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ElectronixTutor: an intelligent tutoring system with multiple learning resources for electronics.

Arthur C Graesser^1,2, Xiangen Hu¹, Benjamin D Nye³

¹1Institute for Intelligent Systems, University of Memphis, Memphis, USA.

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Intelligent tutoring systems (ITSs) were integrated into ElectronixTutor to teach electronics. This system combines multiple empirically-based ITSs into a single learning environment, showing effectiveness in STEM education.

Keywords:

ASSISTments AutoTutor Dragoon Electronics Intelligent tutoring systems System integration

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Computer Science

Background:

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) initiated a STEM Challenge to develop intelligent tutoring systems (ITSs) for STEM education.
Four teams developed ITSs for mathematics, electronics, and dynamical systems over 18 months.
ONR funded a joint project to integrate these systems for teaching electronic circuits, led by the University of Memphis.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe the architecture of the integrated intelligent tutoring system, ElectronixTutor.
To outline the learning resources integrated into ElectronixTutor.
To present empirical findings supporting the effectiveness of ElectronixTutor's components.

Main Methods:

Developed a fully integrated ElectronixTutor system incorporating multiple ITSs (AutoTutor, Dragoon, LearnForm, ASSISTments, BEETLE-II), texts, and videos.
Designed an architecture featuring a student model with knowledge components and cognitive/non-cognitive attributes.
Implemented a recommender system to guide students through learning pathways.

Main Results:

The ElectronixTutor architecture includes a comprehensive student model and a recommender system.
Individual ITS components within ElectronixTutor have demonstrated learning gains in prior research.
A prototype of the integrated ElectronixTutor system has been successfully developed.

Conclusions:

ElectronixTutor effectively integrates multiple empirically-validated ITS components into a unified system for STEM education.
The system is currently undergoing testing and represents a novel approach to assembling well-established ITSs.
This integrated environment aims to enhance student learning in electronics.