Essays about: "value of reading"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 98 essays containing the words value of reading.

1. 1. Bildung in the language classroom. Reading literature to stimulate young people's desire to learn English

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Lärarutbildningsnämnden

   Author : Thomas Mellen; [2023-08-01]
   Keywords : reading; literature; bildung; didaktik; professional self-determination;

   Abstract : The power of reading literary texts to stimulate language learning, critical thinking and communicative competence is well established, yet young people are reading less literature than they did ten years ago. The aim of my research is to find out what teachers and other educational professionals can do in order to support young people to take up the habit of regular deep reading. READ MORE

3. 2. RocksDB Read Optimization Strategies for Streaming Applications

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

   Author : Björkman Fredrik; [2023]
   Keywords : RocksDB; Data streams; Micro-batching; Data stream processing; read operation benchmark; Data stream workload simulation; RocksDB; Dataströmmar; Mikro-batching; Dataströmsprocessering; Läsoperationsmätresultat; Dataströmsarbetsbelastningssimulation;

   Abstract : Modern stream processors rely on embedded key-value stores to manage state that accumulates over long-running computations and exceeds the available memory size. One of these key-value stores is RocksDB, which is widely used in many applications requiring high-performing storage with low latency. READ MORE

4. 3. The Class of Us: A Study Across Several Schools in Sweden Comparing the EFL Comprehension of Playing the Video Game The Last of Us Versus Viewing the Television Adaptation

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Robert Bång; Simon Torffvit; Anton Grandi; [2023]
   Keywords : Comparative; Comparative Study; Quantitative; English; EFL; English as a Foreign Language; SLA; Second Language Acquisition; Comprehension; Test; Video Games; Video Game; CALL; Computer assisted language learning; The Last of Us; TLoU; The Last of Us: Remastered; Naughty Dog; PlayStation; HBO; Home Box Office; Game; Games; Computer Games; Skolverket; Upper Secondary School; Gymnasiet; Gymnasieskolan; Sweden; Control Group; Immersion; Multimodality; Interactivity; Interactive; Television; Television series; Media; Audiovisual media; Audiovisual; Large-scale; Gender; Program; Video Game Literacy; Game Literacy; Narrative; Educational; Serious Games; Mature; Problem of Content; Attitudinal; Survey; Likert-scale; Likert; Interventionist; Narratology; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Contemporary English as a foreign language (EFL) classrooms in upper secondary schools in Sweden make frequent use of receptive media such as movies and television to facilitate language learning. The more interactive medium of video games is seldom used for the same purpose, despite previous research indicating that the added layer of interactivity can bring benefits such as improvements to vocabulary, written production and reading comprehension. READ MORE

5. 4. The Potential of The Witcher : In an interdisciplinary work between Religious studies and English

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   Author : Isabel Cardin; [2023]
   Keywords : Fantasy; fundamental values; ethical issues; Christianity; Hinduism; Religious studies; English studies; interdisciplinary work; Fantasy; värdegrunden; etiska problem; kristendomen; hinduismen; Religionskunskap; Engelskaundervisning; ämnesövergripande arbete;

   Abstract : This essay examines if The Witcher: The Last Wish can be used as a pedagogical tool for interdisciplinary literary seminars about current issues and events in students’ daily lives and society between the Swedish upper secondary school courses English and Religious studies. Additionally, the study investigates if literary seminars about how The Witcher: The Last Wish can broaden the students’ understanding of religious practices in daily lives and what effect their religion has on their relation to ethical and existential issues. READ MORE

6. 5. 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