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    Evaluating the development and effectiveness of grit and growth mindset among high school students in a computer programming project
    (2017) Kench, Delia Joan
    This dissertation investigates grit “passion and perseverance” for a long-term goal and growth mindset in grade 11 high school students as they code a non-trivial pro-gramming project in Java over a six-week period. Students are often challenged by the complexities of programming and can be overwhelmed when they encounter errors causing them to give up and not persevere. The programming project includes scaffolding with frequent feedback to increase the motivation of students. The study used mixed methods research that used both quantitative and qualitative data to find answers to the research questions. Whilst the correlation between grit, mindset and the project results were moderate, that students submitted their project numerous times showed an indication to perseverance. The data gathered from the interviews further indicated that the students’ perseverance led them to employ their own prob-lem-solving strategies when they encounter problems.
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    The off-line programming of a PC based industrial robot with sensory feedback (volume II of II)
    (1996) Andersen, Hugh Jonas Christian
    See Volume 1 for Abstract
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    The off-line programming of a PC based industrial robot with sensory feedback (volume I of II)
    (1996) Andersen, Hugh Jonas Christian
    The need for sensor-based automatic motion planning and control of industrial robots in an unstructured environment is extensive. For example in-factory transportation, household chores, military applications, chemical, radioactive, and other applications dangerous to humans. Researchers are attempting to build systems capable of generating purposeful motion in highly uncertain co-nplex environments, using on-line information from robot sensors. An example of such a task would be moving a mobile robot or a manipulator arm from its starting position to a goal position in a scene with unknown arbitrarily shaped obstacles. Carrying out such tasks requires, first, sensors and related