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AIED
2007
Springer
14 years 2 months ago
Applying Learning Factors Analysis to Build Stereotypic Student Models
This paper demonstrates how stereotypic student groups can be created to enhance cognitive models in computer tutors. Computer tutors use cognitive models to track what skills stud...
Anna N. Rafferty, Michael Yudelson
AIED
2007
Springer
14 years 2 months ago
Predicting Students' Performance with SimStudent: Learning Cognitive Skills from Observation
SimStudent is a machine-learning agent that learns cognitive skills by demonstration. SimStudent was originally built as a building block for Cognitive Tutor Authoring Tools to hel...
Noboru Matsuda, William W. Cohen, Jonathan Sewall,...
CHI
2006
ACM
14 years 8 months ago
Using intelligent task routing and contribution review to help communities build artifacts of lasting value
Many online communities are emerging that, like Wikipedia, bring people together to build community-maintained artifacts of lasting value (CALVs). Motivating people to contribute ...
Dan Cosley, Dan Frankowski, Loren G. Terveen, John...
ICCHP
2010
Springer
13 years 12 months ago
Mental Models of Menu Structures in Diabetes Assistants
Abstract. Demographic change in regard to an aging population with an increasing amount of diabetes patients will put a strain on health care rentability in all modern societies. E...
André Calero Valdez, Martina Ziefle, Firat ...
CHI
2009
ACM
14 years 8 months ago
WIIS: multimodal simulation for exploring the world beyond visual sense
This paper describes a pilot study of a computer simulation called WIIS, which is designed to extend students' learning experience of the sizes of the objects beyond human vi...
Minyoung Song, Chris Quintana