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AIEDU
2010
13 years 5 months ago
Scaffolding Meta-Cognitive Skills for Effective Analogical Problem Solving via Tailored Example Selection
Although worked-out examples play a key role in cognitive skill acquisition, research demonstrates that students have various levels of meta-cognitive abilities for using examples ...
Kasia Muldner, Cristina Conati
ECTEL
2010
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
Learning from Erroneous Examples: When and How Do Students Benefit from Them?
We investigate whether erroneous examples in the domain of fractions can help students learn from common errors of other students presented in a computer-based system. Presenting t...
Dimitra Tsovaltzi, Erica Melis, Bruce M. McLaren, ...
AIED
2009
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
MetaTutor: Analyzing Self-Regulated Learning in a Tutoring System for Biology
We report preliminary data of an initial laboratory study examining the effectiveness of self-regulated learning (SRL) training versus no training on learners’ ability to deploy ...
Roger Azevedo, Amy M. Witherspoon, Arthur C. Graes...
AIED
2005
Springer
14 years 4 months ago
"Be bold and take a challenge": Could motivational strategies improve help-seeking?
We are exploring whether the use of facilities aimed at improving the learner’s motivation has an effect on learning food-chains and food-webs, but also on help-seeking behaviour...
Genaro Rebolledo-Mendez, Benedict du Boulay, Rosem...
CDC
2010
IEEE
106views Control Systems» more  CDC 2010»
13 years 5 months ago
Optimal cross-layer wireless control policies using TD learning
We present an on-line crosslayer control technique to characterize and approximate optimal policies for wireless networks. Our approach combines network utility maximization and ad...
Sean P. Meyn, Wei Chen, Daniel O'Neill