Intelligent distributed collaborative learning support system embedded a computer companion

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The prupose of this study is to construct an intelligent distributed collaborative learning environment. We embed a computer Companion which is an agent to play a collaborative/competitive peer for a human student in this environment. The human student will be able to get a deep understanding of his/her own ability for problem-solving through observation and reflection by interacting with the computer companion. Moreover we embed a Computer Coordinator agent which monitors and supports students' collaboration processes.In 1995, we concentrated on constructing the Peer Learing Environment which enables a human student to solve a problem with the computer companion. Especially, we constructed a recognizing model which represents a student's state of recognizing the other student's knowledge state. Based on the recognizing model, we constructed a dialogue model for the computer companion, a flexible interface between a human student and the computer companion and a communication process model which represents a process to reach an agreement among multi agents.In 1996, we considered the pedagogical strategies to enhance a human student's ability to monitor the other student's knowledge state based on the recognizing model. Moreover, we contrived an extended agent model, agent communication message and agent communication protocol. Finally we implemented the intelligent distributed collaborative learning environment and evaluated its educational effectiveness.