The Writing Pal Intelligent Tutoring System: Usability Testing and Development
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The Writing Pal Intelligent Tutoring System: Usability Testing and Development Rod D. Roscoe a,∗, Laura K. Allen b, Jennifer L. Weston b, Scott A. Crossley c, Danielle S. McNamara d a Human Systems Engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, United States b Psychology and the Learning Sciences Institute at Arizona State University, United States c Applied Linguistics and ESL at Georgia State University, United States d Learning Sciences Institute and Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University, United States
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تاریخ انتشار 2014