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Prevention of Off-Task Gaming Behavior in Intelligent Tutoring Systems

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Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS 2006)

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A major issue in Intelligent Tutoring Systems is off-task student behavior, especially performance-based gaming, where students systematically exploit tutor behavior in order to advance through a curriculum quickly and easily, with as little active thought directed at the educational content as possible. This research developed both active interventions to combat gaming and passive interventions to prevent gaming. Our passive graphical intervention has been well received by teachers, and our experimental results suggest that using a combination of intervention types is effective at reducing off-task gaming behavior.

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  1. Computer Science Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Rd, Worcester, MA, 01601, USA

    Jason A. Walonoski & Neil T. Heffernan

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  1. Jason A. Walonoski
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  1. JAIST, 1-1, Asahi-dai, Nomi, 923-1292, Ishikawa, Japan

    Mitsuru Ikeda

  2. Learning Research and Development Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Kevin D. Ashley

  3. Graduate Institute of Network Learning Technology, National Central University, 300, Jhongda Rd., 32001, Jhongli City,Taoyuan County, Taiwan

    Tak-Wai Chan

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Walonoski, J.A., Heffernan, N.T. (2006). Prevention of Off-Task Gaming Behavior in Intelligent Tutoring Systems. In: Ikeda, M., Ashley, K.D., Chan, TW. (eds) Intelligent Tutoring Systems. ITS 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4053. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11774303_80

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/11774303_80

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg

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