Open Learner Modelling with a Robotic Tutor

Abstract

This paper describes research to explore how personalisation in a robot tutor using an open leaner model (OLM) based approach impacts on effectiveness of children's learning. An OLM is a visualisation of inferred knowledge state. We address the feasibility of using social robotics to present an OLM to a learner. Results to date indicate that a robotic tutor can increase trust in explanations of an OLM over text based representations. We outline the remaining work to create and evaluate an autonomous robotic tutor that will use an OLM to scaffold reflection.