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Peer reviewedRoss, Peter – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1987
Discusses intelligent tutoring systems (ITS), one application of artificial intelligence to computers used in education. Basic designs of ITSs are described; examples are given including PROUST, GREATERP, and the use of simulation with ITSs; protocol analysis is discussed; and 38 prototype ITSs are listed. (LRW)
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer System Design
Rosenberg, Ronni – Educational Technology, 1987
Reviews the current status of intelligent tutoring systems and summarizes the literature that evaluates these systems. Discussion highlights the problems of inadequate models, the lack of protocol analysis in systems design, and flaws in testing methodologies. (20 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Needs, Evaluation Criteria, Expert Systems
Download full textFlinn, Jane Zeni – 1986
Using J. Dewey's "reconstruction of experience" concept of revision, a study employed ethnographic methods to investigate the effects of computer assisted writing instruction on students' revising processes. Primary subjects, eight sixth-graders, completed a structured revision task on their compositions, with varying degrees of computer…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classroom Environment, Computer Assisted Instruction, Grade 6
