Papers & Patents

Journal Papers

  • Murray, R.C., VanLehn, K. & Mostow, J. (2004). Looking ahead to select tutorial actions: A decision-theoretic approach. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 14(3-4), 253-278.
  • VanLehn, K., Siler, S., Murray, C., Yamauchi, T. & Baggett, W.B. (2003). Human tutoring: Why do only some events cause learning? Cognition and Instruction, 21(3), 209-249.

Refereed Conference and Workshop Publications

  • Murray, R.C., Ritter, S., Nixon, T., Schwiebert, R., Hausmann, R.G.M., Towle, B., Fancsali, S., and Vuong, A. (2013). Revealing the learning in learning curves. In H.C. Lane, K. Yacef, J. Mostow & A. Graesser (Eds.), The 16th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, AIED 2013.
  • Hausmann, R.G.M., Vuong, A., Towle, B., Fraundorf, S., Murray, R.C., and Connelly J. (2013). An evaluation of the effectiveness of just-in-time hints. In H.C. Lane, K. Yacef, J. Mostow & A. Graesser (Eds.), The 16th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, AIED 2013.
  • Dickison, D., Ritter, S., Nixon, T., Harris, T.K., Towle, B., Murray, R.C., and Hausmann, R.G.M.(2010). Predicting the effects of skill model changes on student progress. In V. Aleven, J. Kay & J. Mostow (Eds.), Intelligent Tutoring Systems, 10th International Conference, ITS 2010.
  • Ritter, S., Nixon, T., Harris, T.K., Towle, B., Murray, R.C. and Hausmann, R.G.M. (2010). A cognitive tutor for geometric proof. In V. Aleven, J. Kay & J. Mostow (Eds.), Intelligent Tutoring Systems, 10th International Conference, ITS 2010.
  • Ritter, S., Towle, B., Murray, R.C., Hausmann, R.G.M., and Connelly J. (2010). Research-based improvements in Cognitive Tutor Geometry. In V. Aleven, J. Kay & J. Mostow (Eds.), Intelligent Tutoring Systems, 10th International Conference, ITS 2010.
  • Hausmann, R.G.M., Ritter, S., Towle, B., Murray, R.C., and Connelly J. (2010). Incorporating interactive examples into the Cognitive Tutor. In V. Aleven, J. Kay & J. Mostow (Eds.), Intelligent Tutoring Systems, 10th International Conference, ITS 2010.
  • Ritter, S., Harris, T., Nixon, T., Dickison, D., Murray, R.C. and Towle, B (2009). Reducing the knowledge tracing space. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Educational Data Mining. Best Paper Award.
  • Murray, R.C. & VanLehn, K. (2006). A comparison of decision-theoretic, fixed-policy and random tutorial action selection. In M. Ikeda, K.D. Ashely, and T.-W. Chan (Eds.), Intelligent Tutoring Systems, 8th International Conference, ITS 2006, p.114-123. New York: Springer. Best Paper Finalist.
  • Murray, R.C. & VanLehn, K. (2005). Effects of dissuading unnecessary help requests while providing proactive help. In C.-K. Looi, G. McCalla, B. Bredeweg, & J. Breuker (Eds.), Artificial Intelligence in Education, p. 887-889. Amsterdam: IOS Press.
  • Murray, R.C., VanLehn, K. & Mostow, J. (2001). A decision-theoretic approach for selecting tutorial discourse actions. In E. Horvitz, T. Paek, & C. Thompson (Eds.), Proceedings of the NAACL Workshop on Adaptation in Dialogue Systems, Pittsburgh, PA, 4 June 2001, p. 41-48. New Brunswick, NJ: Association for Computational Linguistics.
  • Murray, R.C., VanLehn, K. & Mostow, J. (2001). A decision-theoretic architecture for selecting tutorial discourse actions. Presented at the AIED 2001 Workshop on Tutorial Dialogue Systems, San Antonio, TX, May 20, 2001.
  • Murray, R.C. & VanLehn, K. (2000). DT Tutor: A decision-theoretic, dynamic approach for optimal selection of tutorial actions. In G. Gauthier, C. Frasson & K. VanLehn (Eds.), Intelligent Tutoring Systems, 5th International Conference, ITS 2000, p. 153-162. Montreal, Canda. New York: Springer. Best Paper Finalist.
  • VanLehn, K., Freedman, R., Jordan, P., Murray, C., Osan, R., Ringenberg, M., Rose, C., Schulze, K., Shelby, R., Treacy, D., Weinstein, A. & Wintersgill, M. (2000). Fading and deepening: The next steps for Andes and other model-tracing tutors. In G. Gauthier, C. Frasson & K. VanLehn (Eds.), Intelligent Tutoring Systems, 5th International Conference, ITS 2000, p. 153-162. Montreal, Canda. New York: Springer.
  • VanLehn, K., Siler, S., Murray, C. & Bagget, W. (1998). What makes a tutorial event effective? In M.A. Gernsbacher & S. Derry (Eds.), Proceedings of the Twenty-first Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, p. 1084-1089. Hillsdale, N.J.: Erlbaum.

Book chapters

  • Ritter, S., Murray, R.C., and Hausmann, R.G.M. (2018). Educational software design: education, engagement, and productivity concerns. In R.D. Roscoe, S.D. Craig, and I. Douglas (Eds), End-User Considerations in Educational Technology Design. pp. 35-51. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

PhD Dissertation and Master's Thesis

  • Murray, R.C. (2005). An evaluation of decision-theoretic tutorial action selection. PhD Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
  • Murray, R.C. (1999). A dynamic, decision-theoretic model of tutorial action selection. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

Patent Applications

  • Murray, R.,, Schmandt, L., Schwiebert, R., Hinton, S., Fraundorf, S., Huettner, A., & Fancsali, S. Adaptive grammar instruction for commas. U.S. 14/460,167. Filed August 14, 2014. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
  • Ritter, S., Nixon, T., Murray, R., Schwiebert, R., & Fancsali, S. Learning curve disaggregation by student mastery. U.S. 14/326,327. Filed July 8, 2014. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.