Heather Neilson Canadian Distributed Mentor Project Summer Research 2005 - UBC Computer Science

The Adaptive Coach for Exploration

The Adaptive Coach for Exploration (ACE) is an open learning environment for exploring mathematical functions. The program is targeted for high-school students, and allows them to manipulate and explore constant, linear, power and polynomial functions. Hints are provided on demand, and if a student does not seem to be self-explaining the relevant concepts, she is given a subtle reminder to consider the function more carefully. If she is still not self-explaining, a dialog pops up prompting her to think about an aspect of the function. The dialog asks a conceptual question and the student can select an answer from several options. Students are free to move through the exercises in any order, although a warning is generated if a student attempts to move on when she has not fully explored an exercise.
 
Publications:
Bunt and Conati 2002
Bunt, Conati and Muldner 2004
Bunt, Conati, Huggett and Muldner 2001
 
Students currently working on ACE:
Andrea Bunt
Christina Merten
Kasia Muldner
Heather Neilson
Dave Ternes
 
Supervisor:
Dr. Christina Conati