Automatically constructing concept maps based on fuzzy rules for adapting learning systems

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 41-49

  Bai, Shih Ming ^a   Chen, Shyi Ming ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b JINWEN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adaptive learning; Concept maps; Concepts relationship graphs; Question relationship graphs; Testing records

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; GRAPH THEORY; LEARNING SYSTEMS;

ADAPTIVE LEARNING; CONCEPT MAPS; CONCEPTS-RELATIONSHIP GRAPHS; QUESTION-RELATIONSHIP GRAPHS;

FUZZY RULES;

EID: 46549088800     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2007.06.013     Document Type: Article

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