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APTA (Adaptive Peer Tutoring Assistant)

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Description

A software environment developed by Walker et al. for adaptive peer tutoring in high-school algebra, connecting tutor and tutee interfaces with system-generated help-giving prompts.

Components

  • APTA: the Adaptive Peer Tutoring Assistant for high school algebra: APTA is an adaptive collaborative learning support environment built on the literal equation solving unit of the Cognitive Tutor Algebra. One student, the tutee, solves equations while the peer tutor watches, marks steps right or wrong, and chats; the system adds adaptive help-giving prompts addressed to the tutor. As the article states, "a second student (the peer tutor) marks the problem steps right or wrong and discusses the problems with the tutee in a chat window." Prompts are visible to both students and posed as non-critical questions to protect the tutor's authority. (Walker et al. (2014))

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Key Sources

  • Walker, E., Rummel, N., & Koedinger, K. R. (2014). Adaptive Intelligent Support to Improve Peer Tutoring in Algebra. Int J Artif Intell Educ 24, 33–61. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-013-0001-9
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title APTA (Adaptive Peer Tutoring Assistant)
description A software environment developed by Walker et al.
status review
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