THE AUDIO INTERACTIVE TUTOR
Richard C. Waters · Computer Assisted Language Learning · 1995
The Audio Interactive Tutor (TAIT) is an interactive audio/oral computer‐assisted study device. TAIT's output consists of explanations and examples along with commands and questions requiring responses from the user. TAIT uses speech recognition to determine the responses made by the user and constructs an evolving model of what the user knows. TAIT uses the model to direct the course of further interaction so as to support an efficient approach to study that relies on sparse repetition carefully spread over time, rather than copious repetition. A prime application of TAIT is second language instruction.