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DEVELOPMENT OF A KNOWLEDGE-BASED INTELLIGENT TUTORING SYSTEM

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 5830
Amount: $500,000.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1988
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
1301 Shoreway Rd - Ste 420
Belmont, CA 94002
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Bjorn Frogner
 (415) 593-3200
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Abstract

THIS PROPOSAL ADDRESSES THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTELLIGENT TUTORING SYSTEM (ITS) TO TRAIN AIR FORCE PERSONNEL. EXPERT-EASE SYSTEMS (EES) HAS DEVELOPED AND DEMONSTRATED A SUCCESSFUL COMPUTER-BASED INSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE CALLED OPTIMALLY ADAPTIVE LEARNING (OAL). OAL COMBINES SEVERAL TECHNOLOGIES: OPTIMIZATION THEORY, EDUCATIONAL MODELING, AND HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY. THE OAL APPROACH UTILIZED ADVANCED OPTIMIZATION THEORY TO DETERMINE "PATHS" THROUGH THE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL PRESENTED TO STUDENTS. BASED UPON AN INDIVIDUAL STUDENT'S NEEDS AND CAPABILITIES, THE OAL PROGRAM AUTOMATICALLY TAILORS A SPECIFIC SERIES OF COURSE MATERIAL FOR PRESENTATION TO THE STUDENT. IN THIS PROPOSAL, EES PRESENTS A PLAN TO COMBINE ITS EXISTING OAL APPROACH WITH A KNOWLEDGE-BASED EXPERT SYSTEM TO PRODUCE A PRACTICAL ITS FOR A SPECIFIC AIR FORCE APPLICATION. ITS PROGRAMS WILL RESULT IN: (1) REDUCED LEARNING TIMES, (2) ENHANCED LEARNING LEVELS, AND (3) MORE HIGHLY MOTIVATED STUDENTS.

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