Integrating Rule-Based and Input-Based Approaches for Better Error Diagnosis in Expression Manipulation Tasks (original) (raw)

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T-algebra is a project for creating interactive problem solving environment for basic school expression manipulation exercises: calculation of the values of numerical expressions; operations with fractions; solving of linear equations, inequalities and linear equation systems; operations with monomials and polynomials. This article describes and motivates solution step interface and error diagnostics developed in T-algebra.

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