The Pedagogical Design Studio: Exploiting Artifact-Based Task Models for Constructivist Learning

Intelligentlearning environments that support constructivism shouldprovideactivelearningexperiencesthatarecustomized for individuallearners. To do so, they must determine learner intent and detect misconceptions, and this diagnosis must be performed as non-invasively as possible. To this end, we propose the pedagogical design studio, a design-centered framework for learning environment interfaces. Pedagogical design studios provide learners with a rich, direct manipulation design experience. By exploiting an artifact-based task model that preserves a tight mapping between the interface state and design sub-tasks, they non-invasivelyinfer learners’ intentand detect misconceptions. The task model is then used to tailor problem presentation, produce a customized musical score, and modulate problem-solving intervention. To explore these notions, we have implemented a pedagogical design studio for a constructivist learning environment that provides instruction to middle school students a...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1997
• Where: IUI
• Authors: James C. Lester, Patrick J. Fitzgerald, Brian A. Stone
• Keywords: Detect Misconceptions, IUI 1997, Pedagogical Design Studio, Software Engineering, Task Models