Search for dissertations about: "visual style"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 swedish dissertations containing the words visual style.
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1. Embodied Pedagogical Agents: From Visual Impact to Pedagogical Implications
Abstract : Embodied pedagogical agents – visually represented, computer generated characters in pedagogical roles, such as virtual instructors, mentors and learning companions – populate the digital society in increasing numbers. They are found in educational programmes from preschool to university, as well as in broader educational contexts in the form of medical counsellors, virtual health coaches, information guides, etc. READ MORE
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2. Pictures and a Thousand Words : Learning Psychology through Visual Illustrations and Testing
Abstract : For teachers and students to be able to make informed decisions about how to best improve learning, it is important to compare learning strategies that are known to be effective. Both multimedia learning, based on the notion that individuals learn better from words and pictures presented together than from words alone, and retrieval practice, based on the idea that retrieving knowledge from the memory is an active process that has a beneficial impact on learning, have been found robust learning strategies in earlier research. READ MORE
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3. Picturing Dissolving Views : August Strindberg and the Visual Media of His Age
Abstract : The subject of this study is August Strindberg’s interaction with the visual media of his day. Its dual aim is to examine Strindberg’s work in the light of media history and to allow Strindberg’s work in turn to illuminate the media history of the fin de siècle. READ MORE
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4. Biologically-Based Interactive Neural Network Models for Visual Attention and Object Recognition
Abstract : The main focus of this thesis is to develop biologically-based computational models for object recognition. A series of models for attention and object recognition were developed in the order of increasing functionality and complexity. READ MORE
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5. The visual ecology of bees - Tales of diverse eyes and behaviours
Abstract : The buzzing flight of bees is a popular summer hit. Yet, outside of a few familiar species of honeybees and bumblebees, these fantastic little creatures are still mostly unknown. With about twenty-five thousand species, bees are a very diverse group. They can be found in drastically different habitats. READ MORE