Analogy tutor: A tutoring system for promoting conceptual learning via comparison

Abstract

A major challenge in artificial intelligence is building intelligent, interactive learning environments that can support students in human-like ways. Analogical reasoning can be a catalyst for conceptual learning, yet very few systems support analogical reasoning as an instructional activity. In my thesis, I plan to demonstrate that an analogy tutor can assist conceptual learning by guiding students through instructional comparisons.