Title :
Multimedia instructional software for visual reasoning: Visual Reasoning Tutor (VRT)
Author :
Hubbard, Carol ; Mengshoel, Ole Jakob ; Moon, Chris ; Kim, Yong Se
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
Visual reasoning is an essential skill for an engineer to possess, particularly as computer-aided design tools become more prevalent. We describe an innovative multimedia application that provides a student with the tools to build a strong foundation in visual reasoning. The system, called the Visual Reasoning Tutor, exploits the missing view problem as a mechanism to develop the visual reasoning abilities of students, and utilizes multimedia capabilities to enhance the learning process. The Visual Reasoning Tutor provides a student with interactive, geometric operations and intelligent critiques at varying levels of help throughout the steps of a student´s solution
Keywords :
CAD; courseware; intelligent tutoring systems; interactive systems; multimedia computing; spatial reasoning; CAD; Visual Reasoning Tutor; computer-aided design tools; courseware; intelligent critiques; intelligent tutor; interactive geometric operations; missing view problem; multimedia instructional software; student learning; visual reasoning; Application software; Computer science; Design automation; Design engineering; Graphics; Moon; Multimedia systems; Solids; User interfaces; Visual databases;
Conference_Titel :
Multimedia Computing and Systems, 1996., Proceedings of the Third IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hiroshima
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7438-5
DOI :
10.1109/MMCS.1996.534984
