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ICAI [3 records]

Record 1 2024-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Continuing Education
  • Software
DEF

[Instruction using] programs that understand the student's internal cognitive structures; are able to analyse a student's answer to a question and determine which parts of the question confuse the student. They then use that information to provide very specific instruction. A system of this type would be a substitute for a very competent and experienced teacher.

CONT

Intelligent Computer-Assisted Instruction (ICAI) ... encompasses two primary areas. One is instructional programs that model the learner ... These programs collect detailed data about the student's work and formulate a hypothesis about what the student knows and is thinking. ... The other area is the use of expert systems ... that contain all known information on a particular topic, a set of logic that ties all this information together ..., and in some cases a program that allows a person to converse easily and in natural language with the computer.

CONT

The components of an ICAI program are problem-solving expertise, student model, and tutoring module.

OBS

For historical reasons, much of the research in the field of educational software involving artificial intelligence has been conducted under the name of "ICAI." This acronym stands for "Intelligent Computer-Aided Instruction," a phrase that evolved out of the name "Computer-Aided Instruction" (CAI) ... Most recently, "ICAI" has often been replaced by the acronym "ITS," for "Intelligent Tutoring Systems"....

Key term(s)
  • intelligent computer-based tutoring
  • intelligent computer-based teaching

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
  • Éducation permanente
  • Logiciels
DEF

Enseignement à partir du principe que les programmes à vocation pédagogique devraient être eux-mêmes des experts du domaine capables de résoudre les problèmes posés de différentes façons, de suivre et de critiquer les solutions de l'étudiant.

CONT

L'E.I.A.O. consiste à appliquer la technicité des systèmes experts à l'E.A.O., l'expert en l'occurrence étant l'enseignant-pédagogue. L'E.A.O. pratique une analyse plus ou moins affinée des réponses des apprenants. L'E.I.A.O. ambitionne d'analyser le raisonnement de cet apprenant, de lui montrer d'autres formes de raisonnement ou l'aider à les découvrir [...]

OBS

Le sigle est aussi celui d'un projet de recherche au Laboratoire de recherche informatique d'Orsay (France).

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • International Relations
OBS

The Canadian International Council (CIC) is Canada's foreign relations council. It is an independent, member-based council established to strengthen Canada's role in global affairs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Relations internationales

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Rights and Freedoms
OBS

The Institute of Cultural Affairs International undertakes programs, together with our member organizations. The mission of The Institute is to advocate for and actualize the fundamental right of all peoples to define and shape their own futures, toward the goal of realizing sustainable, just solutions to human challenges.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Droits et libertés
OBS

L’Institut des affaires culturelles International est un réseau mondial d’organisations nationales membres. Sa mission est de plaider et faire respecter le droit fondamental de toute personne de définir et de façonner son propre avenir, en vue de mettre en place des solutions durables et justes aux défis humains.

OBS

Appellation et abréviation confirmées par l'organisme. Le mot «International» prend la majuscule et est relié au mot «Institut» et non pas aux «affaires cutlurelles».

Key term(s)
  • Institut International des affaires culturelles

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Derechos y Libertades
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