This study aimed to determine the performance of Grade 5 pupils in Lower Bonga Elementary School (LBES) in learning the multiplication of one to two-digit whole numbers using a magic finger technique. Specifically, the following questions were formulated: (1) What is the performance of pupils in...

We propose a deep learning approach to probabilistic forecasting of macroeconomic and financial time series. Being able to learn complex patterns from a data rich environment, our approach is useful for a decision making that depends on uncertainty of large number of economic outcomes....

We compare how well agents aggregate information in two repeated social learning environments. In the first setting agents have access to a public data set. In the second they have access to the same data, and also to the past actions of others. Despite the fact that actions contain no...

Motivated by the advantage of just-in-time philosophy, zero-inventory is common in many industries, especially the ones that need fast response with a short lifespan. Accordingly, this paper focuses on coordinated production scheduling and distribution operation problems considering DeJong’s...

Conventional wisdom and evidence from democracies suggests that education increases voter turnout. This paper revisits this question through by analyzing voter turnout in local elections in China. Using an instrument variable strategy, I find that schooling surprisingly reduces turnout. Results...

The COVID-19 pandemic and associated school closures may have constrained educational participation particularly for students in disadvantaged circumstances. We explore how 30 disadvantaged students in secondary school (14 mainstream/16 Flexible Learning Program) from Queensland, New South...

The standard approach to modelling consumption/saving problems is to assume that the decisionmaker is solving a dynamic stochastic optimization problem. However, under realistic descriptions of utility and uncertainty, the optimal consumption/saving decision is so difficult that only recently...

We conduct a randomized field experiment to study the effects of two financial education interventions offered to small-scale retailers in rural western Uganda. The treatments contrast “active learning” with traditional “lecturing” within standardized lesson-plans. After six months,...

Generally, students would like more time in class to understand nuances of material for a variety of reasons. However, current scheduling limits terms to durations ranging from three to 16 weeks. This paper discusses an experimental system allowing learning outcomes to occur beyond normal...

The market environment of manufacturing companies is characterized by numerous challenges. In the course of individualized mass production, companies are faced with the challenge of efficiently and flexibly fulfilling customer-specific production orders. Consequently, current production is...