A human tutor must have a plan of instruction, but be able to deviate from the plan when the student behavior calls for changes. This paper presents observations of human tutors and describes the FLOW tutor system, a computer-based simulation of a human tutor that is capable of giving advice to a student learning a simple computer language. The…

Reported are the results of a meta-analysis of 30 studies of individualized instruction in science in which this method was compared with a traditional lecture method of science instruction. Studies analyzed also included measurements from which effect sizes could be calculated. Five methods of individualized instruction were identified: (1)…

Two study modes from the paradigm of research into group-study variables are considered in the present investigation. It was hypothesized that the achievement of subjects studying language materials with a high proportion of familiar matter (practice and revision programs) will be greater in a condition of group-study with interaction, and…

Automated Student Modelling explicates reasoning strategies, the representation of procedural skills, and underlying misconceptions as manifested in errors. A diagnostic model, based on a "procedural network" as opposed to a "semantic network," is presented which provides a technique both for modelling the underlying cognitive processes of a…

The Garrison approach to teaching composition has been successfully adapted to second language writing instruction. This approach is based on three principles: individualization, instant feedback, and inductive learning. First, the individualized tutorial approach is used because each student has different needs. Secondly, the method demands that…