Accession Number:

ADA056686

Title:

Diagnosing Students' Misconceptions in Causal Models.

Descriptive Note:

Semi-annual technical rept. 30 Sep 77-1 Mar 78,

Corporate Author:

BOLT BERANEK AND NEWMAN INC CAMBRIDGE MASS

Personal Author(s):

• Stevens,Albert L.
• Collins,Allan
• Goldin,Sally

Report Date:

1978-06-01

Pagination or Media Count:

36.0

Abstract:

Tutorial dialogues can be analyzed as an interaction in which a tutor debugs a students knowledge representation by diagnosing and correcting conceptual misunderstandings. In this paper some tentative steps toward a theory which describes tutorial interactions are outlined. The paper outlines the goal structure of a tutor, describes types of conceptual bugs that students have in their understanding of physical processes and discusses some of the representational viewpoints necessary to diagnose and correct these bugs.

Descriptors:

• *COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION
• *PROGRAMMED INSTRUCTION
• STUDENTS
• PERFORMANCE(HUMAN)
• REASONING
• TEACHING METHODS
• ERROR ANALYSIS
• LEARNING
• MENTAL ABILITY

Subject Categories:

• Humanities and History

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE