About RATH
RATH version 0.1 is a prototype for a Relational Adaptive Tutoring Hypertext
WWW-Environment. It is based on three sources: a mathematical model
of hypertext developed by Albert, Hockemeyer and Held;
the relational database theory originally developed by Codd; and
a correspondence (mentioned by Albert and Hockemeyer) between the
mathematical hypertext model and knowledge space theory (originally
developed by Doignon and Falmagne).
The prototype combines advanced WWW technology and the Oracle relational
database system. The prototype was developed by Cord Hockemeyer
(in cooperation with Dietrich Albert). Developing the prototype
was supported by DGXII at the European Commission by Grant ERBCHBICT941599
(HCM Research Fellowship) and by the University of Graz, Austria.
The prototype's features are illustrated by a tiny course in
elementary probability theory.
© 1997 Cord Hockemeyer and Dietrich Albert, Department
of Psychology, University of Graz, Austria/Europe.