Responding to free-form student questions in ERM-Tutor
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University of Canterbury. Computer Science and Software Engineering.
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2006
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Milik, N.
Marshall, M.
Mitrovic, Antonija
Abstract
We present ERM-Tutor, a constraint-based tutor that teaches logical database design (i.e. mapping conceptual to logical database schemas). Students practice this procedural task in ERM-Tutor by solving each step and receiving feedback on their solutions. We also present a new feature added to the system, which enables students to ask free-form questions. A preliminary evaluation carried out on ERM-Tutor investigated how students use free-form questions, and provided promising results. We plan to perform a bigger study in early 2006.
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http://www.springerlink.com/content/m13272756n42/
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Milik, N., Marshall, M., Mitrovic, A. (2006) Responding to free-form student questions in ERM-Tutor. Jhongli, Taiwan: 8th International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems, 26-30 Jun 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 4053, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, 707-709.
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intelligent tutoring system, constraint-based tutor, ERM-Tutor