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Towards More Versatile Tutors for Programming

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New Directions in Educational Technology

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NATO ASI F,volume 96))

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This paper discusses intelligent tutoring systems and support environments for programming and describes current problems with these systems.

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  1. School of Cognitive and Conputing Science, University of Sussex, UK

    Benedict du Boulay

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  1. Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University, Walton Hall, MK7 6AA, Milton Keynes, UK

    Eileen Scanlon  & Tim O’Shea  & 

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du Boulay, B. (1992). Towards More Versatile Tutors for Programming. In: Scanlon, E., O’Shea, T. (eds) New Directions in Educational Technology. NATO ASI Series, vol 96. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77750-9_16

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