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Benjamin D. Nye; Arthur C. Graesser; Xiangen Hu – Grantee Submission, 2014
AutoTutor is a natural language tutoring system that has produced learning gains across multiple domains (e.g., computer literacy, physics, critical thinking). In this paper, we review the development, key research findings, and systems that have evolved from AutoTutor. First, the rationale for developing AutoTutor is outlined and the advantages…
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Natural Language Processing, Computer Software, Artificial Intelligence
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Benjamin D. Nye; Arthur C. Graesser; Xiangen Hu – International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 2014
AutoTutor is a natural language tutoring system that has produced learning gains across multiple domains (e.g., computer literacy, physics, critical thinking). In this paper, we review the development, key research findings, and systems that have evolved from AutoTutor. First, the rationale for developing AutoTutor is outlined and the advantages…
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Natural Language Processing, Computer Software, Artificial Intelligence
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Shao, Kun; Maher, Peter – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2012
Purpose: Teaching advanced technical concepts in a computer science program to students of different technical backgrounds presents many challenges. The purpose of this paper is to present a detailed experimental pedagogy in teaching advanced computer science topics, such as computer networking, telecommunications and data structures using…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Active Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networks
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Karlsson, Goran – International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 2010
This case study reports on how students, working collaboratively, interpret and construct a written report of the events described in animated educational software. The analysis is based on video recordings of two upper-secondary-school students while they are endeavouring to construe an animated sequence of the mouldering process. How the…
Descriptors: Animation, Computer Software, Scientific Concepts, Educational Technology
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Wikan, Gerd; Molster, Terje; Faugli, Bjorn; Hope, Rafael – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2010
This paper explores how and to what extent digital multimodal text production can play a role in project work. The focus is upon describing and understanding how teachers and learners view multimodal text production as part of a learning process. Group-based project work has been used extensively in Norwegian schools since the 1970s. One criticism…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Learner Engagement, Group Activities, Secondary School Teachers
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Simonson, Michael, Ed.; Crawford, Margaret, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2005
For the twenty-eighth year, the Research and Theory Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. Papers published in this volume were presented at the National AECT Convention in Orlando, Florida. The Proceedings of AECT's Convention are published in two…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Communications, Computer Uses in Education, Word Problems (Mathematics)