6th International Workshop on Culturally-Aware Tutoring Systems (CATS2015)

摘要

Culture has a profound effect on the way people interact with, react to, think and feel about knowledge, symbols, situations, etc. Yet it is underestimated in AIED research. Most of the currently influential learning systems have indeed been created by and for developed world contexts and with Western cultural perspectives in mind. However in recent years, more and more opportunities to design, develop, and deploy educational software for and in different contexts have emerged. This state of affairs naturally leads to broader questions. What features of culture are important to consider in the design process? Can software designed and developed in a specific cultural context transfer to other parts of the world and remain effective? The answers to these questions remain unclear although a growing body of research suggests that the use of AIED systems across cultural contexts results in variations of the knowledge acquisition process.