Some Experiences with Two Intelligent Tutoring Systems for Teaching Computer Programming: PROUST and the LISP-Tutor

J. van Merriënboer; D. Maaswinkel; Klaas van den Berg

Some Experiences with Two Intelligent Tutoring Systems for Teaching Computer Programming: PROUST and the LISP-Tutor

J. van Merriënboer, D. Maaswinkel, Klaas van den Berg

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Abstract

In this article, we report on our experiences with PROUST and the LISP-Tutor, which are intelligent tutoring systems (ITS) for teaching introductory programming in respectively Pascal and LISP. After a brief discussion of the history of intelligent programming tutors, and the presentation of a general framework for discussing the architecture of such systems, the functional architecture and the performance of PROUST and the LISP-Tutor are described. Then, we are in a position for a critical evaluation and comparison of the two systems. Finally, it is discussed what the strengths and weaknesses of PROUST, the LISP-Tutor, and more recent systems inspired by them may learn us for the development of new programming tutors.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Instructional Aspects of Intelligent Tutoring Systems
Editors	J.M. Pieters
Publisher	University of Twente
Pages	7-44
Number of pages	38
ISBN (Print)	90-365-0298-5
Publication status	Published - 1989

Keywords

EWI-10099
CR-D.3

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Some Experiences with Two Intelligent Tutoring Systems for Teaching Computer Programming: PROUST and the LISP-Tutor. / van Merriënboer, J.; Maaswinkel, D.; van den Berg, Klaas.
Instructional Aspects of Intelligent Tutoring Systems. ed. / J.M. Pieters. University of Twente, 1989. p. 7-44.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review

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