@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/1208,
	  title     = {Deriving Causal Explanation from Qualitative Model Reasoning},
	  author    = {Alicia Y. C. Tang and  Sharifuddin M. Zain and  Noorsaadah A. Rahman and  Rukaini Abdullah},
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	  institution	= {},
	  abstract     = {This paper discusses a qualitative simulator QRiOM
that uses Qualitative Reasoning (QR) technique, and a process-based
ontology to model, simulate and explain the behaviour of selected
organic reactions. Learning organic reactions requires the application
of domain knowledge at intuitive level, which is difficult to be
programmed using traditional approach. The main objective of
QRiOM is to help learners gain a better understanding of the
fundamental organic reaction concepts, and to improve their
conceptual comprehension on the subject by analyzing the multiple
forms of explanation generated by the software. This paper focuses
on the generation of explanation based on causal theories to explicate
various phenomena in the chemistry subject. QRiOM has been tested
with three classes problems related to organic chemistry, with
encouraging results. This paper also presents the results of
preliminary evaluation of QRiOM that reveal its explanation
capability and usefulness.},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Chemical and Molecular Engineering},
	  volume    = {3},
	  number    = {11},
	  year      = {2009},
	  pages     = {608 - 615},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/1208},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/35},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 35, 2009},
	}