The Teachable Agents Group at Vanderbilt University
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Current Members:

Gautam Biswas
John Kinnebrew
Jim Segedy
Brian Sulcer
Jonathan Barrett
Satabdi Basu
Kirk Loretz

Former Members:

Hogyeong Jeong
Nancy Morabito
Jason Tan
Krittaya Leelawong
Thomas Katzelberger
Roger Taylor

Collaborators:

AAA Lab at Stanford
Dan Schwartz
Doris Chin
Henry Kwong

University of Washington - LIFE
John Bransford
Nancy Vye
Joan Davis

Arizona State University
Winslow Burleson
Kasia Muldner

University of Memphis
Rod D. Roscoe

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Publications

Papers

2012

• Biswas, G., Kinnebrew, J.S., & Segedy, J.R. (2012). Modeling student behaviors in an open-ended learning environment. In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics. San Francisco, CA, USA.
  
  
• Segedy, J. R., Kinnebrew, J. S., & Biswas, G. (2012). Supporting Student Learning using Conversational Agents in a Teachable Agent Environment. In Proceedings of the 10th International Conference of the Learning Sciences. Sydney, Australia.
  
  
• Segedy, J. R., Kinnebrew, J. S., & Biswas, G. (2012). Relating Student Performance to Action Outcomes and Context in a Complex, Choice-Rich Learning Environment. In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems. Chania, Greece.
  
  

2011

• Basu, S. & Biswas, G. (2011). A Scaffolding Framework to Support Learning in Multi-Agent Based Simulation Environments. In Doctoral Student Consortium Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Computers in Education. Chiang Mai, Thailand.
  
  
• Basu, S., & Biswas, G. (2011). Multiple Representations to Support Learning of Complex Ecological Processes in Simulation Environments. In Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Computers in Education. Chiang Mai, Thailand.
  
  
• Basu, S., Biswas, G., & Sengupta, P. (2011). Scaffolding to Support Learning of Ecology in Simulation Environments. In Susan Bull and Gautam Biswas (Eds.), Proceedings of The 15th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education. Auckland, New Zealand.
  
  
• Kinnebrew, J., Biswas, G., Sulcer, B., & Taylor, R. (2011). (in review) Investigating Self-Regulated Learning in Teachable Agent Environments. In R. Azevedo & V. Aleven (Eds.), International Handbook of Metacognition and Learning Technologies. Berlin, Germany: Springer.
  
  
• Kinnebrew, J.S., & Biswas, G. (2011). Modeling and Measuring Self-Regulated Learning in Teachable Agent Environments. Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society, 7(2), 19-35.
  
  
• Kinnebrew, J.S., & Biswas, G. (2011). Comparative Action Sequence Analysis with Hidden Markov Models and Sequence Mining. In The Knowledge Discovery in Educational Data Workshop at the 17th ACM SIGKDD Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining. San Diego, CA.
  
  
• Segedy, J.R., Kinnebrew, J.S., & Biswas, G. (2011). Modeling Learner's Cognitive and Metacognitive Strategies in an Open-Ended Learning Environment. In AAAI Fall Symposium on Advances in Cognitive Systems. Arlington, VA.
  
  
• Segedy, J.R., Kinnebrew, J.S., & Biswas, G. (2011). Investigating the Relationship Between Dialogue Responsiveness and Learning in a Teachable Agent Environment. In Susan Bull and Gautam Biswas (Eds.), Proceedings of The 15th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education. Auckland, New Zealand.
  
  

2010

• Biswas, G., & Sulcer, B. (2010). Visual exploratory data analysis methods to characterize student progress in intelligent learning environments. In 2010 International Conference on Technology for Education (T4E) (pp. 114-121). Mumbai.
  
  
• Biswas, G., Jeong, H., Kinnebrew, J., Sulcer, B., & Roscoe, R. (2010). Measuring Self-regulated Learning Skills through Social Interactions in a Teachable Agent Environment. Research and Practice in Technology-Enhanced Learning, 5(2), 123-152.
  
  
• Jeong, H., Biswas, G., Johnson, J., & Howard, L. (2010). Analysis of Productive Learning Behaviors in a Structured Inquiry Cycle Using Hidden Markov Models. In R.S.j.d. Baker, A. Merceron, & P.I. Pavlik Jr. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Educational Data Mining. Pittsburgh.
  
  
• Kinnebrew, J., Biswas, G., & Sulcer, B. (2010). Measuring Self-regulated Learning Skills through Social Interactions in a Teachable Agent Environment. In The AAAI Fall Symposium on Cognitive and Metacognitive Educational Systems (MCES).
  
  
• Segedy, J., Sulcer, B., & Biswas, G. (2010). Are ILEs Ready for the Classroom? Bringing Teachers into the Feedback Loop. In Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems (pp. 405-407). Pittsburgh.
  
