AN ASSESSMENT AND TEACHING TOOL FOR NATIONAL EDUCATION GOALS

THE ADMINISTRATION HAS SET FORTH AN AMBITIOUS AGENDA IN "GOALS 2000" TO IMPROVE EDUCATION WITHIN OUR NATION. PRINCIPLES FROM QUALITY MANAGEMENT CAN PLAY A STRATEGIC ROLE IN HELPING US MEET THESE EDUCATION OBJECTIVES. BY EMPHASIZING THE STUDENT AS THE CUSTOMER AND KNOWLEDGE AS THE PRODUCT BEING DELIVERED, RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (RDC) PROPOSES A METHODOLOGY FOR IMPROVING EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY IN MATH AND SCIENCE. THE GOAL OF THE PROPOSED WORK IS TO IMPLEMENT THIS IN A COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM THAT PERFORMS THE ITERATIVE PROCESS OF ASSESSING WHAT KNOWLEDGE A STUDENT MAY HAVE ABOUT A SUBJECT AREA, DIAGNOSES CRITICAL KNOWLEDGE NEEDS, MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS ON WHAT INSTRUCTION TO DELIVER, AND DELIVERS THAT INSTRUCTION. THIS SYSTEM WILL USE KNOWLEDGE ELEICITATION AND MODELING TECHNIQUES TO PERFORM THE ASSESSMENT AND INTELLIGENT TUTORING TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE INSTRUCTIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS AND DELVIER INSTRUCTION. THE RESULTING SOFTWARE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST TEACHERS AND PARENTS IN EDUCATING STUDENTS.