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DIAGNOSTIC INTERACTIF [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- inferential diagnosis
1, record 1, English, inferential%20diagnosis
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... purely inferential diagnosis, which excludes the student, is a very difficult task. 1, record 1, English, - inferential%20diagnosis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See inferential capability, inferential behavior, inferential efficiency. 2, record 1, English, - inferential%20diagnosis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Contrast with interactive diagnosis. 3, record 1, English, - inferential%20diagnosis
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- diagnostic inférentiel
1, record 1, French, diagnostic%20inf%C3%A9rentiel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Différent du diagnostic interactif. 1, record 1, French, - diagnostic%20inf%C3%A9rentiel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Computer Mathematics
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computer Programs and Programming
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- diagnostic algorithm
1, record 2, English, diagnostic%20algorithm
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques informatiques
- Intelligence artificielle
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- algorithme de diagnostic
1, record 2, French, algorithme%20de%20diagnostic
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'algorithme de diagnostic est hautement interactif, [c'est-à-dire] il interroge l'utilisateur sur la correction de résultats intermédiaires d’appels de procédures, et utilise les réponses pour cerner l'erreur. 2, record 2, French, - algorithme%20de%20diagnostic
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-05-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Training of Personnel
- Education Theory and Methods
- Internet and Telematics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- active diagnosis
1, record 3, English, active%20diagnosis
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An overt diagnostic action, whereby the system can test its hypotheses. Distinct from interactive diagnosis, whereby the student is invited to report (self-report) on his decisions and knowledge. 1, record 3, English, - active%20diagnosis
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Active diagnosis has the advantage of being one type of extension to diagnostic communication channels that does not require additional interpretive machinery in the form of extended models. 1, record 3, English, - active%20diagnosis
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Applies to systems that are able to take overt diagnostic actions when they have determined that further data is required for discriminating between the competing models that remain. 1, record 3, English, - active%20diagnosis
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Perfectionnement et formation du personnel
- Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
- Internet et télématique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- diagnostic actif
1, record 3, French, diagnostic%20actif
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Comparer à diagnostic interactif et à diagnostic inférentiel. 2, record 3, French, - diagnostic%20actif
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inteligencia artificial
- Capacitación del personal
- Teorías y métodos pedagógicos
- Internet y telemática
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- diagnóstico activo
1, record 3, Spanish, diagn%C3%B3stico%20activo
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-07-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Internet and Telematics
- Education Theory and Methods
- Training of Personnel
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- behavioral diagnosis
1, record 4, English, behavioral%20diagnosis
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- behavioural diagnosis 2, record 4, English, behavioural%20diagnosis
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Diagnostic activities that can be performed at the behavioral level. Some ITS deal only with observable behavior, other infer aspects of unobservable behavior. 1, record 4, English, - behavioral%20diagnosis
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Wenger's taxonomy of behavioral diagnostic processes distinguishes between non-inferential ones, based on a powerful representation of knowledge correctness and on evaluating and characterizing errors (interactive diagnosis), and inferential diagnosis that reconstructs unobservable student behavior by interpreting student's responses and matching them against knowledge standards. The inference of unobservable behavior is centered on problem solving processes and requires modeling capabilities such as a theory of bugs. 1, record 4, English, - behavioral%20diagnosis
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Internet et télématique
- Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
- Perfectionnement et formation du personnel
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- diagnostic comportemental
1, record 4, French, diagnostic%20comportemental
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le diagnostic du comportement peut être interactif(le système fournit directement à l'étudiant des informations sur son comportement sans recourir à des inférences ou à des modèles, mais se basant sur une description «correcte» des connaissances sous la forme de plans annotés, de parseurs augmentés, ou d’algorithmes définis. Dans certains systèmes, le diagnostic comportemental est inférentiel en ce sens qu'il infère des comportements implicites, inaperçus en les reconstruisant et en les interprétant à partir des réponses de l'étudiant. 2, record 4, French, - diagnostic%20comportemental
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inteligencia artificial
- Internet y telemática
- Teorías y métodos pedagógicos
- Capacitación del personal
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- diagnóstico del comportamiento
1, record 4, Spanish, diagn%C3%B3stico%20del%20comportamiento
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El campo de trabajo se ubica en las comunidades en el diseño y evaluación de modelos psicosociales, diagnóstico del comportamiento e investigación psico-social. 1, record 4, Spanish, - diagn%C3%B3stico%20del%20comportamiento
Record 5 - internal organization data 1994-10-20
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Continuing Education
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- diagnosis
1, record 5, English, diagnosis
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- pedagogical diagnosis 1, record 5, English, pedagogical%20diagnosis
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pedagogical activity aiming at collecting and inferring information about the student or his actions. This task often involves the construction of a student model. 1, record 5, English, - diagnosis
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Etymologically, the word simply means "to know thoroughly" but is perhaps better understood here as "to know sufficiently" given the pragmatic and necessarily approximate nature of the task. 1, record 5, English, - diagnosis
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In essence, diagnosis can be viewed as a process of reasoning about reasoning and about learning. As a pure modeling activity, it reconstructs knowledge states responsible for observable behaviour by a reversal of the individual model that has processed knowledge into actions. 1, record 5, English, - diagnosis
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
In pedagogical diagnosis, the search spaces representing the possible student models are frequently very large - increasingly so as models become more sophisticated. 1, record 5, English, - diagnosis
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Éducation permanente
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- diagnostic
1, record 5, French, diagnostic
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- diagnostic pédagogique 1, record 5, French, diagnostic%20p%C3%A9dagogique
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Activité d’un tutoriel visant à reconnaître et à interpréter les actions de l'étudiant. L'on distingue le diagnostic comportemental et le diagnostic épistémique, le diagnostic interactif et le diagnostic inférentiel, le diagnostic intentionnel, le diagnostic piloté par modèles et le diagnostic heuristique. 1, record 5, French, - diagnostic
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1989-09-25
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Continuing Education
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- interactive diagnosis
1, record 6, English, interactive%20diagnosis
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In BIP-I, the student model is defined only in terms of the skills, though in general other levels could be used as well. Associated with each skill is a pair of numerical values. One value stands for the system's estimate of the student's mastery of the skill and is updated by very simple techniques according to his performance on each task. The other stands for the student's own estimate of his understanding and is updated in the course of a short interview following each exercise. Since problem selection takes both values into account, this is an interesting, albeit simple, combination of inferential and interactive diagnosis. 2, record 6, English, - interactive%20diagnosis
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Applies to systems such as WUSOR, ACE, the LISP tutor and the MACSYMA ADVISOR that invite the student to participate explicitly in the diagnostic process by volunteering information, or engage in menu-driven dialogues with the student that provide information about the student's goals. Even if the student is more involved in the formation of the student model, inferential diagnostic capabilities remain necessary. 2, record 6, English, - interactive%20diagnosis
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Éducation permanente
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- diagnostic interactif
1, record 6, French, diagnostic%20interactif
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir simulateur interactif. 2, record 6, French, - diagnostic%20interactif
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1989-09-03
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- inferential diagnostic system
1, record 7, English, inferential%20diagnostic%20system
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sleeman started to work on a inferential diagnostic system for procedural skills as found in arithmetic and algebra. His system is called LMS, for Leeds Modeling System. 1, record 7, English, - inferential%20diagnostic%20system
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- système de diagnostic inférentiel
1, record 7, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20diagnostic%20inf%C3%A9rentiel
proposal, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Comparer à diagnostic interactif. 1, record 7, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20de%20diagnostic%20inf%C3%A9rentiel
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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