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EPISTEMIC FIDELITY [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-07-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- epistemic
1, record 1, English, epistemic
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Related to knowledge. 2, record 1, English, - epistemic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See epistemic categories, epistemic dimensions, epistemic level. 3, record 1, English, - epistemic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Compare to "epistemological". 2, record 1, English, - epistemic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An external mapping can be derived from an internal(via a presentational mapping) or directly from the knowledge or epistemic source. Both internal and external mappings can have varying degrees of epistemic fidelity, that is, they can reflect the epistemic source a little or a lot. 4, record 1, English, - epistemic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- épistémique
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9pist%C3%A9mique
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relatif à la connaissance et à la croyance. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9pist%C3%A9mique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
logique épistémique, mode épistémique. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9pist%C3%A9mique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
épistémè : ensemble des connaissances réglées (conception du monde, science, philosophie, etc) propres à un groupe social, à une époque. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9pist%C3%A9mique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les modalités épistémiques «connu comme vrai», «inconnu comme faux» et "«incertain» sont distinctes des modalités aléthiques et des modalités déontiques. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9pist%C3%A9mique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1995-04-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Continuing Education
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- process model
1, record 2, English, process%20model
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- mental process model 2, record 2, English, mental%20process%20model
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The goal of having an implemented process model of expertise is an interesting constraint for the definition of the subject matter. For a model to be operational, knowledge cannot be merely enunciated and explained : it must be put to work. Thus, all the knowledge critical to the target behavior has to be captured in the model of expertise, including the knowledge required for appropriately using knowledge. The fact that this model must be able to solve the same problems the student will eventually learn to solve ensures that, at some level of epistemic fidelity, it is complete. 3, record 2, English, - process%20model
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
In the representation of the subject matter, process models have been used to simulate two types of processes: 1) to model the phenomena the student has to understand, such as electronic circuits in SOPHIE and rainfall in WHY, 2) to model parts of the actual reasoning process the student learns to perform (ACTP tutors). 3, record 2, English, - process%20model
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
... the ideal component of the process model contains plans that describe how more complex tasks can be accomplished using a sequence of simpler tasks and commands, and have been implemented as a hierarchy of frames. 4, record 2, English, - process%20model
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 CONT
... a process model of the student’s decision making.... 4, record 2, English, - process%20model
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare to mental state and mental models. See knowledge state. 5, record 2, English, - process%20model
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Éducation permanente
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- modèle de processus
1, record 2, French, mod%C3%A8le%20de%20processus
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir modélisation de processus, modèle quantitatif et modèle qualitatif. 1, record 2, French, - mod%C3%A8le%20de%20processus
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1993-05-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- cognitive fidelity
1, record 3, English, cognitive%20fidelity
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- epistemic fidelity 2, record 3, English, epistemic%20fidelity
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The evolution of the SOPHIE project can be viewed as a search for the right ingredients of "cognitive fidelity" in modeling expert reasoning. SOPHIE-I abandons the automata of the METEOROLOGY tutor to take advantage of mathematically based computational formalisms, which place the emphasis on physically faithful simulations. In an effort to gain cognitive fidelity, SOPHIE-III moves away from the structurally isomorphic representations of quantitative simulations to concentrate on mental models, but in some sense it goes too far and becomes too specialized to a given form of reasoning in the context of a specific task. 3, record 3, English, - cognitive%20fidelity
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Both internal and external representational mappings can have varying degrees of epistemic fidelity, that is, they can reflect the epistemic source a little or a lot. 2, record 3, English, - cognitive%20fidelity
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
An expert system is cognitively faithful if its own internal solutions correspond to the solutions a human would produce. MATHPERT solves math problems in the way we teach students to do, rather than using high-powered algorithms. Cognitive fidelity must be designed for from the beginning, as the demand for cognitive fidelity complicates the construction of an expert system considerably. 4, record 3, English, - cognitive%20fidelity
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fidélité cognitive
1, record 3, French, fid%C3%A9lit%C3%A9%20cognitive
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- fidélité épistémique 1, record 3, French, fid%C3%A9lit%C3%A9%20%C3%A9pist%C3%A9mique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir modélisation cognitive. 2, record 3, French, - fid%C3%A9lit%C3%A9%20cognitive
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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