Question-driven Explanatory Reasoning

By A. Graesser, W. Baggett, K. Williams. 1996

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Explanation in Human-AI Systems: A Literature Meta-Review, Synopsis of Key Ideas and Publications, and Bibliography for Explainable AI (2019, background): “…Ahn and Kalish (2000); Chater and Oaksford, (2006); Cheng (1997, 2000); Einhorn and Hogarth (1986); Eiter and Lukasiewicz (2002, 2006); Feltovich, Hoffman, Woods, and Roesler (2004); Graesser, Baggett, and Williams (1996); Halpern and Pearl (2005a,b); Heckerman and Shachter (1994); Hesslow (1988).”
Critical Questions and Argument Stratagems: A Framework for Enhancing and Analyzing Students' Reasoning Practices (2011, background): “Prior research on questioning (but not specifically critical questioning) has found that students tend to ask questions in response to cognitive conflict or a breakdown in comprehension ( Graesser, Baggett, & Williams, 1996 ).”
The effect of directive tutor guidance in problem-based learning of statistics on students’ perceptions and achievement (2009, background): “2) When students are activated; understanding will be improved by answering why, how, and what-if questions (Graesser et al. 1996).”
AI Transparency in the Age of LLMs: A Human-Centered Research Roadmap (2023, background): “…cognitive science, and HCI, there is a long tradition of breaking down different types of explanations by their mechanism, stance, and the questions that they answer (e.g., what, how, why, why not, what if) (Graesser et al., 1996; Hilton, 1990; Keil, 2006; Liao et al., 2020; Lombrozo, 2012, 2016).”
Scaffolding Deep Comprehension Strategies Through Point&Query, AutoTutor, and iSTART (2005, background): “These explanations may take the form of causal chains or networks in complex systems, logical justifications of claims, and goal-driven plans that motivate human action ( Graesser, Baggett, & Williams, 1996 ).”
How does one know whether a person understands a device? The quality of the questions the person asks when the device breaks down. (2003, background): “Questions that tap explanatory reasoning are particularly diagnostic of deep comprehension (Graesser et al., 1996).”