Dynamic question generation system for web-based testing using particle swarm optimization

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 616-624

  Cheng, Shu Chen ^a   Lin, Yen Ting ^b   Huang, Yueh Min ^b  

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

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Computer based tests; Computerized adaptive tests; Particle swarm optimization; Web based testing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER TESTING; EDUCATION; OPTIMIZATION; SENSOR NETWORKS; TESTING;

ASSESSMENT CRITERION; COMPUTERIZED ADAPTIVE TESTS; COMPUTERIZED TESTS; CURRENT TRENDS; GENERATION SYSTEMS; ITEM BANKS; LARGE-SCALE; LEARNING PERFORMANCES; LEARNING PROCESSES; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION; PARTICLE SWARMS; WEB-BASED; WEB-BASED TESTING;

PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION (PSO);

EID: 54049156895     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2007.09.064     Document Type: Article

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