A Distance Learning System for Teaching the Writing of Chinese Characters over the Internet

International Journal of Distance Education Technologies (IJDET)

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 52-66

  Sun, K T ^a   Feng, D S ^a  

^a National Tainan Teachers College   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chinese characters; intelligent tutoring system (ITS); Internet; neuronbased student model; stroke orders

Indexed keywords

EID: 85001799360     PISSN: 15393100     EISSN: 15393119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jdet.2004010105     Document Type: Article

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