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Direct linkCorlatescu, Dragos; Watanabe, Micah; Ruseti, Stefan; Dascalu, Mihai; McNamara, Danielle S. – Grantee Submission, 2023
Reading comprehension is essential for both knowledge acquisition and memory reinforcement. Automated modeling of the comprehension process provides insights into the efficacy of specific texts as learning tools. This paper introduces an improved version of the Automated Model of Comprehension, version 3.0 (AMoC v3.0). AMoC v3.0 is based on two…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Models, Concept Mapping, Graphs
Download full textMcCarthy, Kathryn S.; Watanabe, Micah; Dai, Jianmin; McNamara, Danielle S. – Grantee Submission, 2020
Computer-based learning environments (CBLEs) provide unprecedented opportunities for personalized learning at scale. One such system, iSTART (Interactive Strategy Training for Active Reading and Thinking) is an adaptive, game-based tutoring system for reading comprehension. This paper describes how efforts to increase personalized learning have…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Reading Comprehension, High School Students, Educational Technology
McCarthy, Kathryn S.; Watanabe, Micah; Dai, Jianmin; McNamara, Danielle S. – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2020
Computer-based learning environments (CBLEs) provide unprecedented opportunities for personalized learning at scale. One such system, iSTART (Interactive Strategy Training for Active Reading and Thinking) is an adaptive, game-based tutoring system for reading comprehension. This paper describes how efforts to increase personalized learning have…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Reading Comprehension, High School Students, Educational Technology
McCarthy, Kathryn S.; Likens, Aaron D.; Kopp, Kristopher K.; Perret, Cecile A.; Watanabe, Micah; McNamara, Danielle S. – Grantee Submission, 2018
The current study explored relations between non-cognitive traits (Grit, Learning Orientation, Performance Orientation), reading skill, and performance across three experiments conducted in the context of two intelligent tutoring systems, iSTART and Writing Pal. Results showed that learning outcomes (comprehension score, holistic essay score) were…
Descriptors: Persistence, Individual Characteristics, Reading Skills, Performance
Watanabe, Micah; McNamara, Danielle S. – Grantee Submission, 2023
Past research on knowledge has differentiated between dimensions (e.g., amount, accuracy, specificity, coherence) of knowledge. This paper introduces a novel dimension of knowledge, the Motivational Utility of Knowledge (MUK), that is based on fundamental human needs (e.g., physical safety, affiliation, actualization, reproduction). Adults in the…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Individual Needs, Knowledge Level, Prior Learning
McCarthy, Kathryn S.; Watanabe, Micah; McNamara, Danielle S. – Grantee Submission, 2020
The Design Implementation Framework, or DIF, is a design approach that evaluates learner and user experience at multiple points in the development of intelligent tutoring systems. In this chapter, we explore how DIF was used to make system modifications to iSTART, a game-based intelligent tutoring system for reading comprehension. Using DIF as a…
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Reading Comprehension, Educational Games, Program Development
Botarleanu, Robert-Mihai; Dascalu, Mihai; Watanabe, Micah; McNamara, Danielle S.; Crossley, Scott Andrew – Grantee Submission, 2021
The ability to objectively quantify the complexity of a text can be a useful indicator of how likely learners of a given level will comprehend it. Before creating more complex models of assessing text difficulty, the basic building block of a text consists of words and, inherently, its overall difficulty is greatly influenced by the complexity of…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Language Acquisition, Age, Models
