Application of SimStudent for Error Analysis
Contents
An application of a computational model of learning as a model of learning errors
Noboru Matsuda, William W. Cohen, & Kenneth R. Koedinger
- PI: Noboru Matsuda
- Key Faculty: William W. Cohen, Kenneth R. Koedinger
Abstract
The purpose of this project is to study how students learn errors from examples. We apply a computational model of learning, called SimStudent
Background and Significance
Research Question
Hypothesis
Findings
Impact of having "weak" prior knowledge in learning errors
Publications
- Matsuda, N., Lee, A., Cohen, W. W., & Koedinger, K. R. (2009; to appear). A Computational Model of How Learner Errors Arise from Weak Prior Knowledge. In Conference of the Cognitive Science Society.
References
- Booth, J. L., & Koedinger, K. R. (2008). Key misconceptions in algebraic problem solving. In B. C. Love, K. McRae & V. M. Sloutsky (Eds.), Proceedings of the 30th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 571-576). Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society.
