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Intelligent tutoring system
Definition
A computer-based instructional system that uses automated procedures to guide learners through problems, provide hints, deliver feedback, and adapt support based on learner performance.
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Intelligent tutors were an important step beyond fixed branching instruction and remain a major foundation for adaptive learning systems.
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Sources and evidence
- Modernizing Learning — Ch. 2, pp. 19-20, 25-26 (direct)
- The Science of Remote Learning — Online Modalities · PDF p. 5 (supporting)