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A student facing a computer terminal answers questions displayed on the screen by manipulating the keyboard. The questions probe the student’s competence in a scholarly subject, such as arithmetic, elementary algebra (called Algebra I in many U.S. schools), or first-year college chemistry. Afterwards, on the basis of this assessment, the computer proceeds to teach the material to the student.
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Falmagne, JC., Doble, C. (2013). Overview. In: Falmagne, JC., Albert, D., Doble, C., Eppstein, D., Hu, X. (eds) Knowledge Spaces. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35329-1_1
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