Understandable learner models for a sensorimotor control task

Abstract

We discuss the implications of making learner models that can be inspected by learners within the context of a sensorimotor control task-that of balancing a pole hinged to a cart. We argue that the requirement of producing models that are comprehensible by learners limits the options of modelling strategy, constrains model structure and calls for further refinement of model contents. We discuss the issues of modularity of model contents, modality and interactivity of model presentation, and present results from a preliminary evaluation of a graphical interface to learner models for pole balancing.