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Authoring Effective Embedded Tutors: An Overview of the Extensible Problem Specific Tutor (xPST) System
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Gilbert, Stephen B.; Blessing, Stephen B.; Guo, Enruo – International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 2015
The Extensible Problem Specific Tutor (xPST) allows authors who are not cognitive scientists and not programmers to quickly create an intelligent tutoring system that provides instruction akin to a model-tracing tutor. Furthermore, this instruction is overlaid on existing software, so that the learner's interface does not have to be made from…
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Authors, Computer Software, Computer Interfaces
Balancing Play, Meaning and Reality: The Design Philosophy of LEVEE PATROLLER
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Harteveld, Casper; Guimaraes, Rui; Mayer, Igor S.; Bidarra, Rafael – Simulation & Gaming, 2010
Most serious games have been developed without a proper and comprehensive design theory. To contribute to the development of such a theory, this article presents the underlying design philosophy of LEVEE PATROLLER, a game to train levee patrollers in the Netherlands. This philosophy stipulates that the design of a digital serious game is a…
Descriptors: Design, Philosophy, Educational Games, Play
The Specification of Causal Models with Tetrad IV: A Review
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Landsheer, J. A. – Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Tetrad IV is a program designed for the specification of causal models. It is specifically designed to search for causal relations, but also offers the possibility to estimate the parameters of a structural equation model. It offers a remarkable graphical user interface, which facilitates building, evaluating, and searching for causal models. The…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Causal Models, Evaluation, Mathematics
The Usability of the Journal Finder Interface
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Ellington, Beth – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2008
This study evaluates the usability of the Journal Finder integrated search interface, developed at the Jackson Library at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. This interface provides electronic access to publications including journals, newsletters, newspapers, and magazines. This study was conducted to determine how intuitive and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Electronic Publishing, Protocol Analysis
Usability of a Runtime Environment for the Use of IMS Learning Design in Mixed Mode Higher Education
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Klebl, Michael – Educational Technology & Society, 2006
Starting from the first public draft of IMS Learning Design in November 2002, a research project at the Catholic University Eichstaett-Ingolstadt in Germany was dedicated to the conceptual examination and empirical review of IMS Learning Design Level A. A prototypical runtime environment called "lab005" was developed. It was built based…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Management Systems, Web Based Instruction, Foreign Countries
Usability of a Virtual Learning Environment Concerning Safety at Work
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Ihamäki, Heli; Vilpola, Inka – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2004
Most of the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) design methods focus on producing content for a VLE. However, usability of the VLE is also of great importance. Several potential usability problems have been reported in recent e-learning conferences. These problems could have been avoided by applying usability engineering methods before the VLE was…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Safety, Work Environment, Occupational Safety and Health