ERIC Number: EJ902552
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-1560-4292
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Advancing Development of Intercultural Competence through Supporting Predictions in Narrative Video
Ogan, Amy; Aleven, Vincent; Jones, Christopher
International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, v19 n3 p267-288 2009
Most successes in intelligent tutoring systems have come in well-defined domains like algebra or physics. We investigate how to support students in acquiring ill-defined skills of intercultural competence using an online environment that employs clips of feature films from a target culture. To test the effectiveness of a set of attention-focusing techniques ("pause-predict-ponder") we created ICCAT, a simple tutor that enhances an existing classroom model for the development of intercultural competence. We ran a study in two French Online classrooms with 34 participants, comparing ICCAT versions with and without these techniques. We found that the addition of pause-predict-ponder seemed to guide students in acquiring cultural knowledge and significantly increased students' ability to reason from an intercultural perspective. Further analysis of the posttest and the post-video viewing discussion found that students in the experimental condition were significantly assisted by the prediction, and were able to maintain a high quality of discussion over time. The research thus establishes that a simple model for intercultural competence activities, enhanced with the novel pause-predict-ponder techniques, is a viable approach to creating tutors in an ill-defined domain, and possibly better suited to the demands of the domain than the standard problem-solving approach embedded in intelligent tutoring systems. (Contains 8 figures and 1 table.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Perspective Taking, Cultural Awareness, Prediction, Multicultural Education, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, French, College Students, College Instruction, Introductory Courses, Virtual Classrooms, Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Computer System Design, Programming, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, Electronic Learning, Web Based Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Pretests Posttests, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness, Program Development, Instructional Effectiveness, Intercultural Communication, Video Technology, Online Courses, Blended Learning
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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