Essays about: "benefit of reading"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 51 essays containing the words benefit of reading.

  1. 1. Pleasure reading for development of English as a second language : Pleasure reading at home and its effects in the English classroom. How pleasure reading in English can improve children’s comprehension of and proficiency in English as a second language.

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Elin Moberg; [2023]
    Keywords : English; Swedish; grades 4 to 6; English as a second language; language development; reading; pleasure reading; reading for language acquisition; language learning; Engelska; svenska; årskurs 4 till 6; engelska som andra språk; språkutveckling; läsning; nöjesläsning; läsning för språkinlärning; språkinlärning;

    Abstract : This study aims to find an understanding of how pleasure reading outside of a classroom context can assist in the development of English as a second language. The study primarily seeks to examine what teachers and parents say about how the access to and active reading of English books in children’s home environment can benefit their language skills development in the classroom, and this has been done through qualitative interviews. READ MORE

  3. 2. Recommending digital books to children : Acomparative study of different state-of-the-art recommendation system techniques

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

    Author : Malvin Lundqvist; [2023]
    Keywords : Recommendation Systems; Collaborative Filtering; Matrix Factorization; Multi-Layer Perceptron; Neural Network-based Collaborative Filtering; Implicit Feedback; Deep Learning; Term Frequency-Inverse Document Frequency; Rekommendationssystem; Kollaborativ filtrering; Matrisfaktorisering; Flerlagersperceptron; Neurala nätverksbaserad kollaborativ filtrering; Implicit data; Djupinlärning; Termfrekvens med omvänd dokumentfrekvens;

    Abstract : Collaborative filtering is a popular technique to use behavior data in the form of user’s interactions with, or ratings of, items in a system to provide personalized recommendations of items to the user. This study compares three different state-of-the-art Recommendation System models that implement this technique, Matrix Factorization, Multi-layer Perceptron and Neural Matrix Factorization, using behavior data from a digital book platform for children. READ MORE

  4. 3. Hallå - någon där? : om biologisk mångfald i täta städer: Ett förslag för Kristinebergs strandpark i Stockholm

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Anna Lundström; [2023]
    Keywords : biologisk mångfald; inhemska arter; urbanekologi; naturlika planteringar;

    Abstract : Arbetets övergripande intresse för naturlika planteringar och biologisk mångfald placerades inledningsvis in i ett landskapsarkitektoniskt sammanhang. Detta relaterades sedan till den lokala kontext vari gestaltningsarbetet är placerat, det vill säga Sverige – Mälardalsregionen – Stockholmsområdet – Kristinebergs strandpark. READ MORE

  5. 4. Cui Bono? — To Whom Is It a Benefit? : Edgar Allan Poe’s Critique of Emerson’s Transcendentalism

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Albin Lavikkala; [2023]
    Keywords : Edgar Allan Poe; Ralph Waldo Emerson; Transcendentalism; Genre Studies; Gothic Romanticism; Gothic; Criticism;

    Abstract : This essay is a contribution to literary history that explores Edgar Allan Poe’s criticism of the transcendentalist movement and its key figure Ralph Waldo Emerson through an analysis of the short stories “The Fall of the House of Usher” and “Never Bet the Devil Your Head.” By using genre criticism to define aspects of the Gothic genre, Poe’s criticism through Gothic tropes is studied together with an intertextual reading of the short stories and historical literary objects such as letters, magazines and literary reviews that details his views on transcendentalism. READ MORE

  6. 5. En hållbar kompost : förutsättningar på Habo gård

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Axel Stålhammar; [2023]
    Keywords : hållbarhet; kompostering; komposteringssystem; parkslide; Reynoutria japonica; kol kväve-kvot; lokal hantering av näringsämnen;

    Abstract : Den här kandidatuppsatsen är gjord för att ta reda på ifall det är möjligt att skapa en hållbar kompost på Habo gård. Därtill finns stora mängder organiskt material som inte utnyttjas på Habo gård i näringskretsloppet. READ MORE