Artikel,
CycleTalk: Data Driven Design of Support for Simulation Based Learning
Int. J. of Artificial Intelligence in Education, (2006)
Zusammenfassung
In this article, we discuss the motivation for a novel style of tutorial
dialogue system that emphasizes reflection in a simulation based
exploratory learning environment called CyclePad, which was developed
in order to offer students practice at design and optimization of
thermodynamic cycles. We argue that while typical forms of exploration
support offered in simulation based learning environments are meant
to encourage the development of good exploration process skills,
the instantiation of these typical forms of support in CyclePad are
not sufficient, primarily because students don't choose to use them.
We present a preliminary cognitive task analysis of design exploration
tasks using CyclePad. Using this cognitive task analysis, we analyze
data collected in two waves of formal data collection. Finally, we
conclude with some system desiderata derived from our analysis as
well as discussion of directions for continued experimental investigations
related to tutor style.
