Situated pedagogical authoring: Authoring intelligent tutors from a student’s perspective

H. Chad Lane, Mark G. Core, Matthew J. Hays, Daniel Auerbach, Milton Rosenberg

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Abstract

We describe the Situated Pedagogical Authoring (SitPed) system that seeks to allow non-technical authors to create ITS content for soft-skills training, such as counseling skills. SitPed is built on the assertion that authoring tools should use the learner’s perspective to the greatest extent possible. SitPed provides tools for creating tasks lists, authoring assessment knowledge, and creating tutor messages. We present preliminary findings of a two-phase study comparing authoring in SitPed to an ablated version of the same system and a spreadsheet-based control. Findings suggest modest advantages for SitPed in terms of the quality of the authored content and student learning.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationArtificial Intelligence in Education - 17th International Conference, AIED 2015, Proceedings
EditorsCristina Conati, Neil Heffernan, Antonija Mitrovic, M. Felisa Verdejo
PublisherSpringer
Pages195-204
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9783319197722
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
Event17th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, AIED 2015 - Madrid, Spain
Duration: Jun 22 2015Jun 26 2015

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume9112
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Other

Other17th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, AIED 2015
Country/TerritorySpain
CityMadrid
Period6/22/156/26/15

Keywords

  • Authoring tools
  • Intelligent tutoring systems
  • Virtual humans

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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