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    Document driven decision support system: A practitioner’s approach
    (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Military Institute of Science and Technology, 2012-12) Rahman, Sharmin; Islam, Sharmin; Sharmin, Nusrat; Rahman, Dr. Mohammad Lutfur
    Decision Support Systems (DSS) are computerized information system that helps decision makers with decision-making activities. DSS are interactive computer-based system that uses data, document, communication technologies, knowledge and model to support decision making process. In this thesis, we consider top two data mining algorithms in the research community: k-means and k-nearest neighbor (kNN). Given C = fc1; :::;cmg is a set of pre-defined categories, an initial corpus Co = fd1; :::;dsg of documents previously categorized under the same set of categories and a training set Tr = fd1; :::;dgg. This is the set of example documents observing the characteristics of which the classifiers for the various categories are induced and D = fd1; :::;dng is a set of documents to be categorized. The problem is to assign a value from f0;1g to each entry, ai j where 1 i m, 1 j n of the decision matrix. A value of 1 for ai j is interpreted as a decision to file dj under ci, while a value of 0 is interpreted as a decision not to file dj under c. A test set Te =dg+1; :::;ds will be used for the purpose of testing the effectiveness of the induced classifiers. Each document in Te will be fed to the classifiers and a measure of classification effectiveness will be based on how often the values for the ai j’s obtained by the classifiers match the values for the cai j’s provided by the experts where cai j is the element of correct decision matrix and 1 i m , 1 j s. We implemented these two algorithms and perform cross-validation test to measure accuracy of them. It comes out that; kNN is more accurate than that of k-mean. Then we develop tracing of document-driven DSS to provide an explanation to improve the acceptance of decision makers, because decisions are based on both the inheritance among documents and acceptance of those advices for decision makers. So, we develop a tracing on the contents and the classification of interrelated documents to improve the explanation.
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    Exploring government pre-primary teachers' perception about play pedagogy for pre-primary
    (BRAC University, 2024-01) Islam, Sharmin; Zafar, Areefa
    This thesis investigates pre-primary teachers’ perception about play pedagogy in pre-primary schools in Bangladesh, with an emphasis on classroom practices and helping and challenging factors to implement play pedagogy in the classroom using qualitative analysis of interviews with pre-primary teachers. The findings show that teachers firmly believe that play pedagogy is the most suitable teaching method for pre-primary children, emphasizing the importance of joyful learning experiences through activities like songs, dance, and drama. The findings of this study indicate that teachers’ understanding of play is limited to the utilization of teaching materials in classroom activities. The interviews also show less scope for child-centric play rather teachers use teacher-centric play examples. However, obstacles such as insufficient professional development, limited classroom space, a large number of students, etc. hinder the full adoption of play-based teaching. Furthermore, while teachers recognize the value of play-based pedagogy training, there is a considerable disparity in the quantity of formal training received, emphasizing the necessity for complete professional development programs. Despite these difficulties, teachers showcase a strong dedication to overcoming obstacles and using effective techniques to solve issues such as managing big class sizes and engaging parents in play-based learning concepts. Overall, this thesis emphasizes the need to improve teachers' knowledge and understanding of play pedagogy through intensive participatory training and support for play-based pedagogy in Bangladesh's early childhood education system.