Neuro-fuzzy knowledge processing in intelligent learning environments for improved student diagnosis

Information Sciences

Volumn 170, Issue 2-4, 2005, Pages 273-307

  Stathacopoulou, Regina ^a   Magoulas, George D ^b   Grigoriadou, Maria ^a   Samarakou, Maria ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Discovery learning environments; Fuzzy logic; Intelligent learning environments; Intelligent tutoring systems; Learning styles; Neural networks; Student diagnosis; Student modelling; Uncertainty management

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; DATA STRUCTURES; LEARNING SYSTEMS; NEURAL NETWORKS; STUDENTS; VECTORS;

INTELLIGENT LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; INTELLIGENT TUTORING SYSTEMS; LEARNING STYLES; STUDENT DIAGNOSIS; STUDENT MODELING; UNCERTAINTY MANAGEMENT;

FUZZY SETS;

EID: 13244299340     PISSN: 00200255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ins.2004.02.026     Document Type: Article

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