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AIEDU
2010
13 years 9 days ago
Scaffolding Meta-Cognitive Skills for Effective Analogical Problem Solving via Tailored Example Selection
Although worked-out examples play a key role in cognitive skill acquisition, research demonstrates that students have various levels of meta-cognitive abilities for using examples ...
Kasia Muldner, Cristina Conati
ECTEL
2010
Springer
13 years 3 months ago
Learning from Erroneous Examples: When and How Do Students Benefit from Them?
We investigate whether erroneous examples in the domain of fractions can help students learn from common errors of other students presented in a computer-based system. Presenting t...
Dimitra Tsovaltzi, Erica Melis, Bruce M. McLaren, ...
AIED
2009
Springer
13 years 12 months ago
MetaTutor: Analyzing Self-Regulated Learning in a Tutoring System for Biology
We report preliminary data of an initial laboratory study examining the effectiveness of self-regulated learning (SRL) training versus no training on learners’ ability to deploy ...
Roger Azevedo, Amy M. Witherspoon, Arthur C. Graes...
AIED
2005
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
"Be bold and take a challenge": Could motivational strategies improve help-seeking?
We are exploring whether the use of facilities aimed at improving the learner’s motivation has an effect on learning food-chains and food-webs, but also on help-seeking behaviour...
Genaro Rebolledo-Mendez, Benedict du Boulay, Rosem...
CDC
2010
IEEE
106views Control Systems» more  CDC 2010»
13 years 8 days ago
Optimal cross-layer wireless control policies using TD learning
We present an on-line crosslayer control technique to characterize and approximate optimal policies for wireless networks. Our approach combines network utility maximization and ad...
Sean P. Meyn, Wei Chen, Daniel O'Neill