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Designing Simulated Learners that Externalize Metacognition and Self-regulation for Complex Problem Solving

2026 · HCII · pp. 161-176 · 0 citations · 62 references
Computer Science

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This paper examines the cognitive and metacognitive challenges inherent in algebra word-problem solving and presents an initial theoretical and empirically driven design framework for simulated learners as pedagogical agents that model, teach, learn, externalize, and explain metacognitive processes embedded in MetaSim.

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