Exploring the Assistance Dilemma: The Case of Context Personalization

Expanding the Space of Cognitive Science - Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, CogSci 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 90-95

  Walkington, Candace Ann ^a   Maull, Keith ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Institute of Cognitive Science   (United States)

Author keywords

algebra; assistance dilemma; cognitive tutor; personalization

Indexed keywords

ASSISTANCE DILEMMA; COGNITIVE SCIENCE; COGNITIVE TUTORS; MATCHINGS; MCLAREN; PERFORMANCE MEASURE; PERSONALIZATIONS; RESEARCH STUDIES; UNSOLVED PROBLEMS;

EID: 84878677059     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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