A Large-Scale, Open-Domain, Mixed-Interface Dialogue-Based ITS for STEM
Abstract
We present Korbit, a large-scale, open-domain, mixed-interface, dialogue-based intelligent tutoring system (ITS). Korbit uses machine learning, natural language processing and reinforcement learning to provide interactive, personalized learning online. Korbit has been designed to easily scale to thousands of subjects, by automating, standardizing and simplifying the content creation process. Unlike other ITS, a teacher can develop new learning modules for Korbit in a matter of hours. To facilitate learning across a widerange of STEM subjects, Korbit uses a mixed-interface, which includes videos, interactive dialogue-based exercises, question-answering, conceptual diagrams, mathematical exercises and gamification elements. Korbit has been built to scale to millions of students, by utilizing a state-of-the-art cloud-based micro-service architecture. Korbit launched its first course in 2019 on machine learning, and since then over 7,000 students have enrolled. Although Korbit was designed to be open-domain and highly scalable, A/B testing experiments with real-world students demonstrate that both student learning outcomes and student motivation are substantially improved compared to typical online courses.
- Publication:
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arXiv e-prints
- Pub Date:
- May 2020
- DOI:
- 10.48550/arXiv.2005.06616
- arXiv:
- arXiv:2005.06616
- Bibcode:
- 2020arXiv200506616V
- Keywords:
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- Computer Science - Computers and Society;
- Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence;
- Computer Science - Computation and Language;
- Computer Science - Human-Computer Interaction;
- Computer Science - Machine Learning;
- I.2.0;
- I.2.1;
- I.2.7;
- K.3.1;
- G.4
- E-Print:
- 6 pages, 1 figure, 1 table, accepted for publication in the 21st International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED 2020)