The Fundamental Skills Training Project
Abstract
From 1990 to 2000, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), with strong support from the University of Texas at San Antonio, engaged in research to bring state-of-the-art intelligent tutoring technology to bear on our nation's growing literacy skills problem in areas such as mathematics, writing, and science. The primary goals of the Fundamental Skills Training (FST) Project were to design and develop, implement, evaluate, and transfer intelligent tutoring systems (ITSs) to participating public schools and, when appropriate, to industry under federal technology transfer guidelines. ITSs are automated training systems that deliver individualized instruction. These systems are possible through the application of artificial intelligence principles to computer-based training and education. Recent ITS research in training and education demonstrated a level of maturity that made this technology transfer feasible and worthwhile. In the FST project, tutors were built to supplement the work of the teacher in the classroom. The intelligent tutoring systems, therefore, were not intended to replace teachers, but rather to help teachers cope with the demands of teaching an increasingly challenging student population. The goal of this report is to summarize AFRL's ten-year FST Project.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 2003
- Accession Number
- ADA417507
Entities
People
- Kurt W. Steuck
- Thomas N. Meyer