Adaptive technologies for training and education / [edited by] Paula J. Durlach, Alan M. Lesgold.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Durlach, Paula J.

Lesgold, Alan M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer-assisted instruction.

Assistive computer technology.

Internet in education.

Physical Description:

xvii, 360 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Summary:

"This volume provides an overview of the latest advancements in computer-based education training that use student performance data to provide adaptive and hence more efficient individualized learning opportunities"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Adaptive educational systems Valerie Shute and Diego Zapata-Rivera; 2. Adaptive expertise as acceleration of future learning: a case study Kurt VanLehn and Min Chi; 3. Adaptive hypermedia for education and training Peter Brusilovsky; 4. Progress in assessment and tutoring of lifelong learning skills: an intelligent tutor agent that helps students become better help seekers Vincent Aleven, Ido Roll and Kenneth R. Koedinger; 5. Student modeling and intelligent tutoring beyond coached problem solving Cristina Conati; 6. Emotions during learning with autotutor Sidney D'Mello and Art Graesser; 7. Lifelong learner modelling Judy Kay and Bob Kummerfeld; 8. Training decisions from experience with decision making games Cleotilde Gonzalez; 9. Ill-defined domains and adaptive tutoring technologies Collin Lynch, Kevin D. Ashley, Niels Pinkwart and Vincent Aleven; 10. Individualized cultural and social skills learning with virtual humans H. Chad Lane and Bob Wray; 11. Emergent assessment opportunities: a foundation for configuring adaptive training environment Phillip M. Mangos, Gwendolyn Campbell, Matthew Lineberry and Ami E. Bolton; 12. Semantic adaptive training John Flynn; 13. Speech and language processing for adaptive training Diane J. Litman; 14. The art and science of developing intercultural competence W. Lewis Johnson, Lee Ellen Friedland, Aaron Watson and Eric Surface; 15. Practical issues in the deployment of new training technology Alan Lesgold; 16. A model-driven instructional strategy: the benchmarked experiential system for training (BEST) Georgiy Levchuk, Wayne Shebilske and Jared Freeman; 17. Exploring design-based research for military training environments Marie Bienkowski; 18. Conclusion Paula Durlach and Alan Lesgold.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9780521769037

0521769035

OCLC:

744560406

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