Using a hybrid rule-based approach in developing an intelligent tutoring system with knowledge acquisition and update capabilities

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 477-492

  Hatzilygeroudis, Ioannis ^a,b   Prentzas, Jim ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b University of Patras and Computer Technology Institute   (Greece)

Author keywords

Hybrid rule based systems; Intelligent tutoring systems; Knowledge acquisition; Knowledge revision; Neurocomputing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; DECISION MAKING; FUZZY SETS; INTELLIGENT CONTROL; INTERNET; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION; TEACHING;

HYBRID RULE BASED SYSTEMS; INTELLIGENT TUTORING SYSTEMS (ITS); KNOWLEDGE REVISION; NEUROCOMPUTING;

EXPERT SYSTEMS;

EID: 1442359654     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2003.10.007     Document Type: Article

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