Validation of the Learning Machine

Abstract

As Web-based courses become more prevalent, tools need to be created that go beyond electronic page turning. The tools should allow for easy development of Web-based interactive instruction. The Learning Machine is data-driven tutorial software that is based on behavioral education philosophy. Development and presentation use the same database, but separate scripts, so that changes to content do not require changes to the presentation script. This decoupling enables content providers to concentrate on course development. This paper validates the effectiveness of Learning Machine tutorials as compared with classroom lectures. The experiment conducted to validate the Learning Machine tutorials showed that the tutorials were at least as good as classroom lectures.

Hadron physics and dynamical chiral symmetry breaking

“…A compelling complement is Ref. [71], which describes in detail the direct application of the single-parameter DSE-model of Eq. (7.21) to the spectrum and dynamical properties of light mesons.…”

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