Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Reading notes

Cognitive Computer Tutors: Solving the Two-Sigma Problem, Albert Corbett
http://www.springerlink.com/content/h6wvchfgg0u9pdjl/fulltext.pdf
  • Solving the 2-Sigma Problem with mechanized individual feedback and mastery learning in the context of a cognitive model of problem solving.
  • Cognitive tutors have closed the gap and maybe even surpass human tutors.
  • Cognitive tutors: employ a cognitive model of student knowledge for individualized feedback and mastery learning in the ACT Programming Tutor.

Rethinking Mastery Learning Reconsidered, T.R. Guskey, 1987.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/1170237?cookieSet=1
  • Pairing educational interventions may lead us to better results.

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