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ERIC Number: EJ491454
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1043-1020
QMaPS: Qualitative Reasoning for Simulation Learning Environments.
Van Joolingen, Wouter
Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, v5 n2 p177-97 1994
Describes QMaPS (Qualitative Matching and Prediction system for Simulations), a qualitative reasoning system designed to function as a module in exploratory simulation learning environments. Highlights include a hierarchical organization of variables; multilevel relation typology; modeling of physical and conceptual domain structures; an instantiation mechanism; and matching learner and conceptual models. (Contains 28 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Correlation, Discovery Learning, Educational Environment, Models, Thinking Skills, Vertical Organization
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Categorical Data; Conceptual Approach; Conceptual Models; Instantiation Hypothesis; Variables