model-based learning
nounUK /ˈmɒdəl beɪst ˈlɜːnɪŋ/
US /ˈmɑːdəl beɪst ˈlɜːrnɪŋ/
A way of learning where you build a pretend model in your head to help you understand and guess what will happen.
The robot used model-based learning to imagine the maze before it moved.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In psychology, learning that uses mental models to predict outcomes and guide choices.
Children show model-based learning when they picture the result before acting.
3. In AI, an approach where an agent learns a model of its environment and uses it to plan.
The agent applied model-based learning to plan a safe route.
4. In education, teaching with physical or computer models to explore ideas.
The science class used model-based learning with a model volcano.