Papers by M. Shokoohi-Yekta
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2010
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2010
Prevalence of autism is growing, and it is important that they be diagnosed early. The aim of the... more Prevalence of autism is growing, and it is important that they be diagnosed early. The aim of the present study is to provide an expert system software program to help children being diagnosed with autistic disorder. A questionnaire was developed and completed by 85 parents in the Center for the Treatment of Autistic Disorders, 65 parents of normal children and 20 parents of children with Down syndrome. After the completion of the long form of the questionnaire, a short form with more important items was formed through machine learning techniques such as Support Vector Machine and Random Forest. Finally, to study the validity and reliability of the expert system, machine-learning methods, Kappa agreement and Cronbach’s alpha were used. Findings indicate that the expert system has satisfactory levels of reliability and criterion validity. Therefore, it can be used for screening children with autism at the early ages of 2 to 6 years old. Keywords: autistic disorder, diagnosing autism, expert system, computerized screening;
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2011
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2011
The ability to solve problems is one of the crucial skills in our life. Along with brisk changes ... more The ability to solve problems is one of the crucial skills in our life. Along with brisk changes in new societies, social demands and standards have been changed, and human being, now is facing new and more complicated challenges. Resolving many of these new ...
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2011
On the condition of educational modernization and joining the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Bolog... more On the condition of educational modernization and joining the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Bologna process, A. Yasawi International Kazakh-Turkish University points out as one of its main problem the usage of information technologies in highly qualified training of the specialists of international level in the sphere of ecology and increasing the quality of their professional training, because the use of information technologies emphasizes practical-oriented education, its professional, pragmatic, subject-professional aspect. Including some elements of well known approaches in pedagogical sciences such as systematic, personal-oriented and synergetic and others the significance of competence-based approach as one of necessary base of formation of communicative competence and professional training of future ecologists is stated out. Because it has humanistic, professional, pragmatic and practical features showing its integration and systematic advantages. Accepted as one of new scientific approach, the use of information technologies of is one of the most effective means of developing methodological and creative thinking activity, professional and cultural norms of behavior, correction of oriented values on Keywords: Architectural design education, generative design , computer aided design, typological data, algoritmic design;
International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 1991
Attitudes towards mental illness were measured by the Opinion About Mental Illness Scale (OMI) fo... more Attitudes towards mental illness were measured by the Opinion About Mental Illness Scale (OMI) for 83 male graduate college students from American and Chinese cultural backgrounds. The OMI questionnaire consisted of five factors: A) Authoritarianism, B) Benevolence, C) Mental Hygiene Ideology, D) Social Restrictiveness, and E) Interpersonal Etiology. Statistically significant differences between the two groups of subjects on Factors A, B, D and E of the OMI were found. American students performed lower on "Authoritarianism", on "Social Restrictiveness", and on "Interpersonal Etiology", and higher on "Benevolence" than Chinese subjects.
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Papers by M. Shokoohi-Yekta