Agent-based E-learning course recommendation: Matching learner characteristics with content attributes

International Journal of Computers and Applications

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 50-64

  Manouselis, N ^a   Sampson, D ^a  

^a INFORMATICS AND TELEMATICS INSTITUTE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Intelligent agents for educational applications; Intelligent technologies and education; Student modelling

Indexed keywords

CONTENT BASED RETRIEVAL; CURRICULA; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS; INTELLIGENT AGENTS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; METADATA; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING;

ELECTRONIC LEARNING COURSE; INTELLIGENT EDUCATION; INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY;

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION;

EID: 0037282260     PISSN: 1206212X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1206212X.2003.11441685     Document Type: Article

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