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ITS
2010
Springer
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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...
ITS
2010
Springer
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Identifying Problem Localization in Peer-Review Feedback
Abstract. In this paper, we use supervised machine learning to automatically identify the problem localization of peer-review feedback. Using five features extracted via Natural L...
Wenting Xiong, Diane J. Litman
ITS
2010
Springer
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Developing Empirically Based Student Personality Profiles for Affective Feedback Models
The impact of affect on learning has been the subject of increasing attention. Because of the differential effects of students’ affective states on learning outcomes, there is a ...
Jennifer L. Robison, Scott W. McQuiggan, James C. ...
ITS
2010
Springer
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Characterizing the Effectiveness of Tutorial Dialogue with Hidden Markov Models
Identifying effective tutorial dialogue strategies is a key issue for intelligent tutoring systems research. Human-human tutoring offers a valuable model for identifying effective ...
Kristy Elizabeth Boyer, Robert Phillips, Amy Ingra...
ITS
2010
Springer
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Metacognition and Learning in Spoken Dialogue Computer Tutoring
We investigate whether four metacognitive metrics derived from student correctness and uncertainty values are predictive of student learning in a fully automated spoken dialogue co...
Katherine Forbes-Riley, Diane J. Litman
ITS
2010
Springer
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Socially Capable Conversational Tutors Can Be Effective in Collaborative Learning Situations
Tutorial Dialog has been shown to be effective in supporting both individual as well as group learners. However, unlike the case with individual learners, teams of learners often i...
Rohit Kumar, Hua Ai, Jack L. Beuth, Carolyn Penste...
ITS
2010
Springer
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Investigating the Relationship between Presence and Learning in a Serious Game
We investigate the role of presence in a serious game for intercultural communication and negotiation skills by comparing two interfaces: a 3D version with animated virtual humans ...
H. Chad Lane, Matthew J. Hays, Daniel Auerbach, Ma...
ITS
2010
Springer
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Using Problem-Solving Context to Assess Help Quality in Computer-Mediated Peer Tutoring
Collaborative activities, like peer tutoring, can be beneficial for student learning, but only when students are supported in interacting effectively. Constructing intelligent tuto...
Erin Walker, Sean Walker, Nikol Rummel, Kenneth R....
ITS
2010
Springer
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Eliciting Informative Feedback in Peer Review: Importance of Problem-Specific Scaffolding
In a controlled experiment using Comrade, a computer-supported peer review system, student reviewers offered feedback to student authors on their written analyses of a problem scen...
Ilya M. Goldin, Kevin D. Ashley
ITS
2010
Springer
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The Impact of System Feedback on Learners' Affective and Physiological States
We investigate how positive, neutral and negative feedback responses from an Intelligent Tutoring System (ITS) influences learners‟ affect and physiology. AutoTutor, an ITS with ...
Payam Aghaei Pour, M. Sazzad Hussain, Omar AlZoubi...