A Qualitative Study of LP-ITS: Linear Programming Intelligent Tutoring System

This paper is an attempt to evaluate the Linear Programming Intelligent Tutoring System on the basis of perspective and experiences of instructors and students who used the system in the Faculty of Engineering&Information Technology at Al-Azhar University in Gaza. A phenomenological method, with a focal point group was used. The first objective of this study was to discuss the important aspects of the design and development of LP-ITS. The second was to evaluate LP-ITS on the basis of instructors and students experiences. The third was to explore the perspectives of students and instructors about the implication of LP-ITS skills in lecture hall situations. The results were discussed in terms of the evaluation of the LP-ITS and its implications for learning and teaching activities in the lecture hall.