Design and Development of an Expert System Shell Program and Evaluation of Its Effectiveness

2015 ◽  
pp. 175-191
Author(s):  
Aslihan Tufekci
Keyword(s):  
Expert System ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Optimum Level ◽  
Design And Development ◽  
Related Literature ◽  
Expert System Shell ◽  
Educational Processes ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Increasing Demand

In recent years, the amount of software developed to be used in the fields of computer-assisted teaching, e-learning, and distance education, and their quality levels have greatly varied. In order to meet the increasing demand for effective and suitable coursewares at an optimum level, the most convenient method is believed to be that these coursewares should be developed by teachers themselves, and a considerable number of quality studies focusing on these coursewares should be conducted to improve educational processes in general. At this point, the studies and projects benefitting from the advantages of artificial intelligence-based approaches are becoming frequently available in the related literature as an innovative trend. The current chapter deals with the design and development of an “expert system shell program” on the basis of certain specific goals and needs mentioned in the literature. The main objective of the study is to assist teachers in developing their own courseware by using this particular program. The shell program developed within the scope of this study was tested on a group of people that consists of teachers from different fields of teaching and education levels, and its effectiveness was evaluated through certain methods.

Computer-Assisted Diagnosis of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis Using a Fuzzy Expert System Shell

1993 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 498-516 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabetta Binaghi ◽  
Olga De Giorgi ◽  
Gabriella Maggi ◽  
Tiziano Motta ◽  
Anna Rampini
Keyword(s):  
Expert System ◽  
Postmenopausal Osteoporosis ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Fuzzy Expert System ◽  
Computer Assisted Diagnosis ◽  
Expert System Shell ◽  
Assisted Diagnosis

A pedagogic expert system shell in Prolog

1988 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 35-38
Author(s):  
Victor Schneider
Keyword(s):  
Expert System ◽  
Expert System Shell

Computer-assisted learning in undergraduate psychiatry (CAL-PSYCH): evaluation of a pilot programme

2003 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 84-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allys Guerandel ◽  
Kevin Malone ◽  
Patrick Felle
Keyword(s):  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Attendance Rates ◽  
Computer Assisted Learning ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Life Long Learning ◽  
Learning Techniques ◽  
Feedback Questionnaire ◽  
E Learning ◽  
On Line ◽  
The University

AbstractObjectives: To introduce and evaluate a computer assisted learning programme in undergraduate psychiatry (CAL-PSYCH).Methods: An interactive e-learning environment was created within the University College Dublin portal to assist students in acquiring the necessary skills in undergraduate psychiatry. The pilot phase consisted of providing their lectures on-line on the interactive site. Data were gathered from the last group of students in 2001 (pre-CAL-PSYCH) and the first group of students using CAL-PSYCH in 2002. We included assessment of percentage of students accessing the site, attendance rates at face-to-face lectures and tutorials, and also a feedback questionnaire from students who accessed the site.Results: All responders had used CAL-PSYCH. Students gave higher ratings for quality and interactivity of lectures compared with the pre-CAL-PSYCH curriculum. Students also expressed enthusiasm about CAL-PSYCH and encouraged us to develop it further.Conclusions: Computer-assisted learning environments such as CAL-PSYCH provide the opportunity to bring modern e-learning techniques to medical education, and may provide a new model for life-long learning in medicine.

Treatment of Uncertainty in an Oncology Protocol by Probabilistic and Artificial Intelligence Approaches

1988 ◽  
Vol 27 (01) ◽  
pp. 23-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiorella de Rosis ◽  
G. Steve ◽  
C. Biagini ◽  
R. Maurizi-Enrici
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Sensitivity Analysis ◽  
Expert System ◽  
Probabilistic Model ◽  
Decision Process ◽  
Clinical Decision ◽  
Final Diagnosis ◽  
Decision Models ◽  
Expert System Shell ◽  
Subjective Estimation

SummaryThe decision process for diagnosis and treatment of Hodgkin’s disease at the Institute of Radiology of Rome has been modelled integrating the guidelines of a protocol with uncertainty aspects. Two models have been built, using a PROSPECTOR-like Expert System shell for microcomputers: the first of them treats the uncertainty by the inferential engine of the shell, the second is a probabilistic model. The decisions suggested in a group of simulated and real cases by a section of the two models have been compared with an “objective” final diagnosis; this analysis showed that, in some cases, the two models give different suggestions and that “approximations” of the shell’s inferential engine may induce wrong conclusions. A sensitivity analysis of the probabilistic model showed that the outputs are greatly influenced by variations of parameters, whose subjective estimation appears to be especially difficult. This experience gives the opportunity to consider the risks of building clinical decision models based on Expert System shells, if the assumptions and approximations hidden in the shell have not been previously analyzed in a careful and critical way.

scholarly journals Studies of E-Learning in Practice

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Manfred Rechberger
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Discussion Forums ◽  
Creative Processes ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
User Behaviors ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
Online Music ◽  
E Learning

<p>Computer assisted and computer based applications become more and more important in everyday lives. Their implementation in the field of music education seems to become a long-term project. Whereas years ago we were sure about the fact, that the quality of e-learning at our University of Music and Performing Arts depends on the implementation of audio-visual media at our e-learning platform, nowadays the text based tasks and written journals have won the race at least in the statistic of usage. </p><p>Many modules containing multimedia based content promote creative processes and different learning situations. Advantages of e-learning include flexibility and convenience for learners, especially if they have more variety in learning experiences by using multimedia applications. This paper deals with the change of our user behaviors in the last years, discussion forums, blogs, wikis and collaborative online activities and focuses on tools for musicians, composers and music scientists based on the actual status of the discussions in media pedagogies. A scientific project including surveys about the advantages and disadvantages of digital teaching repositories describes common used online music tools. </p><div><span><strong><br /></strong></span></div>

Design and development of an e-learning programme: An illustrative commentary

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 36-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerry Draper-Rodi ◽  
Steven Vogel ◽  
Annette Bishop
Keyword(s):  
Design And Development ◽  
E Learning
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