Background

• It was funded by the NSF and the Spencer Foundation.
• We are trying to learn about what makes for good tutoring, this is a research enterprise.
• Background on Neil

The People who Work on this Project

• Neil Heffernan
• My Ph.D. Adviser Kenneth Koedinger who helped create Cognitive Tutor Algebra which was named one of the five Exemplary Programs by the U.S. Dept of Education.
• Ms. Cristina Lindquist was the expert human tutor we video taped. The tutor is named after her. She is now Mrs. Heffernan! However, I must say that my wife is a much better tutor then the software!
• You! If you are a teacher, or researcher, and would like to help on this project, send me an email. One volunteer is going to translate Ms. Lindquist into Portuguese. We always need more problems. If you are a researcher and would like to collaborate, send me some email and we can talk.

The Folks who Funded this Project

• The National Science Foundation through a grant to the CIRCLE center.
• The Spencer Foundation

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