Graduate accounting students wrote expert systems to give advice about a specific set of tax-accounting problems. Using case study methodology, student construction of expert systems in the classroom was examined in relation to its impact on content-area learning and problem-solving behavior. Results validate that this instructional experience facilitates later judgment and problem-solving within the content area. In addition, the results suggest factors important to classroom construction of expert systems.
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