@TECHREPORT{TR05CIspace,
  author = {Amershi, S. and Arksey, N. and Carenini, G. and Conati, C. and Mackworth,
	A. and Maclaren, H. and Poole, D.},
  title = {Fostering Student Learning and Motivation: An Interactive Educational
	Tool for {AI}},
  institution = {Dept. of Computer Science, University of British Columbia},
  year = {2005},
  number = {TR-2005-06},
  month = {March},
  abstract = {There are inherent challenges in teaching and learning Artificial
	Intelligence (AI) due to the complex dynamics of the many fundamental
	AI concepts and algorithms. Interactive visualization tools have
	the potential to overcome these challenges. However, there are reservations
	towards adopting interactive visualizations due to mixed results
	on their pedagogical effectiveness. Previous work has also often
	failed to directly assess student preferences and motivation. CIspace
	is a set of nine interactive visualization tools demonstrating fundamental
	principles in AI. The CIspace tools are currently in use in undergraduate
	and graduate classrooms at the University of British Columbia and
	around the world. In this paper, we present two experiments aimed
	at assessing the effectiveness of one the tools in terms of knowledge
	gain and user preference. Our results provide evidence that the tool
	is as effective as a traditionally accepted form of learning in terms
	of knowledge gain, and that students significantly prefer to use
	the tools over traditional forms of study. These results strengthen
	the case for the incorporation of CIspace, and other interactive
	visualizations, into courses.}
}