Eshaa M. Alkhalifa

Eshaa Mohamed Alkhalifa has obtained her BSc in Computer Science of the University of Bahrain, her MS in Artificial Intelligence from the University of George Washington, and her PhD in Cognitive Science from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. She has published a number of books, and a large number of journal and conference papers. She held the role of the Academic Vice President of the Royal University for Women until recently when she took some time off to focus on research. Her research interests include the utilization of Cognitive Science findings in increasing the efficiency of learning in general or elearning in particular.

Publications

A Methodology to Validate Educational Experiment Results in a Real Classroom Using ILOs
A Methodology to Validate Educational Experiment Results in a Real Classroom Using ILOs
Eshaa Mohammed Alkhalifa. © 2014. 15 pages.
Some influential researchers regard controlled experimentation as the best medium to test educational strategies and approaches. On the other hand, educators hold a view that...
Cognitively Informed Intelligent Interfaces: Systems Design and Development
Cognitively Informed Intelligent Interfaces: Systems Design and Development
Eshaa M. Alkhalifa, Khulood Gaid. © 2012. 383 pages.
Humans interact with the world through perception, reason about what they see with their front part of their brains, and save what they experience in memory. They also, however...
Dynamic Generation of Adaptive Tutoring
Dynamic Generation of Adaptive Tutoring
Khulood Gaid, Eshaa Alkhalifa. © 2012. 10 pages.
Adaptive Educational Systems are able to alter an online course as per the needs of each student. Existing technologies require significant time and effort to design and build...
E-Strategies for Resource Management Systems: Planning and Implementation
E-Strategies for Resource Management Systems: Planning and Implementation
Eshaa Alkhalifa. © 2011. 470 pages.
The Internet has revolutionized business practices by enabling the rapid exchange of electronic documents and information. Eventually, nearly all information that flows or is...
Open Student Models
Open Student Models
Eshaa M. Alkhalifa. © 2009. 5 pages.
When a student makes an error, the instructor wonders what possible misconception caused that error (Self, 1990) and attempts to correct it through altering the instruction...
A Cognitively-Based Framework for Evaluating Multimedia Systems
A Cognitively-Based Framework for Evaluating Multimedia Systems
Eshaa M. Alkhalifa. © 2009. 5 pages.
Multimedia systems waltzed into the lives of students and educators without allowing anyone the time required for the development of suitable evaluation techniques. Although...
Multimedia Evaluations Based on Cognitive Science Findings
Multimedia Evaluations Based on Cognitive Science Findings
Eshaa M. Alkhalifa. © 2008. 17 pages.
Multi-media systems waltzed into the lives of students and educators without allowing for the time required for the development of suitable evaluation techniques. Although...
Cognitively Informed Systems: Utilizing Practical Approaches to Enrich Information Presentation and Transfer
Cognitively Informed Systems: Utilizing Practical Approaches to Enrich Information Presentation and Transfer
Eshaa Alkhalifa. © 2006. 346 pages.
As science advances, more and more emphasis is being placed on the human user of the computer-based system. Instead of humans learning how to interact with these systems, the...
Cognitively Informed Systems: Justifications and Foundations
Cognitively Informed Systems: Justifications and Foundations
Eshaa M. Alkhalifa. © 2006. 25 pages.
Cognitively informed systems as introduced by Alkhalifa (2005b) is a perspective that encourages system designers to consider the findings of cognitive science as informative to...
Cognitively Informed Multimedia Interface Design
Cognitively Informed Multimedia Interface Design
Eshaa M. Alkhalifa. © 2006. 6 pages.
The rich contributions made in the field of human computer interaction (HCI) have played a pivotal role in shifting the attention of the industry to the interaction between users...
Open Student Models
Open Student Models
Eshaa M. Alkhalifa. © 2005. 4 pages.
When a student makes an error, the instructor wonders what possible misconception caused that error (Self, 1990) and attempts to correct it through altering the instruction...
Multimedia Evaluations Based on Cognitive Science Findings
Multimedia Evaluations Based on Cognitive Science Findings
Eshaa M. Alkhalifa. © 2005. 5 pages.
Multi-media systems waltzed into the lives of students and educators without allowing for the time required for the development of suitable evaluation techniques. Although...
A 3-Dimensional Framework for Evaluating Multimedia Educational Software
A 3-Dimensional Framework for Evaluating Multimedia Educational Software
Eshaa M. Alkhalifa, Fawzi Albalooshi. © 2003. 15 pages.
This chapter introduces a three-dimensional framework aimed at evaluating multimedia educational software. It argues that the current means of evaluations is highly dispersed and...