A Response Time Model For Bottom-Out Hints as Worked Examples

Students can use an educational system's help in unexpected r example, they may bypass abstract hints in search of a concrete solution. This behavior has traditionally been labeled as a form of gaming or help abuse. We propose that some examples of this behavior are not abusive and that bottom-out hints can act as worked examples. We create a model for distinguishing good student use of bottom-out hints from bad student use of bottom-out hints by means of logged response times. We show that this model not only predicts learning, but captures behaviors related to self-explanation.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: EDM
• Authors: Benjamin Shih, Kenneth R. Koedinger, Richard Scheines
• Keywords: Abstract Hints, Bottom-out Hints, Data Mining, EDM 2008, Educational System Help