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This paper presents an original modelling of the tutoring knowledge in an intelligent educational system based on a collection of interacting agents, in particular in a problem-solving domain. After a brief description of the knowledge modelling and a generic functioning framework for ITSs in problem-solving domains, we introduce the tutoring knowledge modelled as pedagogical agents. We show how these agents interact with one another and with the student, and discuss tools which may help optimise decisions about how an agent takes control or fulfils a given pedagogical function. To illustrate our point of view, we then present and comment on a tutoring dialogue in detail, using as background a problem-solving exercise. Such a interactive-agent-oriented model should both facilitate the implementation of the tutoring knowledge in an intelligent educational system and help improve the student’s comprehension through better pedagogical interactions.
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Lelouche, R. (2000). A Collection of Pedagogical Agents for Intelligent Educational Systems. In: Gauthier, G., Frasson, C., VanLehn, K. (eds) Intelligent Tutoring Systems. ITS 2000. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1839. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45108-0_18
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