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Abstract | ||
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We discuss methods for evaluating simulated learners associated with four different scientific and practical goals for simulated learners. These goals are to develop a precise theory of learning, to provide a formative test of alternative instructional approaches, to automate authoring of intelligent tutoring systems, and to use as a teachable agent for students to learn by teaching. For each goal, we discuss methods for evaluating how well a simulated learner achieves that goal. We use SimStudent, a simulated learner theory and software architecture, to illustrate these evaluation methods. We describe, for example, how SimStudent has been evaluated as a theory of student learning by comparing, across four domains, the cognitive models it learns to the hand-authored models. The SimStudent-acquired models generally yield more accurate predictions of student data. We suggest future research into directly evaluating simulated learner predictions of the process of student learning. |
Year | Venue | Field |
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2015 | AIED Workshops | Computer science,Learning theory,Human–computer interaction,Software architecture,Cognition,Formative assessment,Student learning |
DocType | Citations | PageRank |
Conference | 3 | 0.43 |
References | Authors | |
8 | 4 | |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth R. Koedinger | 1 | 3551 | 403.07 |
| Noboru Matsuda | 2 | 200 | 23.45 |
| Christopher J. MacLellan | 3 | 40 | 9.84 |
| Elizabeth A. McLaughlin | 4 | 147 | 11.51 |