Courseware evaluation: where's the intelligence?*

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Abstract  Questions are explored that courseware evaluators may pose in establishing the extent to which ‘intelligence’ is present in Intelligent Computer Assisted Instruction and Intelligent Tutoring Systems. The focus is on key features of intelligent systems including a knowledge base which grows, knowledge of student progress and interaction style, feedback or self‐reflection of activities, tolerance of user input errors, learner control, and resources for attaining higher cognitive states. Ways in which courseware evaluators may establish the presence of these features are examined.