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Direct linkAllen, Laura K.; Snow, Erica L.; McNamara, Danielle S. – Grantee Submission, 2015
This study builds upon previous work aimed at developing a student model of reading comprehension ability within the intelligent tutoring system, iSTART. Currently, the system evaluates students' self-explanation performance using a local, sentence-level algorithm and does not adapt content based on reading ability. The current study leverages…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills, Natural Language Processing, Intelligent Tutoring Systems
Allen, Laura K.; Snow, Erica L.; McNamara, Danielle S. – Grantee Submission, 2014
In the current study, we utilize natural language processing techniques to examine relations between the linguistic properties of students' self-explanations and their reading comprehension skills. Linguistic features of students' aggregated self-explanations were analyzed using the Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC) software. Results…
Descriptors: Natural Language Processing, Reading Comprehension, Linguistics, Predictor Variables
Katz, Sandra; Albacete, Patricia L. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2013
For some time, it has been clear that students who are tutored generally learn more than students who experience classroom instruction (e.g., Bloom, 1984). Much research has been devoted to identifying features of tutorial dialogue that can explain its effectiveness, so that these features can be simulated in natural-language tutoring systems. One…
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Natural Language Processing, Interaction, Rhetorical Theory
Katz, Sandra; Albacete, Patricia L. – Grantee Submission, 2013
For some time, it has been clear that students who are tutored generally learn more than students who experience classroom instruction (e.g., Bloom, 1984). Much research has been devoted to identifying features of tutorial dialogue that can explain its effectiveness, so that these features can be simulated in natural-language tutoring systems. One…
Descriptors: Rhetorical Theory, Tutoring, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Secondary School Science
Burstein, Jill; Shore, Jane; Sabatini, John; Moulder, Brad; Holtzman, Steven; Pedersen, Ted – ETS Research Report Series, 2012
In the United States, English learners (EL) often do not have the academic language proficiency, literacy skills, cultural background, and content knowledge necessary to succeed in kindergarten through 12th grade classrooms. This leads to large achievement gaps. Also, classroom texts are often riddled with linguistically unfamiliar elements,…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Educational Technology, Computer Oriented Programs