  

2009

• Biswas, G., Roscoe, R., Jeong, H., & Sulcer, B. (2009). Promoting self-regulated learning skills in agent-based learning environments. In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computers in Education. Hong Kong: Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education.
  * Recipient of the Best Paper Award
  
  
• Linn, J. G., Segedy, J., Jeong, H., Podgursky, B., & Biswas, G. (2009). Reconfigurable architecture for building intelligent learning environments. In Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (pp. 115-120). Brighton, United Kingdom: IOS Press.
  
  
• Schwartz, D. L., Chase, C., Chin, D., Oppezzo, M., Kwong, H., Okita, S., Biswas, G., Roscoe, R.D., Jeong, H., & Wagster, J.D. (2009). Interactive Metacognition: Monitoring and Regulating a Teachable Agent. In D.J. Hacker, J. Dunlosky, & A.C. Graesser (Eds.), Handbook of Metacognition in Education (pp. 340-358). Routledge Press.
  
  

2008

• Jeong, H., & Biswas, G. (2008). Mining student behavior models in learning-by-teaching environments. In R. Baker, T. Barnes, & J. Beck (Eds.), Proceedings of the First International Conference on Educational Data Mining (pp. 127-136). Montreal, Canada.
  
  
• Jeong, H., Gupta, A., Roscoe, R., Wagster, J., Biswas, G., & Schwartz, D. (2008). Using hidden markov models to characterize student behaviors in learning-by-teaching environments. In Intelligent Tutoring Systems: Vol. 5091. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (pp. 614-625). Montreal, Canada: Springer.
  
  
• Leelawong, K., & Biswas, G. (2008). Designing learning by teaching agents: The Betty's Brain system. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 18(3), 181-208.
  
  
• Roscoe, R. D., Wagster, J., & Biswas, G. (2008). Using teachable agent feedback to support effective learning-by-teaching. In Proceedings of the 30th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 2381-2386). Washington, DC.
  
  
• Wagster, J., Kwong, H., Segedy, J., Biswas, G., & Schwartz, D. (2008). Bringing CBLEs into classrooms: Experiences with the Betty's Brain system. In Proceedings of the Eighth IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (pp. 252-256). Santander, Cantabria, Spain.
  
  

2007

• Schwartz, D. L., Blair, K. P., Biswas, G., Leelawong, K., & Davis, J. (2007). Animations of thought: Interactivity in the teachable agent paradigm. In R. Lowe & W. Schnotz (Eds.), Learning with Animation: Research and Implications for Design (pp. 114-140). UK: Cambrige University Press.
  
  
• Tan, J., & Biswas, G. (2007). Simulation-based game learning environments: Building and sustaining a fish tank. In Proceedings of the First IEEE International Workshop on Digital Game and Intelligent Toy Enhanced Learning (pp. 73-80). Jhongli, Taiwan.
  * Recipient of Best Student-Authored Paper Award
  
  
• Tan, J., Skirvin, N., Biswas, G., & Catley, K. (2007). Providing guidance and opportunities for self-assessment and transfer in a simulation environment for discovery learning. In Proceedings of the 29th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 1539-1544). Nashville, TN.
  
  
• Tan, J., Wagster, J., Wu, Y., & Biswas, G. (2007). Effect of metacognitive support on student behaviors in learning by teaching environments. In Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education. Marina del Rey, CA: IOS Press.
  
  
• Wagster, J., Tan, J., Biswas, G., & Schwartz, D. (2007). How metacognitive feedback affects behavior in learning and transfer. In Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education. Marina del Rey, CA: IOS Press.
  
  
• Wagster, J., Tan, J., Wu, Y., Biswas, G., & Schwartz, D. (2007). Do learning by teaching environments with metacognitive support help students develop better learning behaviors?. In Proceedings of the 29th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 695-700). Nashville, TN.
  
  

2006

• Blair, K., Schwartz, D., Biswas, G., & Leelawong, K. (2006). Pedagogical agents for learning by teaching: Teachable agents. Educational Technology & Society, Special Issue on Pedagogical Agents.
  
  
• Tan, J., & Biswas, G. (2006). The role of feedback in preparation for future learning: A case study in learning by teaching environments. In Intelligent Tutoring Systems: Vol. 4053. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (pp. 370-381). Jhongli, Taiwan: Springer.
  
  
• Tan, J., Biswas, G., & Schwartz, D. (2006). Feedback for metacognitive support in learning by teaching environments. In Proceedings of the 28th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 828-833). Vancouver, Canada.
  
  

2005

• Biswas, G., Leelawong, K., Belynne, K., & Adebiyi, B. (2005). Case studies in learning by teaching behavioral differences in directed versus guided learning. In Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 828-833). Stresa, Italy.
  
  
• Biswas, G., Leelawong, K., Schwartz, D., & Vye, N. (2005). Learning by teaching: A new agent paradigm for educational software. Applied Artificial Intelligence, 19, 363-392.
  
  
• Gupta, R., Wu, Y., & Biswas, G. (2005). Teaching about dynamic processes: A teachable agents approach. In Artificial Intelligence in Education - Supporting Learning through Intelligent and Socially Informed Technology (pp. 241-248). Amsterdam, The Netherlands: IOS Press.
  
  
• Katzlberger, T. (2005). Learning by teaching agents (Doctoral dissertation). Department of EECS, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
  
  
• Leelawong, K. (2005). Using the learning-by-teaching paradigm to design learning environments (Doctoral dissertation). Department of EECS, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
  
  
• Tan, J., Beers, C., Gupta, R., & Biswas, G. (2005). Computer games as intelligent learning environments: A river ecosystem adventure. In Artificial Intelligence in Education - Supporting Learning through Intelligent and Socially Informed Technology (pp. 646-653). Amsterdam: IOS Press.
  
  

2004

• Biswas, G., Leelawong, K., Belynne, K., Viswanath, K., Schwartz, D., & Davis, J. (2004). Developing learning by teaching environments that support self-regulated learning. In Intelligent Tutoring Systems: Vol. 3220. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (pp. 730-740). Maceió, Brazil: Springer.
  
  
• Biswas, G., Leelawong, K., Belynne, K., Viswanath, K., Vye, N., Schwartz, D., & Davis, J. (2004). Incorporating self regulated learning techniques into learning by teaching environments. In Proceedings of the 26th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 120-125). Chicago: Erlbaum.
  
  
• Viswanath, K., Adebiyi, B., Leelawong, K., & Biswas, G. (2004). A multi-agent architecture implementation of learning by teaching systems. In Proceedings of the 4th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (pp. 61-65). Joensuu, Finland.
  
  

2003

• Davis, J., Leelawong, K., Belynne, K., Bodenheimer, B., Biswas, G., Vye, N., & Bransford, J. (2003). Intelligent user interface design for teachable agent systems. In Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (pp. 26-33). Miami, FL: Association for Computing Machinery.
  
  
• Davis, J., Leelawong, K., Belynne, K., Bodenheimer, B., Biswas, G., Vye, N., & Bransford, J. (2003). Intelligent user interface design for teachable agent systems: A demonstration abstract. In Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (p. 320). Miami, FL: Association for Computing Machinery.
  
  
• Leelawong, K., Viswanath, K., Davis, J., Biswas, G., Vye, N., Belynne, K., & Bransford, J. (2003). Teachable agents: Learning by teaching environments for science domains. In Proceedings of the Fifteenth Annual Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (pp. 109-116). Menlo Park, CA: AAAI Press.
  
  

2002

• Leelawong, K., Davis, J., Vye, N., Biswas, G., Schwartz, D., Belynne, T., Katzlberger, T., & Bransford, J. (2002). The effects of feedback in supporting learning by teaching in a teachable agent environment. In P. Bell, R. Stevens, & T. Satwicz (Eds.), Keeping Learning Complex: The Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference of the Learning Sciences (pp. 245-252). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
  
  

2001

• Biswas, G., Katzlberger, T., Bransford, J., & Schwartz, D. (2001). Extending intelligent learning environments with teachable agents to enhance learning. In J. D. Moore, C. L. Redfield, & W. L. Johnson (Eds.), Artificial Intelligence for Education 01 (pp. 389-397). Amsterdam: IOS Press.
  
  
• Biswas, G., Schwartz, D., & Bransford, J. (2001). Technology support for complex problem solving: From SAD environments to AI. In K.D. Forbus & P.J. Feltovich (Eds.), Smart Machines in Education (pp. 71-98). Menlo Park, CA: AAAI Press.
  
  
• Leelawong, K., Wang, Y, Biswas, G., Vye, N., Bransford, J., & Schwartz, D. (2001). Qualitative reasoning techniques to support learning by teaching: The teachable agents project. In Proceedings of the Fifteenth International Workshop on Qualitative Reasoning. San Antonio, TX: AAAI Press.
  
  

1999

• Brophy, S., Biswas, G., Katzlberger, T., Bransford, J., & Schwartz, D. (1999). Teachable agents: Combining insights from learning theory and computer science. In S.P. Lajoie & M. Vivet (Eds.), Artificial Intelligence in Education (pp. 21-28). Amsterdam: IOS Press.
  
  

1998

• Brophy, S., Schwartz, D., Biswas, G., & Bransford, J. (1998, August). Learning through programmable agents. Paper presented at Workshop on Pedagogical Agents (ITS '98), San Antonio, TX.