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Wordtutor: An intelligent tutoring system for teaching word processing

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Computer Assisted Learning (ICCAL 1990)

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This paper presents a framework for organizing knowledge in an intelligent tutoring system (ITS). We have found the proposed framework useful for implementing the internal processes of an ITS. in a way that enables it to act intelligently in such matters as choosing goals, tracking student progress, observing task behavior, anticipating-identifying difficulties, and offering help. The paper focuses on past and current work related to the implementation of WorldTutor, an ITS prototype that teaches word processing.

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  1. Dépt. d'informatique et de mathématique, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, G7H 2B1, Chicoutimi, Qc, Canada

    Gilles Imbeau

  2. Dépt. de mathématiques et d'informatique, Université du Québec à Montréal, H3C 3P8, Montréal, Qc, Canada

    Gilles Gauthier

  3. Dépt. I.R.O., Université de Montréal, H3C 3J7, Montréal, Qc, Canada

    Claude Frasson

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Douglas H. Norrie Hans-Werner Six

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Imbeau, G., Gauthier, G., Frasson, C. (1990). Wordtutor: An intelligent tutoring system for teaching word processing. In: Norrie, D.H., Six, HW. (eds) Computer Assisted Learning. ICCAL 1990. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 438. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0020895

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