Can young people with autism spectrum disorder benefit from an open learner model?

Beate Grawemeyer; Hilary Johnson; Mark Brosnan

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-19773-9_69

Can young people with autism spectrum disorder benefit from an open learner model?

Beate Grawemeyer, Hilary Johnson, Mark Brosnan

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Abstract

This paper describes the evaluation of Maths Island Tutor - an intelligent tutoring system for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The tutor includes an open learner model (OLM). In order to benefit from this feature, the learner needs to be able to process metacognitive attributes, which can be impaired in ASD. In order to address the needs of this specific population, young people with ASD were involved in the design of the software for their use, including the OLM. A preliminary study evaluating the system demonstrated that young people with ASD did initiate access to their OLM, could correctly reproduce details from their OLM, and could also highlight the location of (study-intended) errors within their OLMs giving rise to suggestions about their abilities to remember and potentially meta-cognitively reflect on their learning.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Artificial Intelligence in Education
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of 17th International Conference, AIED 2015, Madrid, Spain, June 22-26, 2015
Editors	C. Conati, N. Heffernan, A. Mitrovic, M. F. Verdejo
Publisher	Springer
Pages	591-594
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	9783319197722
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19773-9_69
Publication status	Published - 30 Jun 2015
Event	17th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, AIED 2015 - Madrid, Spain Duration: 22 Jun 2015 → 26 Jun 2015

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	9112

Conference

Conference	17th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, AIED 2015
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Madrid
Period	22/06/15 → 26/06/15

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10.1007/978-3-319-19773-9_69

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Grawemeyer, B., Johnson, H., & Brosnan, M. (2015). Can young people with autism spectrum disorder benefit from an open learner model? In C. Conati, N. Heffernan, A. Mitrovic, & M. F. Verdejo (Eds.), Artificial Intelligence in Education: Proceedings of 17th International Conference, AIED 2015, Madrid, Spain, June 22-26, 2015 (pp. 591-594). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 9112). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19773-9_69

Can young people with autism spectrum disorder benefit from an open learner model? / Grawemeyer, Beate; Johnson, Hilary; Brosnan, Mark.
Artificial Intelligence in Education: Proceedings of 17th International Conference, AIED 2015, Madrid, Spain, June 22-26, 2015. ed. / C. Conati; N. Heffernan; A. Mitrovic; M. F. Verdejo. Springer, 2015. p. 591-594 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 9112).

Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter in a published conference proceeding

Grawemeyer, B, Johnson, H & Brosnan, M 2015, Can young people with autism spectrum disorder benefit from an open learner model? in C Conati, N Heffernan, A Mitrovic & MF Verdejo (eds), Artificial Intelligence in Education: Proceedings of 17th International Conference, AIED 2015, Madrid, Spain, June 22-26, 2015. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 9112, Springer, pp. 591-594, 17th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, AIED 2015, Madrid, Spain, 22/06/15. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19773-9_69

Grawemeyer B, Johnson H, Brosnan M. Can young people with autism spectrum disorder benefit from an open learner model? In Conati C, Heffernan N, Mitrovic A, Verdejo MF, editors, Artificial Intelligence in Education: Proceedings of 17th International Conference, AIED 2015, Madrid, Spain, June 22-26, 2015. Springer. 2015. p. 591-594. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-19773-9_69

Grawemeyer, Beate ; Johnson, Hilary ; Brosnan, Mark. / Can young people with autism spectrum disorder benefit from an open learner model?. Artificial Intelligence in Education: Proceedings of 17th International Conference, AIED 2015, Madrid, Spain, June 22-26, 2015. editor / C. Conati ; N. Heffernan ; A. Mitrovic ; M. F. Verdejo. Springer, 2015. pp. 591-594 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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