SPIRIT: An Evolutionally Designed Intelligent Tutoring System.

Abstract

SPIRIT is an Intelligent Tutoring System for tutoring probability theory which has evolved through a continuous process of experimentation and tuning. The system manages a unique flexible tutoring style. On one hand, the system may behave as a tutor who mostly observes the student without interference, intervening only when things are really going wrong and on the other hand, it may behave as a tutor who manages a questioning and answering type of dialogue. Based on a belief constructed about the student's aptitude, the system frequently changes its tutoring style. SPIRIT integrates several artificial intelligence methods that include: a theorem prover; a production system; an object oriented system and procedural knowledge embedded in LISP code. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA144638

Entities

People

  • H. E. Pople Jr

Organizations

  • University of Pittsburgh

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Applied Psychology
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Cognition
  • Cognitive Science
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Education
  • Educational Psychology
  • Information Processing
  • Military Research
  • Probability
  • Psychology
  • Schools
  • Social Sciences
  • Students

Readers

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Bayesian Inference