Kenneth koedinger
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Kenneth R. Koedinger is a professor of human-computer interaction and psychology
at Carnegie Mellon University
. He is founding and current director of the Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center
. He is widely known for his role in the development of the Cognitive Tutor
software . He is widely published in cognitive psychology
, intelligent tutoring systems, and educational data mining
, and his research group has repeatedly won "Best Paper" awards at scientific conferences in those areas, such as the EDM2008 Best Paper , ITS2006 Best Paper, ITS2004 Best Paper , and ITS2000 Best Paper.
Koedinger studied mathematics and computer science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
, working with Richard Lehrer, and obtained a doctorate in Psychology
from Carnegie Mellon University
. His doctoral advisor was John Robert Anderson. He then worked as a Research Scientist, Associate Professor, and finally full Professor at Carnegie Mellon University. He has had many prestigious graduate students and post-doctoral fellows, in particular Neil Heffernan
and Vincent Aleven.
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
at Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
. He is founding and current director of the Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center
Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center
The Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center is a Science of Learning Center funded by the National Science Foundation.The PSLC theory wiki collects and organizes research results, including a list of instructional principles that are supported by learning science research. The wiki is open and...
. He is widely known for his role in the development of the Cognitive Tutor
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....
software . He is widely published in cognitive psychology
Cognitive psychology
Cognitive psychology is a subdiscipline of psychology exploring internal mental processes.It is the study of how people perceive, remember, think, speak, and solve problems.Cognitive psychology differs from previous psychological approaches in two key ways....
, intelligent tutoring systems, and educational data mining
Educational data mining
Educational Data Mining is an emerging discipline, concerned with developing methods for exploring the unique types of data that come from educational settings, and using those methods to better understand students, and the settings which they learn in. A key area of EDM is mining computer logs of...
, and his research group has repeatedly won "Best Paper" awards at scientific conferences in those areas, such as the EDM2008 Best Paper , ITS2006 Best Paper, ITS2004 Best Paper , and ITS2000 Best Paper.
Koedinger studied mathematics and computer science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
, working with Richard Lehrer, and obtained a doctorate in Psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
from Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
. His doctoral advisor was John Robert Anderson. He then worked as a Research Scientist, Associate Professor, and finally full Professor at Carnegie Mellon University. He has had many prestigious graduate students and post-doctoral fellows, in particular Neil Heffernan
Neil Heffernan
Neil T. Heffernan is a professor of computer science at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He is known for his role in the development of the ASSISTment software, which helps students learn mathematics even as it assesses their knowledge, and which is used by over 4000 students a year in...
and Vincent Aleven.
External links
- Koedinger's personal page at Carnegie Mellon
- Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center (PSLC)
- Authoring tool for intelligent tutoring systems
See also
- Cognitive TutorCognitive tutorA 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....
- Learning sciencesLearning sciencesThe term Learning Sciences refers to an interdisciplinary field that works to further scientific understanding of learning as well as to engage in the design and implementation of learning innovations, and improvement of instructional methodologies...
- ACT-RACT-RACT-R is a cognitive architecture mainly developed by John Robert Anderson at Carnegie Mellon University. Like any cognitive architecture, ACT-R aims to define the basic and irreducible cognitive and perceptual operations that enable the human mind....
- John Robert Anderson (psychologist)