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Noboru Matsuda, William W. Cohen, & Kenneth R. Koedinger  
 
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===Abstract===
 
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The purpose of this project is to study how students ''learn'' errors from examples.   
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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===
 
===Background and Significance===

Revision as of 19:03, 7 May 2009

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.