The main idea of generalized intelligent tutoring system (ITS) development tools like Generalized Intelligent Framework for Tutoring (GIFT) is to provide authors with high-level standards and a readily reusable structure within different domains. Hence, adapting such a tool could be the best way to boost an underdeveloped tutor. In this paper we propose the design for a new GIFTbased tutor for ...

M and administrators need no longer wait until "after-the-fact" measurements tell them that they are in trouble before taking corrective steps. All performance, accounting, and financial data are after-the-fact measurements. They reveal the state of a department or organization as i t was yesterday. As a consequence, often before a problem becomes sufficiently clear to be recognized, i t has re...

introduction: many studies have investigated the relationship between motivation and educational outcomes. the present study was conducted to determine whether the students’ motivation in shiraz university of medical sciences (sums) decreases during educational years. methods: 770 students in sums were selected by multi-stage stratified random sampling from each field and entrance year. the fir...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background: functional gastrointestinal disorders (fgids) are common worldwide and cause considerable social and economic burden. the aims of sepahan project were to 1) assess the prevalence of different fgids within an iranian population, 2) investigate the relationship of fgids and their symptoms with lifestyle and nutri...

Les documents de travail ne reflètent pas la position de l'INSEE et n'engagent que leurs auteurs. Working papers do not reflect the position of INSEE but only the views of the authors. 1 This working paper is a reflection on the conditions required to use optimal matching (OM) in social sciences. Despite its striking success in biology, optimal matching was not invented to solve biological ques...

This article investigates the development of the share of women CEOs and chairpersons in knowledge intensive industries in Sweden from 2000 to 2010. The Swedish national development, covering all limited companies with a CEO, is compared to case studies of the biotech and the ICT industries, with differences in female participation in the highly educated key workforce. The results indicate an i...