TEACHING A MOUSE HOW TO DRAW

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dc.contributor.authorWitten, Ian H.eng
dc.contributor.authorMaulsby, David L.eng
dc.date.accessioned2008-02-27T22:27:26Z
dc.date.available2008-02-27T22:27:26Z
dc.date.computerscience1999-05-27eng
dc.date.issued1988-01-01eng
dc.description.abstractA system is described for programming by example, graphically, which enables untrained end-users to add composite operations to a drawing program using constructive methods traditionally employed in drafting. A pilot experiment showed that considerable extraneous activity occurs in naturally-produced traces. To combat this, full advantage is taken of the interactive situation to constrain induction by suppressing, or at least controlling, variability. A Flatland device called "Meta-Mouse" serves to concentrate the user's attention on the job of teaching a student with limited capabilities. It predicts actions, asks for constructions, solicits input parameters when required, and induces a program (including conditionals and loops). Its behaviors force and help the teacher to satisfy appropriate felicity conditions. Implications for machine learning include the benefits of simulating a pupil to complete the teaching metaphor, and the positive role that close user interaction can play in constraining the search for apt generalizations.eng
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dc.identifier.department1988-294-06eng
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/31197
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/46161
dc.language.isoEngeng
dc.publisher.corporateUniversity of Calgaryeng
dc.publisher.facultyScienceeng
dc.subjectComputer Scienceeng
dc.titleTEACHING A MOUSE HOW TO DRAWeng
dc.typeunknown
thesis.degree.disciplineComputer Scienceeng
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