Design Perspectives of Intelligent Tutoring System

Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITSs) have come a long way, since their inception decades ago. Its prospects have revolutionized eLearning, curriculum instructions and workplace training. The field has witnessed significant developments towards many possible directions and as a result, numerous ITSs have been developed to date. Recent tutoring systems have moved from research labs to classrooms [1]. However, it is still a costly affair and lacks established standards. Human learning phenomena are very complex and itself is an ongoing research activity right through the history of mankind. This paper attempts to identify some key instructional/learning aspects that must be addressed while designing a successful tutoring system. In this regard, we have reviewed some of the well-known ITS design principles and report an analysis of their success in modelling the learning/instructional ingredients.