Embodied Tutors for Interaction Skills Simulation Training.
Robert C. Hubal · 2008
Abstract—This paper describes intelligent virtual tutors for interaction skills training who can serve the roles of demonstrator, coach, trainer, mentor, and observer. These roles meet the needs demanded of tutors across stages of skill learning, stages that were derived from simulation-based individual training designed to meet international distribution standards. Lessons learned regarding elicitation of instructional knowledge, virtual tutor behavior modeling, and performance measurement are discussed. Index Terms—Coaching, distributed training, interaction skills, intelligent tutoring, mentoring, remediation. I. FAPV AND TUTORING The series of stages through which students advance in mastering skills has been described as familiarization, acquisition, practice, and validation (FAPV) [1]. Becoming familiarized with to-be-mastered skills implies gaining