ERIC Number: EJ1257704
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-1540-0182
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Data Driven Automatic Feedback Generation in the iList Intelligent Tutoring System
Fossati, Davide; Di Eugenio, Barbara; Ohlsson, Stellan; Brown, Christopher; Chen, Lin
Technology, Instruction, Cognition and Learning, v10 n1 p5-26 2015
Based on our empirical studies of effective human tutoring, we developed an Intelligent Tutoring System, iList, that helps students learn linked lists, a challenging topic in Computer Science education. The iList system can provide several forms of feedback to students. Feedback is automatically generated thanks to a Procedural Knowledge Model extracted from the history of interaction of students with the system. This model allows iList to provide effective reactive and proactive procedural feedback while a student is solving a problem. We tested five different versions of iList, differing in the level of feedback they can provide, in multiple classrooms, with a total of more than 200 students. The evaluation study showed that iList is effective in helping students learn; students liked working with the system; and the feedback generated by the most sophisticated versions of the system is helpful in keeping students on the right path.
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Computer Science Education, Feedback (Response), Information Retrieval, Interaction, Man Machine Systems, Problem Solving, Program Evaluation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Naval Research (ONR); National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: N000140710040; N000140010640; ALT0536968; IIS0133123