A computer-aided instruction program for teaching the TOPS20MM facility on the DDN.
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Authors
Kim, Tae Woo
Subjects
computer assisted instruction
artificial intelligence
artificial intelligence
Advisors
Rowe, Neil C.
Date of Issue
1988-06
Date
June 1988
Publisher
Language
en_US
Abstract
We constructed an Intelligent Computer Assisted Instruction (ICAI) program to
tutor the usage of the TOPS20-MM, an electronic mail facility available on the Defense
Data Network (DDN). Learning by experience is one of the best ways to learn
something. The main strategy of tutoring in this thesis was to provide an environment
simulating the actual facility that guides the student while he/she tries to perform given
tasks. Means-ends analysis, a classic technique for solving search problems in Artificial
Intelligence, has been used to figure out the right command to perform a given task.
Basic commands, e.g. a command for viewing a message number 7, will be taught first,
then the tasks like "Send a message to the people mentioned in message number 3" will
be issued.
Type
Thesis
Description
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Department
Computer Science (CS)
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
Sponsors
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Format
48 p.
Citation
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