A web-based bayesian intelligent tutoring system for computer programming

Web Intelligence and Agent Systems

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61-81

  Butz, C J ^a   Hua, S ^a   Maguire, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bayesian networks; Intelligent agents; Intelligent tutoring systems

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; DECISION MAKING; HTML; NEURAL NETWORKS; PROBABILITY;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; INFERENCE ENGINE; INTELLIGENT TUTORING SYSTEMS; PROBABILITY THEORY;

INTELLIGENT AGENTS;

EID: 33645511208     PISSN: 15701263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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