Computerizing reading training: Evaluation of a latent semantic analysis space for science text

Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, and Computers

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 244-250

  Kurby, Christopher A ^a   Wiembr Hastings, Katja ^a   Ganduri, Nagasai ^a   Magliano, Joseph P ^a   Millis, Keith K ^a   McNamara, Danielle S ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EVALUATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MENTAL FUNCTION; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; READING; SCIENCE; SEMANTICS; TEACHING;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; LEARNING; MENTAL PROCESSES; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; READING; SCIENCE; SEMANTICS; SOFTWARE VALIDATION;

EID: 0041475865     PISSN: 07433808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03202547     Document Type: Conference Paper

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