Mobile formative assessment tool based on data mining techniques for supporting web-based learning

Computers and Education

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 256-273

  Chen, Chih Ming ^a   Chen, Ming Chuan ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Evaluation methodologies; Intelligent tutoring systems; Interactive learning environments

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; ASSOCIATIVE PROCESSING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; DATA MINING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; E-LEARNING; FLOW OF SOLIDS; FUZZY CLUSTERING; FUZZY INFERENCE; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INTERNET; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; TEACHING;

ASSESSMENT MECHANISMS; COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCES; COURSEWARE; CURRENT TRENDS; DATA MINING TECHNIQUES; E-LEARNING SYSTEMS; EVALUATION METHODOLOGIES; EVALUATION RESULTS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FEEDBACK INFORMATIONS; FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS; FUZZY ASSOCIATION RULES; FUZZY CLUSTERING ANALYSES; GREY RELATIONAL ANALYSES; INTELLIGENT TUTORING SYSTEMS; INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; K-MEANS CLUSTERING; LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; LEARNING MODES; LEARNING OUTCOMES; LEARNING PERFORMANCES; LEARNING PROCESSES; LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES; MAIN FACTORS; ON-LINE LEARNINGS; STATISTIC CORRELATIONS;

EDUCATION;

EID: 56549100856     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2008.08.005     Document Type: Article

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