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- research-articleJune 2023
A methodological approach to enable natural language interaction in an Intelligent Tutoring System
AbstractIn this paper, we present and evaluate the recent incorporation of a conversational agent into an Intelligent Tutoring System (ITS), using the open-source machine learning framework Rasa. Once it has been appropriately trained, this ...
Highlights- Conversational toolkits provide the required support to develop C-ITS.
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- research-articleFebruary 2023
On Using Conversational Frameworks to Support Natural Language Interaction in Intelligent Tutoring Systems
IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies (IEEETLT), Volume 16, Issue 5Pages 722–735https://doi.org/10.1109/TLT.2023.3245121In this article, we analyze the potential of conversational frameworks to support the adaptation of existing tutoring systems to a natural language form of interaction. We have based our research on a pilot study, in which the open-source machine learning ...
- research-articleFebruary 2023
Design and Evaluation of a Set of Methodological Strategies for Learning a Second Language in Students With Down Syndrome Using Computer-Based Instruction
IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies (IEEETLT), Volume 17Pages 172–180https://doi.org/10.1109/TLT.2023.3242170This article introduces a set of teaching strategies to enhance second language learning for students with Down syndrome (DS) enrolled in an English course covering material from the first two years of primary school. A set of instructional support ...
- ArticleJuly 2022
Using Open Source Technologies and Generalizable Procedures in Conversational and Affective Intelligent Tutoring Systems
Artificial Intelligence in Education. Posters and Late Breaking Results, Workshops and Tutorials, Industry and Innovation Tracks, Practitioners’ and Doctoral ConsortiumPages 53–58https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11647-6_9AbstractIn the last years, the educational field has been influenced by technological advances. The digital transformation in educational environments allows the incorporation of virtual teaching-learning environments, which allow or facilitate learning ...
- research-articleOctober 2017
Gui-driven intelligent tutoring system with affective support to help learning the algebraic method
2017 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC)Pages 2867–2872https://doi.org/10.1109/SMC.2017.8123062Despite many research efforts focused on the development of algebraic reasoning and the resolution of story problems, several investigations have reported that relatively advanced students experience serious difficulties in symbolizing certain meaningful ...
- research-articleOctober 2017
Predicting human performance in interactive tasks by using dynamic models
2017 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC)Pages 776–780https://doi.org/10.1109/SMC.2017.8122702The selection of an appropriate sequence of activities is an essential task to keep student motivation and foster engagement. Usually, decisions in this respect are made by taking into account the difficulty of the activities, in relation to the student's ...
- extended-abstractJuly 2017
Using System Dynamics to Model Student Performance in an Intelligent Tutoring System
UMAP '17: Proceedings of the 25th Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and PersonalizationPages 385–386https://doi.org/10.1145/3079628.3079635One basic adaptation function of an Intelligent Tutoring System (ITS) consists of selecting the most appropriate next task to be offered to the learner. This decision can be based on estimates, such as the expected performance of the student, or the ...
- articleSeptember 2013
Domain-specific knowledge representation and inference engine for an intelligent tutoring system
One of the most challenging steps in learning algebra is the translation of word problems into symbolic notation. This paper describes an Intelligent Tutoring System (ITS) that focuses on this stage of the problem solving process. On the one hand, a ...
- articleApril 2013
Fundamentals of the design and the operation of an intelligent tutoring system for the learning of the arithmetical and algebraic way of solving word problems
Designers of interactive learning environments with a focus on word problem solving usually have to compromise between the amount of resolution paths that a user is allowed to follow and the quality of the feedback provided. We have built an intelligent ...
- ArticleJune 2012
Domain specific knowledge representation for an intelligent tutoring system to teach algebraic reasoning
ITS'12: Proceedings of the 11th international conference on Intelligent Tutoring SystemsPages 630–631https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30950-2_95Translation of word problems into symbolic notation is one of the most challenging steps in learning the algebraic method. This paper describes a domain-specific knowledge representation mechanism to support Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS) which ...