Evolutionary algorithms for subgroup discovery in e-learning: A practical application using Moodle data

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 36, Issue 2 PART 1, 2009, Pages 1632-1644

  Romero, C ^a   Gonzalez P ^b   Ventura, S ^a   del Jesus, M J ^b   Herrera, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Evolutionary algorithms; Fuzzy rules; Subgroup discovery; Web based education

Indexed keywords

E-LEARNING; FUZZY INFERENCE; FUZZY RULES; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

CANONICAL FORM; COURSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; DISJUNCTIVE NORMAL FORM; SUBGROUP DISCOVERY; USAGE DATA; WEB BASED EDUCATION;

EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS;

EID: 56349162269     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2007.11.026     Document Type: Article

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