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Collins, Allan M.; And Others – 1975
People use a variety of plausible, but uncertain inferences to answer questions about which their knowledge is incomplete. Such inferential thinking and reasoning is being incorporated into the SCHOLAR computer-assisted instruction (CAI) system. Socratic tutorial techniques in CAI systems such as SCHOLAR are described, and examples of their…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Geography
Grignetti, Mario C.; And Others – 1974
NLS-SCHOLAR is a prototype system that uses artificial intelligence techniques to teach computer-naive people how to use a powerful and complex text editor. It represents a new type of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) system that integrates systematic teaching with actual practice; i.e., one which can keep the user under tutorial supervision…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Computer Science Education
Collins, Allan M.; Warnock, Eleanor H. – 1974
Research and development work on the use of the SCHOLAR autotutorial, online system is described. Inference strategies used within the system are deductive, negative, and functional in character. A graphics package allows user to ask questions and give commands in English to control SCHOLAR's map display capability. The examples shown are for…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computational Linguistics, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs
Collins, Allan; And Others – 1974
An analysis was made of the strategies by which tutors adapt their teaching to individual students; the objective was to synthesize these strategies in a computer system called SCHOLAR. Tape recordings of dialogues between tutors and students about South American geography were made to discover the strategies used by tutors. Since SCHOLAR is a…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs