Mathema: A Learning Environment Based on a Multi-Agent Architecture

This paper introduces a computer-based learning environment called Mathema. Mathema uses the methaphor of cooperating intelligent agents. The idea is to integrate human learners in a society of artificial tutoring agents, aiming to involve them in a learning situation through a cooperative and interactive process. In Mathema, a multi-agent architecture is adopted. This architecture is a suitable design to support the development of tutoring systems in the sense of the approach above. The architecture is introduced, its components, as well as its functionality.