Search Results - "Vanlehn, Kurt"

Seeing Deep Structure From the Interactions of Surface Features by Chi, Michelene T. H., VanLehn, Kurt A.

“…Transfer is typically thought of as requiring individuals to "see" what is the same in the deep structure between a new target problem and a previously…”
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The Relative Effectiveness of Human Tutoring, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, and Other Tutoring Systems by VanLEHN, KURT

“…This article is a review of experiments comparing the effectiveness of human tutoring, computer tutoring, and no tutoring. "No tutoring" refers to instruction…”
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The neural correlates of strategic reading comprehension: Cognitive control and discourse comprehension by Moss, Jarrod, Schunn, Christian D., Schneider, Walter, McNamara, Danielle S., VanLehn, Kurt

“…Neuroimaging studies of text comprehension conducted thus far have shed little light on the brain mechanisms underlying strategic learning from text. Thus, the…”
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Cognitive skill acquisition by VanLehn, K

“…Cognitive skill acquisition is acquiring the ability to solve problems in intellectual tasks, where success is determined more by subjects' knowledge than by…”
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ElectronixTutor: an intelligent tutoring system with multiple learning resources for electronics by Graesser, Arthur C., Hu, Xiangen, Nye, Benjamin D., VanLehn, Kurt, Kumar, Rohit, Heffernan, Cristina, Heffernan, Neil, Woolf, Beverly, Olney, Andrew M., Rus, Vasile, Andrasik, Frank, Pavlik, Philip, Cai, Zhiqiang, Wetzel, Jon, Morgan, Brent, Hampton, Andrew J., Lippert, Anne M., Wang, Lijia, Cheng, Qinyu, Vinson, Joseph E., Kelly, Craig N., McGlown, Cadarrius, Majmudar, Charvi A., Morshed, Bashir, Baer, Whitney

“…Background The Office of Naval Research (ONR) organized a STEM Challenge initiative to explore how intelligent tutoring systems (ITSs) can be developed in a…”
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Analogy Events: How Examples are Used During Problem Solving by VanLehn, Kurt

“…In attempting to fit a model of analogical problem solving to protocol data of students solving physics problems, several unexpected observations were made…”
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Model construction as a learning activity: a design space and review by VanLehn, Kurt

“…Modeling is becoming increasingly important both as a way to learn science and mathematics, and as a useful cognitive skill. Although many learning activities…”
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Regulative Loops, Step Loops and Task Loops by VanLehn, Kurt

“…This commentary suggests a generalization of the conception of the behavior of tutoring systems, which the target article characterized as having an outer loop…”
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Evaluation of auto-generated distractors in multiple choice questions from a semantic network by Zhang, Lishan, VanLehn, Kurt

“…Despite their drawback, multiple-choice questions are an enduring feature in instruction because they can be answered more rapidly than open response questions…”
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GRAMY: A Geometry Theorem Prover Capable of Construction by Matsuda, Noboru, VanLehn, Kurt

“…This study investigates a procedure for proving arithmetic-free Euclidean geometry theorems that involve construction. "Construction" means drawing additional…”
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Using the Tablet Gestures and Speech of Pairs of Students to Classify Their Collaboration by Viswanathan, Sree Aurovindh, VanLehn, Kurt

“…Effective collaboration between student peers is not spontaneous. A system that can measure collaboration in real-time may be useful, as it could alert an…”
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Adaptively selecting biology questions generated from a semantic network by Zhang, Lishan, VanLehn, Kurt

“…The paper describes a biology tutoring system with adaptive question selection. Questions were selected for presentation to the student based on their…”
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Reflections on Andes’ Goal-free User Interface by VanLehn, Kurt

“…Although the Andes project produced many results over its 18 years of activity, this commentary focuses on its contributions to understanding how a goal-free…”
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A Step-Based Tutoring System to Teach Underachieving Students How to Construct Algebraic Models by VanLehn, Kurt, Milner, Fabio, Banerjee, Chandrani, Wetzel, Jon

“…An algebraic model uses a set of algebraic equations to describe a situation. Constructing such models is a fundamental skill, but many students still lack the…”
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Empirically evaluating the application of reinforcement learning to the induction of effective and adaptive pedagogical strategies by Chi, Min, VanLehn, Kurt, Litman, Diane, Jordan, Pamela

“…For many forms of e-learning environments, the system’s behavior can be viewed as a sequential decision process wherein, at each discrete step, the system is…”
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How do machine-generated questions compare to human-generated questions? by Zhang, Lishan, VanLehn, Kurt

“…Science instructors need questions for use in exams, homework assignments, class discussions, reviews, and other instructional activities. Textbooks never have…”
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Teaching Algebraic Model Construction: A Tutoring System, Lessons Learned and an Evaluation by VanLehn, Kurt, Banerjee, Chandrani, Milner, Fabio, Wetzel, Jon

“…An algebraic model uses a set of algebra equations to precisely describe a situation. Constructing such models is a fundamental skill required by US standards…”
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The Content of Physics Self-Explanations by Chi, Michelene T.H., VanLehn, Kurt A.

“…Several earlier studies have found the amount learned while studying worked-out examples is proportional to the number of self-explanations generated while…”
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Can an orchestration system increase collaborative, productive struggle in teaching-by-eliciting classrooms? by VanLehn, Kurt, Burkhardt, Hugh, Cheema, Salman, Kang, Seokmin, Pead, Daniel, Schoenfeld, Alan, Wetzel, Jon

“…Mathematics is often taught by explaining an idea, then giving students practice in applying it. Tutoring systems can increase the effectiveness of this method…”
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Investigating Microadaptation in One-to-One Human Tutoring by Siler, Stephanie Ann, VanLehn, Kurt

“…The authors investigated whether some advantages of tutoring over other instructional methods are due to microadaptation, or, tutors basing their actions on…”
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