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Structural model of an intelligent CAI package

AuthorChai Suthasa
Call NumberAIT Thesis no. CS-86-2
Subject(s)Computer-assisted instruction--Computer programs
NoteA thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for t he degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology
PublisherAsian Institute of Technology
AbstractIn this study, a model is developed for an Intelligent Computer- Aided Instruction package for teaching a pre- high school trigonometry course. The package is designed and implemented using micro- Prolog language (some routines are in Pascal) on IBM PC with accompanying graphics on the color monitor display terminal. The whole system is driven by a menu (with a 'help' facility) from which the user chooses the required module. Each module comprises one major activity. The response-sensitivity of this package is an improvement over previously described systems and the package can adapt itself according to a student's performance by providing the appropriate teaching strategy (hints, examples, graphics) . Thus, students do not all follow the same path in completing any lesson of the course and a more competent student would finish the course in fewer steps. The Natural language processing capability is developed to make the proposed CAI package function more effectively. Students can set up problems for the package to analyse and solve immediately . A time controller is applied to force students spend their computer time more efficiently and to reduce machine idling. A further feature, the scoring procedure, enables the package to evaluate the student's performance.
Year1986
TypeThesis
SchoolSchool of Engineering and Technology (SET)
DepartmentOther Field of Studies (No Department)
Academic Program/FoSComputer Science (CS)
Chairperson(s)Kanchit Malaivongs
Examination Committee(s)Sadananda, Ramakoti ;Storer, Graeme
Scholarship Donor(s)Henry Busignies
DegreeThesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1986


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