Intelligent tutoring systems: research status and its development in China

The first application of artificial intelligence (AI) to education has been to build intelligent tutoring systems (ITS). With the development of modern information technologies, ITS has been increasingly applied in education more and more widely. The applications of ITS in education have been changing the traditional instructional model and making learning more effective and meaningful. In this paper, the definition, architecture, and characteristics of ITS, some typical ITS and the current status, as well as its research focus of ITS are presented. Then the current research and applications of ITS in China are introduced. In the end, the paper discusses the future development of ITS.