Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITSs) that employ a model-tracing methodology have consistently shown their effectiveness. However, what evidently makes these tutors effective, the cognitive model embedded within them, has traditionally been difficult to create, requiring great expertise and time, both of which come at a cost. Furthermore, an…

In a pilot program utilizing various forms of instructional and communications technology and making comparisons between on- and off-campus classes, instruction in off-campus courses was found to be as effective as on-campus classes in terms of achievement and student attitudes with costs of instruction lower for off-campus groups. (Editor/HD)

This paper presents an overview of the regulatory, technological, and economic status of interactive distance learning in Connecticut as it relates to the current and future provisioning of services by the telecommunications and cable television industries. The review is predicated upon the following questions: (1) What obligations should the…