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Download full textHofmeister, Alan M. – 1986
The purpose of this research project was the development and initial validation of Mandate Consultant, an expert system that provides a second opinion of the appropriateness of the decision-making process used in the development of Individualized Education Programs with handicapped children. (Expert systems are a development of artificial…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Decision Making
Trollip, Stanley R.; Lippert, Renate C. – Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, 1987
Argues that construction of knowledge bases is an instructional tool that encourages students' critical thinking in problem solving situations through metacognitive experiences. A study is described in which college students created expert systems to test the effectiveness of this method of instruction, and benefits for students and teachers are…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Educational Benefits, Expert Systems, Higher Education
Peer reviewedWentling, Tim L.; Roegge, Chris A. – Evaluation Review, 1991
An outcomes-based model was developed to evaluate vocational education programs in Illinois. The model, which evaluates programs based on six vital signs of program quality, uses a series of computer technology expert systems to give local personnel assistance in exploring program problems and improvement. (SLD)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Expert Systems
Peer reviewedWang, Feng-Kwei; Moore, Joi L.; Wedman, John; Shyu, Chi-Ren – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2003
Describes the design and development of a case-based reasoning (CBR) knowledge repository, including its case library and the search engine to support the technology integration community. The process and results of ormative evaluation following the concept of participatory design are reported to set the context for further research and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Expert Systems
Hofmeister, Alan M.; Ferrara, Joseph M. – 1986
The research project investigated whether expert system tools have become sophisticated enough to be applied efficiently to problems in special education. (Expert systems are a development of artificial intelligence that combines the computer's capacity for storing specialized knowledge with a general set of rules intended to replicate the…
Descriptors: Articulation Impairments, Artificial Intelligence, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Problems
