Simulating light-weight personalised recommender systems in learning networks: a case for pedagogy-oriented and rating-based hybrid recommendation strategies

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Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Nadolski, Rob J ^a   Berg, Bert van den ^a   Berlanga, Adriana J ^a   Drachsler, Hendrik ^a   Hummel, Hans G K ^a   Koper, Rob ^a   Sloep, Peter B ^a  

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Author keywords

Collaborative filtering; Rating; Recommendation strategy; Simulation study; Way finding

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EID: 62549119101     PISSN: 14607425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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