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APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGIES TO TRAINING SYSTEMS: COMPUTER BASED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING SYSTEM

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 14894
Amount: $57,039.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1991
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
2300 Windy Ridge Parkway Suit E 155 Sout
Marietta, GA 30067
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Dr P Kelly Watson
 Principal Investigator
 (512) 536-2981
Business Contact
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Research Institution
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Abstract

USING AN EXISTING INTELLIGENT TUTORING SYSTEM (ITS), PROJECT MEMBERS WILL CREATE THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR A STUDENT MODEL THAT CAN BE USED TO DESIGN AN ADAPTIVE TESTING SYSTEM. THIS TESTING SYSTEM WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY OR DIAGNOSE STUDENT ERRORS BY ANALYZING THE STUDENT'S PERFORMANCE USING SEVERAL DIFFERENT FACTORS. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO INVESTIGATE THE POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPING A TASK GENERATION SUBSYSTEM THAT CAN GENERATE PROBLEMS TO BE USED TO TEST STUDENTS OR DEMONSTRATE/EXEMPLIFY PORTIONS OF THE CURRICULUM. THE TASK GENERATOR WOULD INTERFACE WITH THE ITS' DOMAIN EXPERT TO "TEST" THE PROBLEM AGAINST THE EXPERT CAPABILITY OF THE SYSTEM TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM'S SUITABILITY FOR STUDENTS. PERFORMANCE OF THIS PROJECT WILL REQUIRE A REVIEW OF THE PSYCHOMETRIC ISSUES RELATED TO DIAGNOSTIC TESTING TO ENSURE THE INCLUSION OF IMPORTANT TESTING FEATURES AND CAPABILITIES.

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