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Beyond Argumentation and Comparison/Contrast: Extending the Socrates CAI Design Principles to Classroom Teaching and the Interpretation and Production of Other Forms of Discourse.
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Bacig, Thomas D.; And Others – Computers and the Humanities, 1990
Examines relationships between critical thinking and writing. Compares a pencil-and-paper and computer-assisted versions of a process/model program to a traditional composition program. Reports experimental groups showed greater argumentative powers. Extends approach to poetry and technical writing. Suggests collaborative learning potential.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning
An Application of Artificial Intelligence to the Choreography of Dance.
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Bradford, James H.; Cote-Laurence, Paulette – Computers and the Humanities, 1995
Describes an experimental computer program that attempts to simulate a choreographers' knowledge and expertise. The user expresses a set of rules that describe some of the dynamic aspects of a dance. These rules are applied nondeterministically by a "rule driver" program. The rule driver embodies a heuristic algorithm. (MJP)
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs