1st Edition

Computer Assisted Instruction and Intelligent Tutoring Systems Shared Goals and Complementary Approaches

Edited By Jill H. Larkin, Ruth W. Chabay Copyright 1992
288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

The fields of computer-assisted instruction and intelligent tutoring systems have had few vehicles for sharing ideas or programs. Different backgrounds and settings meant reading different journals and attending different conferences. The purpose of this book is to foster a mutual understanding of shared issues and contemporary approaches so as to further powerful educational applications of... Read more
Contents: J.H. Larkin, R.W. Chabay, Introduction. S. Dugdale, The Design of Computer-Based Mathematics Instruction. G.R. Culley, From Syntax to Semantics in Foreign Language CAI. A.T. Corbett, J.R. Anderson, LISP Intelligent Tutoring System: Research in Skill Acquisition. B.J. Reiser, D.Y. Kimberg, M.C. Lovett, M. Ranney, Knowledge Representation and Explanation in GIL, An Intelligent Tutor for Programming. R.W. Chabay, B.A. Sherwood, A Practical Guide for the Creation of Educational Software. G. Brackett, Realizing the Revolution: A Brief Case Study. A. Lesgold, S. Lajoie, M. Bunzo, G. Eggan, SHERLOCK: A Coached Practice Environment for an Electronics Troubleshooting Job. W. Sack, E. Soloway, From PROUST to CHIRON.

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Jill H Larkin, Ruth W. Chabay

"The editors have deliberately attempted to cover a broad field, so this book would function as a good set of initial readings for a course in computers and education....the book has a slightly more coherent feel than some that derive from conferences....I recommend this as a good library purchase."
Computers Education

"Intrinsically interesting material applied to the solution of a practical problem along with the [editors'] good job of setting the stage in the Introduction combine to make this book about as good as a book based on the proceedings of a conference can be....the result is a very readable and informative volume...should be read by all those who are interested in learning more about how computers might be used to improve teaching and learning..."
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