Optimizing knowledge component learning using a dynamic structural model of practice

Proceedings of ICCM 2007 - 8th International Conference on Cognitive Modeling

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 37-42

  Pavlik, Philip I ^a   Presson, Nora ^b   Koedinger, Kenneth ^a  

^a Carnegie Mellon University ^*  (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer Aided Instruction; Economics; Memory; Practice

Indexed keywords

GAME THEORY;

EDUCATIONAL DECISION; EXPECTED UTILITY; GAME-THEORETIC; KNOWLEDGE COMPONENTS; MODEL LEARNING; OPTIMAL ALLOCATION; STRUCTURAL MODELING; UTILITY FUNCTIONS;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 47049089038     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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