1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996466155403316

Autore

Raman T.V

Titolo

Audio System for Technical Readings [[electronic resource] /] / by T.V. Raman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 1998

ISBN

3-540-49207-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 1998.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVII, 131 p.)

Collana

Lecture Notes in Computer Science, , 0302-9743 ; ; 1410

Disciplina

362.4/183

Soggetti

Sociology

User interfaces (Computer systems)

Social work

Natural language processing (Computer science)

Multimedia information systems

Artificial intelligence

Sociology, general

User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction

Social Work

Natural Language Processing (NLP)

Multimedia Information Systems

Artificial Intelligence

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Audio system for technical readings -- Recognizing high-level document structure -- AFL: Audio formatting language -- Rendering rules and styles -- Browsing audio documents -- Related work -- Documentation -- Accessibility.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is based on the author's Ph.D. thesis which was selected during the 1994 ACM Doctoral Dissertation Competition as one of the two co-winning works. T.V. Raman did his Ph.D. work at Cornell University with Professor Davied Gries as thesis advisor. The author presents the computing system ASTER that audio formats electronic documents to produce audio documents. ASTER can speak both literary



texts and highly technical documents containing complex mathematics (presented in (LA)TEX).

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910798142803321

Autore

Warring William H.

Titolo

Beyond dropping out : overcoming the pitfalls of school culture / / William H. Warring Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-4758-2101-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (142 p.)

Disciplina

301.445

Soggetti

Dropouts

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; I: Strengthening Schoolwide Mind-sets; 1 Defeating Schoolwide Adversity; Overcoming School, Program, and Classroom Struggles; Upsetting Self-Debasement; Efficacious Moments and Events; Summary; 2 Overcoming Roadblocks; Cultural Conflict: A Continuation School Challenge; Attribution Theory: The Blame Game; Enhancing School Culture; Summary; 3 Trust: A Strengths-Based Asset; Trusting Adult Stakeholders; Trusting Choice; Respect: A Foundational Asset; Assets and Outcomes: Student Growth Development; Summary

4 Generating College and Career ReadinessIdentifying College and Career Requirement Indicators; Synthesizing Indicators with Common Core Standards; Assessing Growth; Summary; II: Augmenting Formidable and Arduous Learning; 5 Strengthening School Design; Developing Program Design; Roadblocks and Challenges; Questioning Design; Connectedness: A Strength-Based Protective Factor; Addressing Student Needs; Strengthening Teaching; Summary; 6 Interventions and Methodologies; Methodologies; Instructional Design Criteria; Student Misbehavior Strategies

A Multiple Pathways Approach to Curriculum DesignSummary; 7



Classroom Engagement; Self-Determination: A Sense of Autonomy; Personalizing Instruction; Flow: A Motivational Strategy; Restructuring Curriculum; Effective Teaching Approaches; Summary; III: Measuring Achievement; 8 Assessing Growth; Dominant Consorts; Predicting Student Struggles; Assessing Student Performance; Demonstrating Assessment Tools and Strategies; Summary; 9 Laquitta and Jonathan; References; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

The failure of alternative and continuation schools to educate our most vulnerable adolescent populations is slowly eliminating them from our educational landscapes. Millions of struggling teens, lacking options, are being set adrift without the necessary capabilities and without hope. But recent research can provide avenues of change to lead these student populations to academic achievement. Equipping educators with both the theoretical framework and a range of practical applications for program and classroom improvements, Rethinking Alternative Schools provides a look into successful alterna