Carelessness and goal orientation in a science microworld

Authors:
Arnon Hershkovitz;Michael Wixon;Ryan S. J. D. Baker;Janice Gobert;Michael Sao Pedro
Affiliations:
Department of Social Science and Policy Studies, Worcester Polytechnic Institute;Department of Social Science and Policy Studies, Worcester Polytechnic Institute;Department of Social Science and Policy Studies, Worcester Polytechnic Institute;Department of Social Science and Policy Studies, Worcester Polytechnic Institute;Department of Social Science and Policy Studies, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Venue:
AIED'11 Proceedings of the 15th international conference on Artificial intelligence in education
Year:
2011

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Abstract

In this paper, we study the relationship between goal orientation within a science inquiry learning environment for middle school students and carelessness, i.e., not demonstrating an inquiry skill despite knowing it. Carelessness is measured based on a machine-learned model. We find, surprisingly, that carelessness is higher for students with strong mastery or learning goals, compared to students who lack strong goal orientation.