CTAT-built example-tracing tutors have been shown to be effective in helping students learn in real educational settings, often with large pre/post effect sizes.¶
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q2 i? The 18 reviewed example-tracing tutors have been shown to be effective in helping students learn in real educational settings, often with large pre/post effect sizes. → Aleven 2016
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Aleven 2016¶
Aleven, V., McLaren, B. M., Sewall, J., van Velsen, M., Popescu, O., Demi, S., Ringenberg, M., & Koedinger, K. R. (2016). Example-Tracing Tutors: Intelligent Tutor Development for Non-programmers. International Artificial Intelligence in Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-015-0088-2
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The article's abstract states that the reviewed tutors "have been shown to be effective in helping students learn in real educational settings, often with large pre/post effect sizes".
"We review 18 example-tracing tutors built since 2009, which have been shown to be effective in helping students learn in real educational settings, often with large pre/post effect sizes."
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Related Claims¶
- CTAT-built example-tracing tutors have been used by approximately 44,000 students and account for 40% of the data sets in DataShop. — related
- Building example-tracing tutors with CTAT is 4–8 times as cost-effective as estimates for ITS development from the literature. — related
- Intelligent tutoring systems have been shown to improve upon typical classroom instruction — a broader claim this one bears on
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CTAT-built example-tracing tutors have been shown to be effective in helping students learn in real educational settings, often with large pre/post effect sizes. |
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CTAT-built example-tracing tutors have been shown to be effective in helping students learn in real educational settings, often with large pre/post effect sizes. |
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