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A Review Of Recent Advances In Learner And Skill Modeling In Intelligent Learning Environments, Ryan Baker, Michael Desmaris
A Review Of Recent Advances In Learner And Skill Modeling In Intelligent Learning Environments, Ryan Baker, Michael Desmaris
Ryan S.J.d. Baker
In recent years, learner models have emerged from the research laboratory and research classrooms into the wider world. Learner models are now embedded in real world applications which can claim to have thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of users. Probabilistic models for skill assessment are playing a key role in these advanced learning environments. In this paper, we review the learner models that have played the largest roles in the success of these learning environments, and also the latest advances in the modeling and assessment of learner skills. We conclude by discussing related advancements in modeling other key constructs …
The Effects Of An Interactive Software Agent On Student Affective Dynamics While Using An Intelligent Tutoring System, Ryan Baker, Ma.Mercedes Rodrigo, Jenilyn Agapito, Julieta Nabos, Ma.Concepcion Repalam, Salvador Reyes, Maria Ofelia San Pedro
The Effects Of An Interactive Software Agent On Student Affective Dynamics While Using An Intelligent Tutoring System, Ryan Baker, Ma.Mercedes Rodrigo, Jenilyn Agapito, Julieta Nabos, Ma.Concepcion Repalam, Salvador Reyes, Maria Ofelia San Pedro
Ryan S.J.d. Baker
We study the affective states exhibited by students using an intelligent tutoring system for Scatterplots with and without an interactive software agent, Scooter the Tutor. Scooter the Tutor had been previously shown to lead to improved learning outcomes as compared to the same tutoring system without Scooter. We found that affective states and transitions between affective states were very similar among students in both conditions. With the exception of the “neutral state”, no affective state occurred significantly more in one condition over the other. Boredom, confusion, and engaged concentration persisted in both conditions, representing both “virtuous cycles” and “vicious cycles” …