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Publication Date: 1990
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A Large-Scale Evaluation of an Intelligent Discovery World: Smithtown.
Shute, Valerie J.; Glaser, Robert
Interactive Learning Environments, v1 n1 p51-77 Mar 1990
Presents an evaluation of "Smithtown," an intelligent tutoring system designed to teach inductive inquiry skills and principles of basic microeconomics. Two studies of individual differences in learning are described, including a comparison of knowledge acquisition with traditional instruction; hypotheses tested are discussed; and the results of cluster analyses are presented. (Contains 21 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Cluster Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Conventional Instruction, Correlation, Economics, Flow Charts, Higher Education, Hypothesis Testing, Induction, Intermode Differences, Learning Processes, Learning Strategies, Military Training, Pretests Posttests
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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