ERIC Number: EJ1156572
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 10
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Emulating Human Supervision in an Intelligent Tutoring System for Arithmetical Problem Solving
Arnau, David; Arevalillo-Herráez, Miguel; González-Calero, José Antonio
IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, v7 n2 p155-164 Apr-Jun 2014
This paper presents an intelligent tutoring system (ITS) for the learning of arithmetical problem solving. This is based on an analysis of (a) the cognitive processes that take place during problem solving; and (b) the usual tasks performed by a human when supervising a student in a one-to-one tutoring situation. The ITS is able to identify the solving strategy that the student is following and offer adaptive feedback that takes into account both the problem's constraints and the decisions previously made by the user. An observational study shows the ITS's accuracy at emulating expert human supervision, and a randomized experiment reveals that the ITS significantly improves students' learning in arithmetical problem solving.
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Arithmetic, Problem Solving, Supervision, Computer Assisted Instruction, Feedback (Response), Mathematics Instruction, Word Problems (Mathematics), Preservice Teachers, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain
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