A dialogue method for assisting students in understanding causalities in physical systems

Systems and Computers in Japan

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1-15

  Asami, Ken'ichi ^a   Takeuchi, Akira ^a   Otsuki, Setsuko ^b  

^a KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Causal understanding; Comparative reasoning; Dialogue strategy; Intelligent educational system; Qualitative reasoning

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING EDUCATION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; SPEECH COMMUNICATION; TEACHING;

CAUSAL UNDERSTANDING; COMPARATIVE REASONING; DIALOGUE METHOD; INTELLIGENT EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS; QUALITATIVE REASONING;

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION;

EID: 11744290138     PISSN: 08821666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-684X(19980615)29:6<1::AID-SCJ1>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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