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FLAIRS
2011
12 years 8 months ago
Impact of Word Sense Disambiguation on Ordering Dictionary Definitions in Vocabulary Learning Tutors
Past research has shown that dictionaries and glosses can be beneficial in computer assisted language learning, particularly in vocabulary learning. We propose that L2 vocabulary ...
Kevin Dela Rosa, Maxine Eskenazi
ITS
2010
Springer
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13 years 9 months ago
Exploring the Effectiveness of Social Capabilities and Goal Alignment in Computer Supported Collaborative Learning
In this study, we describe a conversational agent designed to support collaborative learning interactions between pairs of students. We describe a study in which we independently m...
Hua Ai, Rohit Kumar, Dong Nguyen, Amrut Nagasunder...
CHI
2008
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
Attention by proxy? issues in audience awareness for webcasts to distributed groups
Instructor/student interaction in e-learning environments can positively impact both student learning and instructor satisfaction. In online webcast lectures, however, interaction...
Jeremy P. Birnholtz, Clarissa Mak, Saul Greenberg,...
AIED
2011
Springer
12 years 8 months ago
Students' Enjoyment of a Game-Based Tutoring System
Many Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITSs) have started to incorporate game-based components in an attempt to improve student engagement during system interactions. iSTART-ME is a ne...
G. Tanner Jackson, Natalie L. Davis, Danielle S. M...
ICSE
2007
IEEE-ACM
14 years 4 months ago
Design and Evaluation of a Diagrammatic Notation to Aid in the Understanding of Concurrency Concepts
It is generally accepted that concurrency can be difficult for students to reason about and to manage. While some studies provide insight into the nature of these difficulties[6],...
Shaohua Xie, Eileen Kraemer, R. E. Kurt Stirewalt