Studying Transfer of Learning using a Brain-Inspired Spiking Neural Network in the Context of Learning a New Programming Language
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Paper/Presentation Title | Studying Transfer of Learning using a Brain-Inspired Spiking Neural Network in the Context of Learning a New Programming Language |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Fard, Mojgan Hafezi (Author), Petrova, Krassie (Author), Kasabov, Nikola (Author) and Wang, Grace Y. (Author) |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on Computer Science and Data Engineering (CSDE 2021) |
Number of Pages | 6 |
Year | 2021 |
Place of Publication | Brisbane, Australia |
ISBN | 9781665495523 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1109/CSDE53843.2021.9718472 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9718472 |
Web Address (URL) of Conference Proceedings | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/9718231/proceeding |
Conference/Event | IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on Computer Science and Data Engineering (CSDE 2021) |
Event Details | IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on Computer Science and Data Engineering (CSDE 2021) Event Date 08 to end of 10 Dec 2021 Event Location Brisbane, Australia |
Abstract | Transfer of learning (TL) has been an important research area for scholars, educators, and cognitive psychologists for over a century. However, it is not yet understood why applying existing knowledge and skills in a new context does not always follow expectations, and how to facilitate the activation of prior knowledge to enable TL. This research uses cognitive load theory (CLT) and a neuroscience approach in order to investigate the relationship between cognitive load and prior knowledge in the context of learning a new programming language. According to CLT, reducing cognitive load improves memory performance and may lead to better retention and transfer performance. A number of different frequency-based features of EEG data may be used for measuring cognitive load. This study focuses on analysing spatio-temporal brain data (STBD) gathered experimentally using an EEG device. An SNN based computational architecture, NeuCube, was used to create a brain-like computation model and visualise the neural connectivity and spike activity patterns formed when an individual is learning a new programming language. The results indicate that cognitive load and the associated Theta and Alpha band frequencies can be used as a measure of the TL process and, more specifically, that the neuronal connectivity and spike activity patterns visualised in the NeuCube model can be interpreted with reference to the brain activities associated with the TL process. |
Keywords | cognitive load; EEG; learning computer programming; NeuCube; SNN; spiking neural networks; Transfer of learning |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 520499. Cognitive and computational psychology not elsewhere classified |
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Byline Affiliations | Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q7565/studying-transfer-of-learning-using-a-brain-inspired-spiking-neural-network-in-the-context-of-learning-a-new-programming-language
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