Improving the efficiency of dialogue in tutoring

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 320-330

  Kopp, Kristopher J ^a   Britt, M Anne ^a   Millis, Keith ^a   Graesser, Arthur C ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

Efficient learning; Intelligent tutoring systems; Natural language dialogue; Scientific reasoning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862765967     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2011.12.002     Document Type: Article

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