Four-way classification of regulative activity: self-regulation, mirroring, formative assessment, coaching¶
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The article classifies regulative approaches by how much of the loop the system executes. If students execute the whole loop themselves, the activity is self-regulation; if the system monitors performance and presents it back, mirroring; if it also compares to a gold standard and reports the comparison, formative assessment; if it additionally generates advice or modifies the task or context, coaching. Coaching is "just what an intelligent tutoring system typically does."
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- Four-way classification of regulative activity: self-regulation, mirroring, formative assessment, coaching: The article classifies regulative approaches by how much of the loop the system executes. If students execute the whole loop themselves, the activity is self-regulation; if the system monitors performance and presents it back, mirroring; if it also compares to a gold standard and reports the comparison, formative assessment; if it additionally generates advice or modifies the task or context, coaching. Coaching is "just what an intelligent tutoring system typically does." (VanLehn (2015))
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- VanLehn, K. (2015). Regulative Loops, Step Loops and Task Loops. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-015-0056-x
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Four-way classification of regulative activity: self-regulation, mirroring, formative assessment, coaching |
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The article classifies regulative approaches by how much of the loop the system executes. |
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