Title: APPEAL: a domain-independent artificial teacher

Authors: J. Masthoff

Addresses: Software Engineering and Applications Group, Philips Research Laboratories, Cross Oak Lane, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 5HA, UK

Abstract: This paper offers an overview of the APPEAL system and the design principles on which it is based. APPEAL, a domain-independent artificial teacher, consists of a society of agents, in which each agent has a particular competence, i.e. navigation, explanation, feedback, practice, or presentation. Foremost among the design principles on which the system is based is a reliance on ||situated|| action, in combination with extensive experimental evaluation. The interaction between the agents and between the agents and the student leads to the emergent adaptive functionality of the system.

Keywords: interactive instruction systems; artificial intelligence; multi-agent systems; situated cognition.

DOI: 10.1504/IJCEELL.2002.000432

International Journal of Continuing Engineering Education and Life-Long Learning, 2002 Vol.12 No.1/2/3/4, pp.242-253

Published online: 16 Jul 2003 *

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