Title page for E-project-050609-155258

Project Type IQP

Submission date 2009-05-06

Authors
Christopher Michael Gamache, gamache@WPI.EDU, RBE
Anas Maghfur, amaghfur@WPI.EDU, ECE
Billy Zhong, zhon1231@WPI.EDU, ECE

URN E-project-050609-155258

Division Education in a Technological Society

Title Mastery Learning in Cognitive Computer Tutors

Advisor
Heffernan, Neil, CS

Availability mixed

Abstract
The ASSISTment is a cognitive computer tutoring system targeted towards middle school math students. Mastery learning was recently implemented into the system. This paper focuses on the effectiveness of mastery learning in the ASSISTment system. Results from a controlled experiment conducted in middle schools did not show significant results that mastery learning in the ASSISTment is effective. However, case studies of certain test subjects suggest that mastery learning could be effective for certain kinds of students. Hence, further work needs to be done on only certain kinds of students, particularly low achieving students.

Files
IQP_Final_Report.pdf
There is one file which has been withheld at the advisor's request.
indicates that a file or directory is accessible from the WPI campus network only.

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Project Type	IQP
Submission date	2009-05-06
Authors	Christopher Michael Gamache, gamache@WPI.EDU, RBE Anas Maghfur, amaghfur@WPI.EDU, ECE Billy Zhong, zhon1231@WPI.EDU, ECE
URN	E-project-050609-155258
Division	Education in a Technological Society
Title	Mastery Learning in Cognitive Computer Tutors
Advisor	Heffernan, Neil, CS
Availability	mixed
Abstract The ASSISTment is a cognitive computer tutoring system targeted towards middle school math students. Mastery learning was recently implemented into the system. This paper focuses on the effectiveness of mastery learning in the ASSISTment system. Results from a controlled experiment conducted in middle schools did not show significant results that mastery learning in the ASSISTment is effective. However, case studies of certain test subjects suggest that mastery learning could be effective for certain kinds of students. Hence, further work needs to be done on only certain kinds of students, particularly low achieving students.
Files	IQP_Final_Report.pdf There is one file which has been withheld at the advisor's request. indicates that a file or directory is accessible from the WPI campus network only.