erbjuder Eskorttjänster;

    Abstract : A significant amount of sex trafficking victims are being advertised on online adult services, which are currently being flooded with spam. Investigators rely on online adult services to track cases of sex trafficking; however, the ever-increasing volume of spam poses a mounting challenge, making their task progressively more difficult. READ MORE

  4. 13. Varje relation börjar med en hälsning : påverkar ägarens närvaro hundens beteende i en hälsningssituation med en främmande hund?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Elin Bäckman; [2023]
    Keywords : hund; hälsningsbeteende; antrozoologi; anknytningsstil; överföring; välfärd;

    Abstract : More people buy dogs, which leads to more dogs in society and so, more frequent meetings between dogs. How the experience of such a meeting turns out is governed by a variety of factors that affect both dog and owner. READ MORE

  5. 14. The impact of an anthropomorphic robot’s facial expressions on L2 learning outcomes and motivation

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Sara Danielsson; Emil Hammarberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Robot assisted language learning; RALL; human-robot interaction; HRI; non-verbal immediacy; NVI; Robotassisterad språkinlärning; människa-robotinteraktion; MDI; icke-verbal kommunikation;

    Abstract : In a regular classroom setting, a more emotionally expressive teacher has been shown to be positively correlated with learning outcomes and task motivation among the students. Would this also be the case if the teacher were a robot? This study investigates how the facial expressions of an anthropomorphic robot affect learning outcomes and task motivation in adult learners studying a second language by setting up an experiment using the Furhat robot. READ MORE

  6. 15. Considering biographical learining through transformative experiences. Observing an adult’s self-recognised learning and development through experience

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Oscar Funeskog; [2022-11-25]
    Keywords : adult informal learning; self-awareness; situatedness; biographical learning informed by transformational learning processes; ; meta-cognitions;

    Abstract : Aim: This thesis aims at aiding a better understanding of how a person reacts to and understand their own role and place in changing life contexts. The thesis provides a groundwork for understanding the meta-cognitive processes of self-reflective biographical learning perspectives. READ MORE