Incorporating scaffolding and tutor context into Bayesian knowledge tracing to predict inquiry skill acquisition

Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Educational Data Mining, EDM 2013

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages

  Sao Pedro, Michael A ^a   Baker, Ryan S J ^b   Gobert, Janice D ^a  

^a WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated Inquiry Assessment; Bayesian Knowledge Tracing; Educational Data Mining; Science Inquiry; Science Microworlds; Science Simulations; User Modeling; Validation

Indexed keywords

DATA MINING; SCAFFOLDS;

AUTOMATED INQUIRY ASSESSMENT; BAYESIAN KNOWLEDGE TRACINGS; EDUCATIONAL DATA MINING; MICROWORLDS; SCIENCE INQUIRIES; SCIENCE SIMULATIONS; USER MODELING; VALIDATION;

STUDENTS;

EID: 85084014859     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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