Enhancing online learning performance: An application of data mining methods

Proceedings of the Seventh IASTED International Conference on Computers and Advanced Technology in Education

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 173-178

  Minaei Bidgoli, Behrouz ^a   Kortemeyer, Gerd ^b   Punch, William F ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification fusion; Data Mining tasks; Genetic Algorithm; Web based Educational System

Indexed keywords

DATA MINING; DATABASE SYSTEMS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; STUDENTS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

CLASSIFICATION FUSION; ONLINE LEARNING; WEB-BASED EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 11144350216     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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