Constructing a student model for language tutors is a challenging task. This paper describes using knowledge tracing to construct a student model of reading proficiency and validat...
Abstract. Successful learning though exploration in open learning environments has been shown to depend on whether students possess the necessary meta-cognitive skills, including s...
Abstract. We describe Wayang Outpost, a web-based ITS for the Math section of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). It has several distinctive features: help with multimedia animatio...
Ivon Arroyo, Carole R. Beal, Tom Murray, Rena Wall...
How smart should we be in order to cope with the complex authoring process of smart courseware? Lately this question gains more attention with attempts to simplify the process and ...
Lora Aroyo, Akiko Inaba, Larisa N. Soldatova, Riic...
Abstract. Can automatically generated questions scaffold reading comprehension? We automated three kinds of multiple-choice questions in children’s assisted reading:
Cognitive Tutors are proven effective learning environments, but are still not as effective as one-on-one human tutoring. We describe an environment (ALPS) designed to engage stude...
Lisa Anthony, Albert T. Corbett, Angela Z. Wagner,...
Previous research has shown that self-explanation can be supported effectively in an intelligent tutoring system by simple means such as menus. We now focus on the hypothesis that ...
Vincent Aleven, Amy Ogan, Octav Popescu, Cristen T...
Developing a learner model containing an accurate representation of a learner’s knowledge is made more difficult in distributed learning environments where the learner uses mult...
Christopher A. Brooks, Mike Winter, Jim E. Greer, ...
The expansion of the World Wide Web and the use of computers in education have increased the demand for Web courses and, consequently, the need for systems that simplify their prod...
This paper introduces the rationale for concrete situations in the authoring process that can exploit a theory-aware Authoring Environment. It illustrates how Ontological Engineeri...