Text comprehension and discourse processing
KR Butcher, W Kintsch - Handbook of Psychology, Second …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter examines text comprehension and discourse processing from a cognitive
standpoint, exploring research evidence that forms the basis for what is known about how …
standpoint, exploring research evidence that forms the basis for what is known about how …
Self-directed learning and the sensemaking paradox
KR Butcher, T Sumner - Human–Computer Interaction, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Educative sensemaking focuses on the needs of self-directed learners, a nonexpert
population of thinkers who must locate relevant information sources, evaluate the …
population of thinkers who must locate relevant information sources, evaluate the …
Towards automatic identification of core concepts in educational resources
Automatically identifying and extracting key ideas and concepts from educational resources
is an important but challenging computational task. We present a supervised machine …
is an important but challenging computational task. We present a supervised machine …
Computational foundations for personalizing instruction with digital libraries
This paper describes our progress towards automating adaptive personalized instruction
based on student conceptual understandings using digital libraries. The reported approach …
based on student conceptual understandings using digital libraries. The reported approach …
Science teachers' use of online resources and the digital library for Earth system education
LJ Barker - Proceedings of the 9th ACM/IEEE-CS joint conference …, 2009 - dl.acm.org
A three-part study of teachers' use of online resources and of the Digital Library for Earth
System Education (DLESE) was conducted from 2004 through summer 2006. The first two …
System Education (DLESE) was conducted from 2004 through summer 2006. The first two …
Computer-based instruction (CBI) within special education
KR Butcher, JM Jameson - Computer-assisted and web-based innovations …, 2016 - Elsevier
Computer-based instruction (CBI) has the potential to help stakeholders meet new
expectations regarding the academic achievement and educational outcomes of students …
expectations regarding the academic achievement and educational outcomes of students …
Identifying core concepts in educational resources
JM Foster, MA Sultan, H Devaul, I Okoye… - Proceedings of the 12th …, 2012 - dl.acm.org
This paper describes the results of a study designed to assess human expert ratings of
educational concept features for use in automatic core concept extraction systems. Digital …
educational concept features for use in automatic core concept extraction systems. Digital …
Educational recommendation in an informal intentional learning system
I Okoye, K Maull, J Foster, T Sumner - … Recommender Systems and …, 2012 - igi-global.com
Recommender systems have become part of the standard toolkit of web personalization.
These same tools and techniques are now making their way into educational and adaptive e …
These same tools and techniques are now making their way into educational and adaptive e …
Automatic extraction of core learning goals and generation of pedagogical sequences through a collection of digital library resources
A key challenge facing educational technology researchers is how to provide structure and
guidance when learners use unstructured and open tools such as digital libraries for their …
guidance when learners use unstructured and open tools such as digital libraries for their …
[PDF][PDF] Pedagogically useful extractive summaries for science education
This paper describes the design and evaluation of an extractive summarizer for educational
science content called COGENT. COGENT extends MEAD based on strategies elicited from …
science content called COGENT. COGENT extends MEAD based on strategies elicited from …