The ASSISTment is a cognitive computer tutoring system targeted towards middle school math students. Mastery learning was recently implemented into the system. This paper focuses on the effectiveness of mastery learning in the ASSISTment system. Results from a controlled experiment conducted in middle schools did not show significant results that mastery learning in the ASSISTment is effective. However, case studies of certain test subjects suggest that mastery learning could be effective for certain kinds of students. Hence, further work needs to be done on only certain kinds of students, particularly low achieving students. -

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Gamache, Christopher Michael
• Zhong, Billy
• Maghfur, Anas B

Subject

• Computing
• Learning
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050609-155258

Keyword

• Mathematics--Study and teaching
• Education, Secondary
• Computer-assisted instruction

Advisor

• Heffernan, Neil

Year

• 2009

Date created

• 2009-05-06

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright