Developing Personalised Learning Support for the Business Forecasting Curriculum: The Forecasting Intelligent Tutoring System

Devon Barrow (), Antonija Mitrovic, Jay Holland, Mohammad Ali and Nikolaos Kourentzes
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Devon Barrow: Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham, University House, 116 Edgbaston Park Rd, Birmingham B15 2TY, UK
Antonija Mitrovic: Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
Jay Holland: Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
Mohammad Ali: Faculty of Business and Law, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge CB1 1PT, UK
Nikolaos Kourentzes: Institutionen för Informationsteknologi, Högskolan i Skövde, Högskolevägen, Box 408, 541 28 Skövde, Sweden

Forecasting, 2024, vol. 6, issue 1, 1-20

Abstract: In forecasting research, the focus has largely been on decision support systems for enhancing performance, with fewer studies in learning support systems. As a remedy, Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITSs) offer an innovative solution in that they provide one-on-one online computer-based learning support affording student modelling, adaptive pedagogical response, and performance tracking. This study provides a detailed description of the design and development of the first Forecasting Intelligent Tutoring System, aptly coined FITS, designed to assist students in developing an understanding of time series forecasting using classical time series decomposition. The system’s impact on learning is assessed through a pilot evaluation study, and its usefulness in understanding how students learn is illustrated through the exploration and statistical analysis of a small sample of student models. Practical reflections on the system’s development are also provided to better understand how such systems can facilitate and improve forecasting performance through training.

Keywords: business forecasting; forecasting education; intelligent tutoring systems; time series decomposition; forecasting support systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A1 B4 C0 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C8 M0 Q2 Q3 Q4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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