This paper describes work carried out to explore the role of a learning companion as a
teachable student of the human student. A LCS for Binary Boolean Algebra has been
developed to explore the hypothesis that a learning companion with less expertise than the
human student would be beneficial if the student taught it. The system implemented two
companions with different expertise and two types of motivational conditions. An empirical
evaluation was conducted. Although significant differential learning gains between the …

This paper describes work carried out to explore the role of a learning companion as a
teachable student of the human student. A LCS for Binary Boolean Algebra has been
developed to explore the hypothesis that a learning companion with less expertise than the
human student would be bene cial if the student taught it. The system implemented two
companions with di erent expertise and two types of motivational conditions. An empirical
evaluation was conducted. Although signi cant di erential learning gains between the …