An ontology-based architecture for the design of knowledge bases in Intelligent Instructional Systems

Interactive Technology and Smart Education

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 157-170

  Meisel, Helmut ^a   Compatangelo, Ernesto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automated reasoning; Instructional design; Intelligent tutoring systems; Ontologies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993033374     PISSN: 17415659     EISSN: 17588510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17415650480000020     Document Type: Article

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