TY - JOUR
T1 - Transcending the limits of classrooms
T2 - Expanding educational horizons through intelligent tutoring
AU - McGuigan, Nicholas
AU - Mitrovic, Antonija
AU - Kern, Thomas
AU - Sin, Samantha
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PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - The notion of classroom-based University education is dramatically changing, education providers globally are adapting to the challenges and opportunities brought on by evolving technologies. A way of providing for this changing environment whilst maintaining a 'human-like' approach to education is the use of Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS). This study outlines the development and initial evaluation of an ITS designed specifically for capital investment decision-making (CID). The system tracks the student's performance, and generates a model of the student's knowledge, which is used to adapt the instructional session to the needs and abilities of each student providing individualised feedback. The ITS adds value to a traditional classroom-based tutoring approach by providing students with an enhanced problem-solving tool to be able to apply theoretical material in a 'real-life' simulated environment. The paper describes the ITS authoring environment, the creation of the tutoring system and a preliminary evaluation of academics' perspectives of using the system.
AB - The notion of classroom-based University education is dramatically changing, education providers globally are adapting to the challenges and opportunities brought on by evolving technologies. A way of providing for this changing environment whilst maintaining a 'human-like' approach to education is the use of Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS). This study outlines the development and initial evaluation of an ITS designed specifically for capital investment decision-making (CID). The system tracks the student's performance, and generates a model of the student's knowledge, which is used to adapt the instructional session to the needs and abilities of each student providing individualised feedback. The ITS adds value to a traditional classroom-based tutoring approach by providing students with an enhanced problem-solving tool to be able to apply theoretical material in a 'real-life' simulated environment. The paper describes the ITS authoring environment, the creation of the tutoring system and a preliminary evaluation of academics' perspectives of using the system.
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U2 - 10.5539/ass.v8n14p37
DO - 10.5539/ass.v8n14p37
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84869070872
SN - 1911-2017
VL - 8
SP - 37
EP - 48
JO - Asian Social Science
JF - Asian Social Science
IS - 14
ER -