Extending the Hint Factory for the assistance dilemma: A novel, data-driven HelpNeed Predictor for proactive problem-solving help

no code implementations • 8 Oct 2020 • Mehak Maniktala, Christa Cody, Amy Isvik, Nicholas Lytle, Min Chi, Tiffany Barnes

A core problem in solving the assistance dilemma is the need to discover when students are unproductive so that the tutor can intervene.

Avoiding Help Avoidance: Using Interface Design Changes to Promote Unsolicited Hint Usage in an Intelligent Tutor

no code implementations • 28 Sep 2020 • Mehak Maniktala, Christa Cody, Tiffany Barnes, Min Chi

Within intelligent tutoring systems, considerable research has investigated hints, including how to generate data-driven hints, what hint content to present, and when to provide hints for optimal learning outcomes.

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