Extending and Incorporating Approaches from Traditional Intelligent Tutoring Systems Into Scenario-Based Training Systems

Abstract

Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS) have been successfully used for years in academic institutions. The military would like to leverage this capability in training simulators, however scenario-based training (SBT) differs from classroom instruction in significant ways. This symposium focuses on ITS methodological extensions that support SBT. The paper by Neville and her colleagues (2004) describes, among other things, why scenario-based training is important in military domains. The remaining papers in the symposium (Douglass, 2004; Mangos, 2004; Dorsey, White & Bolton, 2004) describe different ways of incorporating ITS concepts into SBT systems. While each paper describes a different system architecture / approach, all three systems focus on implementing two key capabilities of ITSs: student diagnosis and adaptive instruction. While most of the work discussed in this symposium is in a preliminary stage of development, the convergence of these two fields holds great promise for increasing military training effectiveness, as well as many opportunities for conducting future research.

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