Mathews, M.Mitrovic, Antonija2008-08-112008-08-112007Mathews, M., Mitrovic, A. (2007) The Effect of Problem Templates on Learning in Intelligent Tutoring Systems. Los Angeles, CA, USA: 13th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED 2007), 9-13 Jul 2007. Frontiers in Artifical Intelligence and Applications, 158, 611-613.0922-6389http://hdl.handle.net/10092/758Issue called: Artificial Intelligence in Education - Building Technology Rich Learning Contexts That WorkThis paper proposes the notion of problem templates (PTs), a concept based on theories of memory and expertise. These mental constructs allow experts to quickly recognise problem states, almost instantaneously retrieve potentially vast amounts of domain-specific information, and seemingly effortlessly implement strategies to solve the problem. We investigate the role of problem templates in intelligent tutoring systems. An evaluation study was conducted in which PTs were created and implemented in SQL-Tutor. PTs were used to model students and make pedagogical decisions. Students using templates showed high levels of learning within short periods of time. Further evaluation studies are required to investigate the extent and detail of its effect on learning.enConference Contributions - PublishedFields of Research::280000 Information, Computing and Communication Sciences::280200 Artificial Intelligence and Signal and Image ProcessingFields of Research::330000 Education::330100 Education Studies::330107 Educational technology and media