Directory Profile

Kurt VanLehn

Professor
Department of Computer Science and Engineering

 

Prof VanLehn joined ASU in 2008.

Education

Ph.D. Computer Science - MIT 1983

Contact Info

Office Location: BYENG 596
Phone: 480.727.6348
Email: kurt.vanlehn@asu.edu
Website: http://www.public.asu.edu/~kvanlehn/

Research/Areas of Expertise

- Applications of artificial intelligence to education
- Human learning
- Cognitive science

Honors and Distinctions

- Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society
- Former Senior Editor of Cognitive Science
- Fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
- 9 best paper awards at conferences

Selected Publications

VanLehn, K., Lynch, C., Schulze, K. Shapiro, J. A., Shelby, R., Taylor, L., Treacy, D., Weinstein, A., & Wintersgill, M. (2005) The Andes physics tutoring system: Lessons Learned. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Education, 15 (3), 1-47.


VanLehn, K. (2006) The behavior of tutoring systems. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education. 16, 3, 227-265.


VanLehn, K., Graesser, A. C., Jackson, G. T., Jordan, P., Olney, A., & Rose, C. P. (2007). When are tutorial dialogues more effective than reading? Cognitive Science 31(1), 3-62.


Chi, Min & VanLehn, K. (2008). Eliminating the Gap between the High and Low Students through Meta-Cognitive Strategy Instruction. In B. P. Woolf, E. Aimeur, R. Nkambou & S. Lajoie (eds). Intelligent Tutoring Systems: 9th International Conference, ITS2008, pp 603-613. Amsterdam: IOS Press.

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