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QALSIC: building an articulate educational software for high school inorganic chemistry laboratories

In building an intelligent tutoring system, researchers quest for robust techniques and suitable approaches so that intelligent and interactive communications between learners and the system can be seamlessly established. The aspects of communication encompass the four properties of articulate softw...

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Main Authors: Mustapha, S.S., Zain, Sharifuddin Md, Pang, J.S.
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Published: 2005
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/5882/
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spelling my.um.eprints.58822019-08-21T09:24:16Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/5882/ QALSIC: building an articulate educational software for high school inorganic chemistry laboratories Mustapha, S.S. Zain, Sharifuddin Md Pang, J.S. QD Chemistry In building an intelligent tutoring system, researchers quest for robust techniques and suitable approaches so that intelligent and interactive communications between learners and the system can be seamlessly established. The aspects of communication encompass the four properties of articulate software defined by Forbus (2001) which are fluent, supportive, generative and customizable. The building of articulate software (QALSIC) for learning inorganic chemistry at high school level is discussed in this paper. The four properties are represented in our system through knowledge-based and qualitative process theory approaches. The interactiveness and intelligence of the system are demonstrated in its intelligent responses to unprecedented events, unknown substances, and flexibility in usage. The system can be used symbiotically with the traditional laboratory, as well as, as an independent system in which it offers a more flexible learning environment at a lower cost. The strength of the system is centred at its explanatory capabilities in using chemistry knowledge. We envisage that the system will improve intuitive learning in students while enhancing the traditional didactic learning. 2005 Article PeerReviewed Mustapha, S.S. and Zain, Sharifuddin Md and Pang, J.S. (2005) QALSIC: building an articulate educational software for high school inorganic chemistry laboratories. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 15 (3). pp. 229-257. http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1434934
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Mustapha, S.S.
Zain, Sharifuddin Md
Pang, J.S.
QALSIC: building an articulate educational software for high school inorganic chemistry laboratories
description In building an intelligent tutoring system, researchers quest for robust techniques and suitable approaches so that intelligent and interactive communications between learners and the system can be seamlessly established. The aspects of communication encompass the four properties of articulate software defined by Forbus (2001) which are fluent, supportive, generative and customizable. The building of articulate software (QALSIC) for learning inorganic chemistry at high school level is discussed in this paper. The four properties are represented in our system through knowledge-based and qualitative process theory approaches. The interactiveness and intelligence of the system are demonstrated in its intelligent responses to unprecedented events, unknown substances, and flexibility in usage. The system can be used symbiotically with the traditional laboratory, as well as, as an independent system in which it offers a more flexible learning environment at a lower cost. The strength of the system is centred at its explanatory capabilities in using chemistry knowledge. We envisage that the system will improve intuitive learning in students while enhancing the traditional didactic learning.
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author Mustapha, S.S.
Zain, Sharifuddin Md
Pang, J.S.
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Zain, Sharifuddin Md
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title QALSIC: building an articulate educational software for high school inorganic chemistry laboratories
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title_full QALSIC: building an articulate educational software for high school inorganic chemistry laboratories
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