Brett van de Sande
Pittsburgh University
Learning Research and Development Center

Andes:  An intelligent homework helper

Andes (www.andes.pitt.edu) is a homework system designed for introductory
physics.  It encourages students to use good problem solving techniques
and provides immediate feedback on each step along with hints on request.
I will discuss how Andes works, from a student perspective, and its
effectiveness as a pedagogical tool.  Then, I will discuss using Andes
as a tool for conducting education research, briefly reviewing several
studies conducted using Andes.  Finally, I will present an investigation
of student help usage in Andes.