Pedagogically Founded Courseware Generation for Web-Based Learning

An HTN-Planning-Based Approach Implemented in Paigos
2008
ISBN: 978-3-540-88213-8
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Buch, Englisch, 257 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 423 g

Reihe: Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence

Automatic course generation is a very important area of research with numerous practical applications in e-learning. It has been studied since the 1980s within the fields of intelligent tutoring, AI and education, adaptive hypermedia and web-based educational systems. Many approaches have been proposed, but hardly any have resulted in generic and practically applied systems. A number of problems have remained unresolved. These problems are addressed by this work.

This book focuses on course generation based on Hierarchical Task Network planning (HTN planning). This course generation framework enables the formalization and application of complex and realistic pedagogical knowledge. The volume describes basic techniques for course generation, which are used to formalize seven different types of courses (for instance, introducing the learner to previously unknown concepts and supporting the learner during rehearsal) and several elementary learning goals (e.g., selecting an appropriate example or exercise). This framework has been implemented and evaluated with good results in several domains, with users from different countries and universities, in the context of an EU project.

Course generation based on HTN planning is implemented in PAIGOS and has been evaluated by technical, formative and summative evaluations.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ullrich, Carsten

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Design Interface Design, Interaktionsdesign, Application Design
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik E-Learning, Bildungstechnologie
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Technische Informatik Wartung & Reparatur
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Künstliche Intelligenz
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Pädagogische Psychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Entwicklungspsychologie Pädagogische Psychologie
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik EDV & Informatik Allgemein E-Learning
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Mensch-Maschine-Interaktion User Interface Design & Benutzerfreundlichkeit

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preliminaries.- Relevant Technologies.- Descriptive and Prescriptive Learning Theories.- PAIGOS.- General Principles.- Course Generation in Practice: Formalized Scenarios.- Implementation and Integration.- Evaluation.- Conclusions.- Related Work.- Future Work and Acknowledgments.