TY - GEN
T1 - A model-building learning environment with explanatory feedback to erroneous models
AU - Horiguchi, Tomoya
AU - Hirashima, Tsukasa
AU - Forbus, Kenneth D
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Many model-building learning environments (MBEs) have been developed to support students in acquiring the ability to build appropriate models of physical systems. However, they can't explain how the simulated behavior of an erroneous model is unnatural. Additionally, they can't create any feedback when the model is unsolvable. We introduce a MBE which overcomes these problems with two technical ideas: (1) robust simulator which analyzes the consistency of a model and relaxes some constraints if necessary, and (2) semantics of constraints which is a systematic description of physical meanings of constraints and provides heuristics for explaining the behavioral unnaturalness.
AB - Many model-building learning environments (MBEs) have been developed to support students in acquiring the ability to build appropriate models of physical systems. However, they can't explain how the simulated behavior of an erroneous model is unnatural. Additionally, they can't create any feedback when the model is unsolvable. We introduce a MBE which overcomes these problems with two technical ideas: (1) robust simulator which analyzes the consistency of a model and relaxes some constraints if necessary, and (2) semantics of constraints which is a systematic description of physical meanings of constraints and provides heuristics for explaining the behavioral unnaturalness.
KW - errorawareness/ correction
KW - model-building learning environment
KW - qualitative reasoning
KW - robust simulator
KW - semantics of constraints
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-30950-2_90
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-30950-2_90
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84862503654
SN - 9783642309496
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 620
EP - 621
BT - Intelligent Tutoring Systems - 11th International Conference, ITS 2012, Proceedings
T2 - 11th International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems, ITS 2012
Y2 - 14 June 2012 through 18 June 2012
ER -