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FRAGMENT SAVOIR [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-07-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Education Theory and Methods
- Training of Personnel
- Internet and Telematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- chunk
1, record 1, English, chunk
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- knowledge nugget 2, record 1, English, knowledge%20nugget
correct
- chunk of knowledge 3, record 1, English, chunk%20of%20knowledge
correct
- knowledge chunk 4, record 1, English, knowledge%20chunk
correct
- nugget 2, record 1, English, nugget
correct
- nugget of knowledge 5, record 1, English, nugget%20of%20knowledge
correct
- bit-sized knowledge 6, record 1, English, bit%2Dsized%20knowledge
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A collection of facts stored and retrieved as a single unit. The limitations of working memory are usually defined in terms of the number of chunks that can be handled simultaneously. 7, record 1, English, - chunk
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Memory consists of clusters of symbols called "chunks". A chunk is a symbol associated with a set of patterns or stimuli, chunks are hierarchized collections of still smaller chunks. In this conception, memory is a vast network of chunks. Learning and remembering occur as linkages between chunks are established and revised. 7, record 1, English, - chunk
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... chunks relate patterns of goal parameters to patterns of goal results. Each chunk improves the performance of the system by eliminating the need to process fully a specific instance. 8, record 1, English, - chunk
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
The operators used by MATHPERT have been carefully chosen so as to correspond to cognitive skills, that is, to identifiable "chunks" of knowledge which can be taught and learned. 9, record 1, English, - chunk
Record 1, Key term(s)
- learning chunk
- content nugget
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
- Perfectionnement et formation du personnel
- Internet et télématique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fragment de savoir
1, record 1, French, fragment%20de%20savoir
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- module de savoir 2, record 1, French, module%20de%20savoir
correct, masculine noun
- brique de connaissance 2, record 1, French, brique%20de%20connaissance
correct, feminine noun
- pépite de savoir 2, record 1, French, p%C3%A9pite%20de%20savoir
correct, feminine noun
- microconnaissance 2, record 1, French, microconnaissance
correct, feminine noun
- fragment de connaissance 3, record 1, French, fragment%20de%20connaissance
correct, masculine noun
- granule 4, record 1, French, granule
correct, masculine noun
- bloc de connaissances 5, record 1, French, bloc%20de%20connaissances
correct, masculine noun
- conglomérat 6, record 1, French, conglom%C3%A9rat
correct, masculine noun
- granule de savoir 7, record 1, French, granule%20de%20savoir
correct, masculine noun
- grain 8, record 1, French, grain
correct, masculine noun
- micrograin de savoir 9, record 1, French, micrograin%20de%20savoir
correct, masculine noun
- micro-grain de savoir 8, record 1, French, micro%2Dgrain%20de%20savoir
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
- grain de savoir 10, record 1, French, grain%20de%20savoir
correct, masculine noun
- micromodule de connaissance 2, record 1, French, micromodule%20de%20connaissance
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En compilation de connaissances, unité de savoir obtenue soit par composition de primitives soit par décomposition du domaine d’expertise à divers niveaux d’abstraction, de mémorisation ou de communication. Ces unités sont plus ou moins autonomes, non définitives et sujettes à révision. 11, record 1, French, - fragment%20de%20savoir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En fonction des besoins, le moteur d’inférence va puiser dans la base de connaissances des fragments de savoir pour les assembler logiquement et produire un raisonnement original pour chaque nouveau problème posé. 12, record 1, French, - fragment%20de%20savoir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La caractéristique essentielle de la méthodologie des systèmes experts c’est de tenter de reproduire les facultés de décision ou de jugement des experts humains en prenant acte que, faute d’algorithmes complets parfaitement structurés, les experts sont capables de fournir des granules d’algorithmes (ou des granules de connaissances), spécifiques d’un domaine d’application, plus ou moins indépendants les uns des autres, non définitifs et donc susceptibles de révision. 7, record 1, French, - fragment%20de%20savoir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
conglomérat de faits, granule de connaissances, granule de règles. 6, record 1, French, - fragment%20de%20savoir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Partie d’une résolution de problème ou d’un raisonnement qu’on va réutiliser. 5, record 1, French, - fragment%20de%20savoir
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inteligencia artificial
- Teorías y métodos pedagógicos
- Capacitación del personal
- Internet y telemática
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- fragmento de contenido
1, record 1, Spanish, fragmento%20de%20contenido
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- partícula de contenido 2, record 1, Spanish, part%C3%ADcula%20de%20contenido
correct, masculine noun
- segmento de contenido 3, record 1, Spanish, segmento%20de%20contenido
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-01-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- chunking
1, record 2, English, chunking
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- composition 2, record 2, English, composition
correct
- rule collapsing 3, record 2, English, rule%20collapsing
correct
- rule composition 3, record 2, English, rule%20composition
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Grouping lower-level descriptions (patterns, operators, goals) into higher level descriptions. 2, record 2, English, - chunking
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Grouping of items of information into a single entity at a higher conceptual level for storing and retrieval purposes. 4, record 2, English, - chunking
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
There are at least two directions in the learning process. On the one hand, experts become better at doing what they do, but on the other hand they also acquire a better understanding of their domain. They build "procedural chunks" out of single rules in order to become efficient, but at the same time they gain a more detailed sense of the intermediate causal links that single rules summarize. 3, record 2, English, - chunking
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Skill acquisition (performance) is augmented with simple recording mechanisms, such as rule composition or chunking (Laird et al., 1986). 3, record 2, English, - chunking
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- composition
1, record 2, French, composition
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- composition en modules compilés 2, record 2, French, composition%20en%20modules%20compil%C3%A9s
correct, feminine noun
- regroupement 3, record 2, French, regroupement
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Processus de compilation des connaissances par lequel une séquence de faits ou de règles utilisées pour l'atteinte d’un but est fusionnée en un conglomérat de savoir qui combine leurs effets.(cf. décomposition, fragment de savoir, granularité). 1, record 2, French, - composition
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Intégration de plusieurs éléments d’information dans une entité unique de niveau conceptuel plus élevé aux fins de stockage et d’extraction. 3, record 2, French, - composition
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La composition de fragments de connaissance en «modules compilés», fort étudiée en intelligence artificielle sous le nom de «chunking», peut ainsi être vu comme une forme d’apprentissage par explication. 2, record 2, French, - composition
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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