Evaluation of a meta-tutor for constructing models of dynamic systems

Computers and Education

Volumn 75, Issue , 2014, Pages 196-217

  Zhang, Lishan ^a   Vanlehn, Kurt ^a   Girard, Sylvie ^a   Burleson, Winslow ^a   Chavez Echeagaray, Maria Elena ^a   Gonzalez Sanchez, Javier ^a   Hidalgo Pontet, Yoalli ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gaming the system; Intelligent tutoring systems; Learning strategies; Meta tutor; Modelling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MODELS;

CONSTRUCTING MODELS; DIFFICULT ANALYSIS; GAMING THE SYSTEM; INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY; INTELLIGENT TUTORING SYSTEM; LEARNING STRATEGY; META-TUTOR; TUTORING SYSTEM;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84897009129     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2014.02.015     Document Type: Article

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