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Does Supporting Multiple Student Strategies Lead to Greater Learning and Motivation? Investigating a Source of Complexity in the Architecture of Intelligent Tutoring Systems
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Waalkens, Maaike; Aleven, Vincent; Taatgen, Niels – Computers & Education, 2013
Intelligent tutoring systems (ITS) support students in learning a complex problem-solving skill. One feature that makes an ITS architecturally complex, and hard to build, is support for strategy freedom, that is, the ability to let students pursue multiple solution strategies within a given problem. But does greater freedom mean that students…
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Problem Solving, Algebra, Mathematics Instruction
Fundamentals of the Design and the Operation of an Intelligent Tutoring System for the Learning of the Arithmetical and Algebraic Way of Solving Word Problems
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Arnau, David; Arevalillo-Herraez, Miguel; Puig, Luis; Gonzalez-Calero, Jose Antonio – Computers & Education, 2013
Designers of interactive learning environments with a focus on word problem solving usually have to compromise between the amount of resolution paths that a user is allowed to follow and the quality of the feedback provided. We have built an intelligent tutoring system (ITS) that is able to both track the user's actions and provide adequate…
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Computer System Design, Word Problems (Mathematics), Problem Solving
The Design of a System to Support Exploratory Learning of Algebraic Generalisation
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Noss, Richard; Poulovassilis, Alexandra; Geraniou, Eirini; Gutierrez-Santos, Sergio; Hoyles, Celia; Kahn, Ken; Magoulas, George D.; Mavrikis, Manolis – Computers & Education, 2012
This paper charts the design and application of a system to support 11-14 year old students' learning of algebraic generalisation, presenting students with the means to develop their understanding of the meaning of generality, see its power for mathematics and develop algebraic ways of thinking. We focus squarely on design, while taking account of…
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Algebra, Cognitive Processes, Design