INTERACTIVE COMPUTER-BASED TUTOR FOR LISP.

Robert G. Farrell; John R. Anderson; Brian J. Reiser

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER-BASED TUTOR FOR LISP.

Robert G. Farrell^*, John R. Anderson, Brian J. Reiser

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School of Education and Social Policy

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Abstract

This paper describes an intelligent computer-based tutor for LISP that incorporates some of the ingredients of good private tutoring. The tutor consists of a problem-solver that generates steps toward a solution and an advisor that compares the problem-solver's steps to the student's steps. Our system can interact with students in a number of different problem spaces for algorithm design and coding. The tutor reduces memory demands by displaying relevant contextual information and directs problem-solving by immediately intervening when a student generates an unacceptable partial answer. Initial experiments indicate that our tutor is approximately twice as effective as classroom instruction.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Unknown Host Publication Title
Publisher	American Assoc for Artificial Intelligence, USA. Distributed by William Kaufmann Inc
Pages	106-109
Number of pages	4
State	Published - Dec 1 1983

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