Online homework versus intelligent tutoring systems: Pedagogical support for transaction analysis and recording

Issues in Accounting Education

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 87-97

  Phillips, Fred ^a   Johnson, Benny G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Quantum Simulations Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting cycle; Artificial intelligence; Online homework; Tutoring

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961143399     PISSN: 07393172     EISSN: 15587983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/iace.2011.26.1.87     Document Type: Article

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