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Vincent Aleven

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Vincent Aleven

Email

Phone

412-268-5475

Campus Address

Newell-Simon Hall 3531

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Research Areas

Administrative Staff

Eric Davidson


 

Research Interests

Intelligent educational systems, cognitive modeling, learning and metacognitive skills, case-based reasoning.

In the News

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    Application Opens for 2026 LearnLab Summer School

    This intensive, one-week program gives participants hands-on experience building advanced educational technologies and tutoring systems to...

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    PLUS Program on NBC

    What if every student could have their own personal math tutor?At Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science, researchers are...

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    What’s Next for AI and Education

    The Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) had a large presence at three educational technology-focused conferences last month in Pal...

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  • A team of HCII researchers will use a grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences to develop and test a smartphone-based tutoring system for middle school mathematics that's rooted in AI.

    HCII Researchers Awarded $2M Grant To Test AI-Based Mobile Tutoring Software

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Related Projects

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    Multiplier Effects in Math Education (MEME) Project

    The MEME Project’s goal is to produce better educational outcomes by increasing motivation, learning, and self-regulation. The MEME Project’s goal is to produce better educational outcomes by increasing motivation, learning, and self-regulation. How? By combining motivational, cognitive, and metacognitive interventions i ...

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    Metacognition and Motivation

    Metacognition and Motivation is one of four thrusts of the Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center. It has the goals of developing a better understanding of Metacognition and Motivation is one of four thrusts of the Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center. It has the goals of developing a better understanding of how metacognitive processes and motivation in ...

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  • Project

    Rapid Development of Cognitive Models and Tutors

    Cognitive Tutors have been successful in raising students’ math test scores in high-school and middle-school classrooms, but their development requires co Cognitive Tutors have been successful in raising students’ math test scores in high-school and middle-school classrooms, but their development requires considerable time and expertise. We are developi ...

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  • Project

    Learning-Oriented Dialogue in Cognitive Tutors: Towards a Scalable Solution to Performance Orientation

    This project seeks to increase kids’ engagement with math learning in connection with Cognitive Tutors using support for help seeking and collaborative pr This project seeks to increase kids’ engagement with math learning in connection with Cognitive Tutors using support for help seeking and collaborative problem solving. ...

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