Development of Meta-Learning Support System
Based on Model Based Approach
Hiroshi Maeno

Kazuhisa Setaand Mitsuru Ikeda

Graduate School of Science, Osaka Prefecture University 1-1, Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka,599-8531, Japan
School of Knowledge Science, JAIST 1-1,Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa, 923-1292. Japan
E-mail:maeno@kw.cias.osakafu-u.ac.jp, seta@mi.s.osakafu-u.ac.jp, ikeda@jaist.ac.jp

Abstract
Meta-cognition plays an important role in acquiring and transferring expertise. Although we recognize
the necessity of building a learning scheme for developing meta-cognitive skills, little knowledge for it
has been acquired. We try to accumulate knowledge of meta-learning support system development inpresentation based meta-learning scheme. Many researchers try to develop meta-learning support systems
but their design principles are not necessarily described explicitly. Consequently, the know-how ofdeveloping meta-learning support system cannot be accumulated. Therefore, we adopt design model
based approach to confront the problem. In our learning scheme, we provide a presentation task in
specific learning area to a learner, who thinks he/she had already learned that specific topic. In thislearning scheme, we intend to give the learner a chance to reflect his/her own learning processes. In thispaper, we propose a guidance function to encourage learners’ reflection for meta-learning based on adesign model.

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