Artificial Intelligence and Instruction: Applications and Methods

This work emulates the traditional systems analysis methods.It begins by outlining 7 steps in expert systems development.These steps are:o front end analysis and problem identificationo task analysis to identify the knowledge requiredo prototype development in order to test proving a concepto systems developmento field testingo implementationo post-implementationo on-going systems maintenanceTo build a sophisticated teaching system, the following stepsare necessary:o student actions must be monitored and advised about obvious errorso the tutor must know which activities to suggest and how to monitor student responses effectivelyo expert knowledge must be built into the teaching component of the learning experienceThis book provides practical examples on how to formulatemeaningful expert systems. It is useful for medical studentsand their senior faculty advisers.