Toward a Computational Model of Tutoring.

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Title: Toward a Computational Model of Tutoring.
Language: English
Authors: Woolf, Beverly Park
Source: Educational Technology, Research and Development. 1992 40(4):49-64.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 16
Publication Date: 1992
Document Type: Information Analyses
Opinion Papers
Reports - Descriptive
Journal Articles
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science, Computer System Design, Discourse Analysis, Expert Systems, Instructional Design, Motivation, Programed Tutoring
ISSN: 1042-1629
Abstract: Discusses the integration of instructional science and computer science. Topics addressed include motivation for building knowledge-based systems; instructional design issues, including cognitive models, representing student intentions, and student models and error diagnosis; representing tutoring knowledge; building a tutoring system, including artificial intelligence; discourse analysis; and a computational model of explanation. (30 references) (LRW)
Entry Date: 1993
Accession Number: EJ462862
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Discusses the integration of instructional science and computer science. Topics addressed include motivation for building knowledge-based systems; instructional design issues, including cognitive models, representing student intentions, and student models and error diagnosis; representing tutoring knowledge; building a tutoring system, including artificial intelligence; discourse analysis; and a computational model of explanation. (30 references) (LRW)
ISSN:1042-1629