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Cognitive tutors are intelligent tutoring systems that create a cognitive model of students as they interact with the software, offering tailored instruction and problems based on this model. Developed by Carnegie Learning, these tutors utilize a blended approach, combining textbooks and software to enhance learning. Rooted in the ACT-R theory of learning, they allow students to progress at their own pace. Cognitive tutors have shown success in improving math scores in high school and middle school classrooms, providing personalized feedback and support for each student's unique skill level.
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What is a cognitive tutor? • A cognitive tutor is an intelligent tutoring system which develops a cognitive model of a student as he or she interacts with the program, providing problems and individualized instruction based on this model.
Carnegie Mellon & Cognitive Tutors • Cognitive Tutor is also a name of a product produced by Carnegie Learning. • Carnegie Learning uses blended approach, with a textbook and software (called Cognitive Tutor) for each subject. • The Cognitive Tutors are based on the ACT-R theory of learning, memory and performance. The Tutors were developed using an empirical testing process. There are over 50 publications which now validate the effectiveness of cognitive modeling. • The curriculum is based on how students think and allows students to work at their own pace
Why Use Cognitive Tutors? • It allows for personalization of the learning process. • Has been successful in raising math test scores in both high school and middle school classrooms. • Always available to students • The software evaluates individual students math level step-by-step and presents the information tailored to the individual skill level of the students.
Works Cited • Wikipedia. 22 Sept. 2008. <http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/carnegie_learning>. • Wikipedia. 13 Sept. 2008. <httphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/cognitive_tutor://>.