This study aims at addressing the issues related to reliability and validity of adoption of concept maps to assess L2 reading comprehension. To this end, this study was designed in two major phases. During the first phase, a test of reading...

A novel fusion method for semantic concept detection in images, called tree fusion is proposed.

Various kinds of features are given to different classifiers. Then, according to the importance of features and effectiveness of classifiers...

Individuals have concepts and beliefs in their minds that shape everyday actions. Our behavior reflects the metaphorical nature and understanding of the conceptualization of the world. This conceptual system that is metaphorical in nature rules...

Granted that literacy is a social practice involving different values, attitudes, feelings, and social relationships, this study attempts to examine literacy practices and the potential changes made through a history of ...

Threshold concepts are considered as akin to gateways to open up new ways of thinking. These concepts act as a bottleneck to learning, whose acquisition can transform the individuals` worldviews and create mental paradigm shifts. Thresholds have...

The purpose of the present study was comparing the effect of 5 and 10 weeks of aerobic, yoga and aerobic-yoga exercises on female students’ physical self-concept. For that reason, 76 sedentary female students with mean age of 20.49±1.32 years from...