A computer model, Diag, predicts how people will complete a controlled task and how the knowledge needed to complete that task develops over time. The model provides a fine-grained representation of how knowledge transfer occurs.
The model is the product of a group of researchers, led by a professor from Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technology. He and a team used Soar programming language on a 20-trial circuit troubleshooting task with 10 students. The model predicts problem-solving time, replicates the strategy used and learns at the same rate as each student.
This will frost some people and challenge their beliefs about the uniqueness of humans: the same model accurately predicts vehicle air pollution emissions!
Now, let’s figure out how to use Tablet and other mobile PCs as venues to predict learning behavior.
Source: Computer Model Can Predict Human Behavior And Learning
Soar Programming, representing a unified theory of cognition