AI Software for Science Education Related to Drug Abuse

描述(由申请人提供)：这项第一阶段的SBIR建议旨在促进化学教育软件的最先进水平，这是学生、教师、管理员和量子模拟公司客户所要求的一个至关重要的方面。这项创新的重点是发展有意义的互动辅导和评估能力，以解决化学问题。通过体验科学过程使学生能够对药物做出正确的决定，这需要扎实的基础化学教育。化学公式构成了化学的许多基本“语言”，学生必须流利地掌握这些语言才能取得成功。化学公式的写作和理解是所有普通化学课程的基石，是开发学生化学学习人工智能评估系统的合理起点。对化学公式的扎实理解是取得化学成功的先决条件，这不仅是识字从科学角度对药物做出明智决定所必需的，而且也是使学生能够从事与药物滥用有关的研究并为其做好准备的先决条件。Quantum已经成功地开发了一种用于编写化学式的ITS并将其商业化，这将作为本工作的起点。拟议的技术将使所有学生受益；然而，它专门针对那些有最大需求的学生，例如成绩一般或微不足道的学生，以及来自历史上服务不足的群体的学生，方法是降低获得高质量科学教学软件的障碍。 Quantum的客户包括教科书出版商、软件提供商、硬件供应商和远程学习公司。著名的教科书出版商Holt、Rinehart和Winston已经与Quantum签订了两份长期合同，使其迅速传播到既定的最终用户群。Quantum打算采用相同的商业模式将该项目的成果商业化。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This Phase I SBIR proposal is aimed at advancing the state of the art in chemistry education software in a critically important respect demanded by students, teachers, administrators and Quantum Simulations, Inc. customers. The focus of this innovation is the development of meaningful interactive tutoring and assessment capabilities for chemistry problem solving. Empowerment of students to make the proper decisions about drugs through experiencing the scientific process requires a solid education in basic chemistry. Chemical formulas comprise much of the fundamental "language" of chemistry in which students must be fluent in order to succeed. The topic of writing and understanding chemical formulas, a cornerstone of all general chemistry classes, is a reasonable starting point for the development of an AI assessment system for student learning in chemistry. A solid understanding of chemical formulas is a prerequisite to success in chemistry required not only for literacy to make informed decisions about drugs from a scientific standpoint, but also to enable and prepare students to pursue careers in research related to drug abuse. Quantum has already successfully developed and commercialized an ITS for writing chemical formulas which will be used as the starting point for the present work. The proposed technology will benefit all students; however, it is specifically targeted to help those who have the greatest need, such as students of average or marginal performance and students from historically underserved groups, by lowering barriers to accessing high-quality science instructional software. Quantum customers include textbook publishers, software providers, hardware vendors and distance learning companies. A prominent textbook publisher, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, has entered into two long-term contracts with Quantum, resulting in rapid dissemination to an established end user base. Quantum intends to employ an identical business model to commercialize the results of this project.