An exploratory educational environment for computer-supported education.
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Title
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An exploratory educational environment for computer-supported education.
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Identifier
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AAI9119654
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identifier
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9119654
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Creator
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Masullo, Miriam J. Salman.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Robert Nirenberg
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Date
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1991
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Computer Science | Education, Technology of | Education, Curriculum and Instruction
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Abstract
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Ascertaining the need to combine Computer Science with Education and Psychology in order to meet the challenges that will close this century, this work presents the Exploratory Educational Environment (E{dollar}\sp3{dollar}), an infrastructure for Computer Supported Education (CSE) that employs a knowledge-based approach for the widespread use of computers in Education, and facilitates the automatic production of Individual Educational Programs (IEPs) targeted to meeting the individual needs of each learner.;The E{dollar}\sp3{dollar} Model consists of: (1) an open systems architecture specially designed to support functionally organized knowledge and information coming from many sources; (2) a learner model meant to capture and record the learning process; and, (3) an instructional modulation and software adaptability scheme for discriminating among different alternatives and amplifying the power of instructional software.;This research suggests that attempts being made by the educational community to individualize instruction can indeed be facilitated by computer technology. However, in order to be able to coordinate and organize the new opportunities for learning created by the use of such technology, an infrastructure is needed to bring together not only the new and needed contributions, but also the traditional elements that play a role in the educational process. Conceptually, E{dollar}\sp3{dollar} is such an infrastructure that can be used to characterize the learners and the instructionals matching them more systematically.;It is further suggested that E{dollar}\sp3{dollar} has been designed in such a way that it can be used to exploit both existing and emerging computer technology, and can therefore serve as a stable, long term platform for the application of computers to education.;The overall goal of this work is thus to bridge the gap that exists between Education and Computer Science.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
