Most neural network learning algorithms cannot use knowledge other than what is provided in the training data. Initialized using random weights, they cannot use prior knowledge such as knowledge stored in previously trained networks. This manuscript thesis addresses this problem.…

There are different approaches used by mathematics teacher educators to help pre-service primary teachers develop the useful skills and knowledge required to teach mathematics. One of these approaches is concerned to learning to notice relevant aspects in mathematics teaching. But…

El presente trabajo aborda el conocimiento; relaciones, representaciones y valoraciones que alumnos y docentes realizan en el contexto de la cotidianeidad escolar, integrando el proyecto de investigación "Adolescencia y Escuela" que se viene implementando desde 1995, en la cátedra Fundamentos…

Cultural resources like traditional medicinal knowledge need to be recognized in their role tied to important regional practices in Zimbabwe. This is especially as a nexus of legal definitions for biological, intellectual and cultural resources will inform a National Sui…

This dissertation addresses the issues pertaining to composite products (CPs). CPs are defined as products formed by combining knowledge from two distinct domains, for example, digital cameras, which combine knowledge from digital products and cameras. The three research questions addressed…

El presente trabajo es una investigación sobre la adecuación del material empleado en las actividades de autoaprendizaje y su valoración en la asunción de las competencias de la guía docente de Lenguaje Musical para el alumnado de la diplomatura de…

This thesis is a theoretical and practical investigation of the role played by informal learning and teaching in the development of identity and applied knowledge. With the advent of mass schooling, there came to be a distinction between formal and…

Les progrès en anesthésie et en réanimation ont pour objectifs la réduction de la
durée de surveillance et l'amélioration de la qualité de la récupération. Pour le cas
particulier de l'assistance respiratoire, la capacité de surveiller et d'optimiser l'adaptation
entre…

Searching for information pervades a wide spectrum of human activity, including learning and problem solving. With recent changes in the amount of information available and the variety of means of retrieval, there is even more need to understand why some…

In this thesis, I investigate the nature of geometric knowledge and its relationship to spatial intuition. My goal is to rehabilitate the Kantian view that Euclid's geometry is a mathematical practice, which is grounded in spatial intuition, yet, nevertheless, yields…