Academic Articles & Research Papers

Relationship between perceived teacher support and learning engagement among adolescents: Mediation role of technology acceptance and learning motivation

This study is aimed at investigating the relationship between perceived teacher support and learning engagement and exploring the mediation role played by technology acceptance and learning motivation. It adopted a structural equation model...

A longitudinal study on students’ self-regulated listening during transition to an English-medium transnational university in China

Listening to academic content in English medium instruction (EMI) classrooms at university can be a demanding task for students who transition from first language (L1) instructed secondary schools. This longitudinal mixed methods study anal...

Teaching for Deep Learning

The authors have been engaged in research focused on students' depth of learning as well as teachers' efforts to foster deep learning. Findings from a study examining the teaching practices and student learning outcomes of sixtyfour teacher...

Computational Linguistics and Deep Learning

Deep Learning waves have lapped at the shores of computational linguistics for several years now, but 2015 seems like the year when the full force of the tsunami hit the major Natural Language Processing (NLP) conferences. However, some pun...

Deep Learning for the Earth Sciences

Deep learning is a fundamental technique in modern Artificial Intelligence and is being applied to disciplines across the scientific spectrum; earth science is no exception. Yet, the link between deep learning and Earth sciences has only re...

Deep learning and education for sustainability

Deep learning is a key strategy by which students extract meaning and understanding from course materials and experiences. Because of the range and interconnectedness of environmental, social and economic issues, and the importance of inter...

Experiences of male nursing students navigating pediatric clinical training: a qualitative descriptive study.

Dual-edged swords: a qualitative study of protective and risk factors shaping mental health among Chinese health professions students.

Deep Learning

Deep learning is a form of machine learning that enables computers to learn from experience and understand the world in terms of a hierarchy of concepts. Because the computer gathers knowledge from experience, there is no need for a human c...

Data Mining and Machine Learning

The fundamental algorithms in data mining and machine learning form the basis of data science, utilizing automated methods to analyze patterns and models for all kinds of data in applications ranging from scientific discovery to business an...

Machine Learning Methods in the Environmental Sciences

Machine learning methods originated from artificial intelligence and are now used in various fields in environmental sciences today. This is the first single-authored textbook providing a unified treatment of machine learning methods and th...

Machine Learning Refined

With its intuitive yet rigorous approach to machine learning, this text provides students with the fundamental knowledge and practical tools needed to conduct research and build data-driven products. The authors prioritize geometric intuiti...

Machine Learning for Engineers

This self-contained introduction to machine learning, designed from the start with engineers in mind, will equip students with everything they need to start applying machine learning principles and algorithms to real-world engineering probl...

New Advances in Machine Learning

The purpose of this book is to provide an up-to-date and systematical introduction to the principles and algorithms of machine learning. The definition of learning is broad enough to include most tasks that we commonly call “learning” tasks...

Key factors and serial mediation analysis of anxiety and depression among university students: a cross-sectional study

BackgroundAnxiety and depressive symptoms are prevalent among university students; however, their risk factors are unlikely to operate in isolation. Instead, they may be organized in a multilevel structure that progressively approaches emot...

Burnout Risk Profiles in Psychology Students: An Exploratory Study with Machine Learning

University students are at increased risk of developing burnout and psychological distress from high academic workloads and performance expectations. The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between psychological and lifesty...

Machine Learning

Machine learning techniques have the potential of alleviating the complexity of knowledge acquisition. This book presents today’s state and development tendencies of machine learning. It is a multi-author book. Taking into account the large...

Benchmarking Supervised Classifiers for Concurrent Multidomain Dropout-Intention Attributions in Higher Education: Evidence from a Colombian Public University

Student retention analytics often treats withdrawal as a single outcome, although students may attribute dropout intention to personal, socioeconomic, and academic pressures simultaneously. We benchmarked nine supervised classifiers for ide...

An assessment of subject-comprehension and subject-command attained through digital learning platforms

Abstract A synthesized investigation, employing graphical and analytical approach, has been conducted to examine inadequacy of electronic education and limitations posed by transformative mode of learning from students’ perspective. Moreove...

A First Course in Machine Learning

"A First Course in Machine Learning by Simon Rogers and Mark Girolami is the best introductory book for ML currently available. It combines rigor and precision with accessibility, starts from a detailed explanation of the basic foundations ...