Abstract. In this contribution we present the Dialogue-based Reflective

In this contribution we present an experimental approach to student modelling of Historical Text Comprehension. The proposed student model represents the observed characteristics and attitudes of the student when he comprehends a historical text and reflects the student’s historical profile and his cognitive model. To build the student model we based on the Model of Comprehension of Historical Narration (MOCOHN) and on an experimental study of students ’ historical text comprehension. The experimental tool we have designed, considered as the core of the student’s diagnosis module of an intelligent tutoring system, can be exploited for inferring a student’s cognitive state from his performance. The generalisation of the student model gives an evidence for the dynamics of the constructed student model that can affect educational decisions in supporting individualised history teaching and tutoring.

This contribution presents an experimental approach to learner modeling of Historical Text Comprehension (HTC). The Learner Model of Historical Text Comprehension (LMHTC), infers the learner's cognitive profile and profile descriptor of HTC from his observable behavior imitating the human expert. The experimental research, which resulted in the design of the learner model, is described in detail. The exploitation of quantitative and qualitative criteria and the formulation of the learner's cognitive profile and profile descriptor are also presented. The evaluation results are analyzed and followed by a discussion on the interesting research results for the dynamics of the constructed learner model.

After a brief description of the state of the art, this paper presents new methods of process-oriented translation training. The different instruments used in class, such as questionnaires and other tools, the learning outcome of these methods and the improvement of proficiency achieved by these means, constitute the core of the paper. The third and final part deals with the preliminary results of an interdisciplinary research project with the Department of Neurology of the University Hospital of Geneva, and the prospects for applying this type of research to translation training.