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Can a dialogue ITS fix fraction multiplication?

Sixth graders using a dialogue-based math ITS outperformed peers who received traditional remedial instruction on fraction operations.

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How many sixth graders were initially enrolled?

89 students from central Taiwan.

Source: Mathematics intelligent tutoring system for learning multiplication and division of fractions based on diagnostic teaching · DOI · quote verified

How many participants remained for analysis?

66 participants.

Source: Mathematics intelligent tutoring system for learning multiplication and division of fractions based on diagnostic teaching · DOI · quote verified

How were the 66 students assigned?

35 to experimental ITS, 31 to control.

Source: Mathematics intelligent tutoring system for learning multiplication and division of fractions based on diagnostic teaching · DOI · quote verified

What did the control group receive?

Two hours of traditional remedial instruction.

Source: Mathematics intelligent tutoring system for learning multiplication and division of fractions based on diagnostic teaching · DOI · quote verified

What content domain did the ITS teach?

Multiplication and division of fractions.

Source: Mathematics intelligent tutoring system for learning multiplication and division of fractions based on diagnostic teaching · DOI · quote verified

How many items and total points were in the analysed tests?

24 items totaling 96 points.

Source: Mathematics intelligent tutoring system for learning multiplication and division of fractions based on diagnostic teaching · DOI · quote verified

What pretest Cronbach’s alpha was reported?

α = 0.879.

Source: Mathematics intelligent tutoring system for learning multiplication and division of fractions based on diagnostic teaching · DOI · quote verified

Did the ITS group outperform traditional remediation?

Yes—significantly, F = 5.52, p < 0.05.

Source: Mathematics intelligent tutoring system for learning multiplication and division of fractions based on diagnostic teaching · DOI · quote verified

What adjusted posttest means were reported?

81.57 (ITS) versus 76.74 (control).

Source: Mathematics intelligent tutoring system for learning multiplication and division of fractions based on diagnostic teaching · DOI · quote verified

How large was the response corpus used to build tutoring?

Responses from 290 sixth graders on a 10-question paper–pencil test.

Source: Mathematics intelligent tutoring system for learning multiplication and division of fractions based on diagnostic teaching · DOI · quote verified

What research design verified effectiveness?

A quasi-experimental design.

Source: Mathematics intelligent tutoring system for learning multiplication and division of fractions based on diagnostic teaching · DOI · quote verified

What kind of math ITS did the authors develop?

A dialogue-based math ITS for remedial instruction.

Source: Mathematics intelligent tutoring system for learning multiplication and division of fractions based on diagnostic teaching · DOI · quote verified