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The LearnLab is an NSF funded Science of Learning Center funded at 25 million dollars over 5 years. It is an outgrowth of research on thinking, problem solving, artificial intelligence, and intelligent tutoring systems that traces its roots back through Kurt Van Lehn, Ken Koedinger, John R. Anderson, Allen Newell, and Herbert Simon.

Kurt's 2007 Summer School presentation provides a good overview of the PSLC's approach.]]>PSLC Theoretical FrameworkoxtraliteThu, 17 Apr 2008 12:45:36 -0700trailfire:markId:209089http://trailfire.com/oxtralite/marks/209086
They want to operationalize their theory in terms of relationships that can be tested via experiments.]]>PSLC Theoretical FrameworkoxtraliteThu, 17 Apr 2008 12:44:58 -0700trailfire:markId:209086http://trailfire.com/oxtralite/marks/209127
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Robust learning is learning that is retained over the long term, transfers to novel situations, or accelerates future learning.

This exposes their bias against many educational research studies whose post-test measures typically give no indication of the robustness of the learning.]]>PSLC Theoretical FrameworkoxtraliteThu, 17 Apr 2008 12:13:45 -0700trailfire:markId:209088http://trailfire.com/oxtralite/marks/209094PSLC Theoretical FrameworkoxtraliteThu, 17 Apr 2008 09:08:19 -0700trailfire:markId:209094http://trailfire.com/oxtralite/marks/209095PSLC Theoretical FrameworkoxtraliteThu, 17 Apr 2008 09:08:41 -0700trailfire:markId:209095http://trailfire.com/oxtralite/marks/209096PSLC Theoretical FrameworkoxtraliteThu, 17 Apr 2008 09:09:25 -0700trailfire:markId:209096http://trailfire.com/oxtralite/marks/209087robust learning as the dependent variable and instruction, prior learning, and other concepts as the independent variables.

Here, Kurt elucidates what he considers to be the primary dimensions of instruction.]]>PSLC Theoretical FrameworkoxtraliteThu, 17 Apr 2008 08:13:36 -0700trailfire:markId:209087http://trailfire.com/oxtralite/marks/209093PSLC Theoretical FrameworkoxtraliteThu, 17 Apr 2008 09:03:04 -0700trailfire:markId:209093http://trailfire.com/oxtralite/marks/209092
I attended a previous incarnation offered under the PSLC precursor called CIRCLE. It was a great experience. I highly recommend it!

Everyone is invited to apply to attend, though it looks like the 2008 deadlines just passed.]]>PSLC Theoretical FrameworkoxtraliteThu, 17 Apr 2008 09:18:36 -0700trailfire:markId:209092http://trailfire.com/oxtralite/marks/209090PSLC Theoretical FrameworkoxtraliteThu, 17 Apr 2008 08:58:12 -0700trailfire:markId:209090http://trailfire.com/oxtralite/marks/209097PSLC Theoretical FrameworkoxtraliteThu, 17 Apr 2008 09:14:53 -0700trailfire:markId:209097http://trailfire.com/oxtralite/marks/209102PSLC Theoretical FrameworkoxtraliteThu, 17 Apr 2008 09:37:11 -0700trailfire:markId:209102