A learning style classification mechanism for e-learning

Computers and Education

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 273-285

  Chang, Yi Chun ^a   Kao, Wen Yan ^a   Chu, Chih Ping ^a   Chiu, Chiung Hui ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adaptive learning; E learning; Genetic algorithm (GA); k Nearest neighbor classification; Learning style

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE LEARNING; ADAPTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; BEHAVIORAL FEATURES; CLASSIFICATION MECHANISM; E-LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS; GROWING DEMAND; K-NEAREST NEIGHBOR CLASSIFICATION; K-NEAREST NEIGHBORS; LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; LEARNING PERFORMANCE; LEARNING STRATEGY; LEARNING STYLE; TEACHING QUALITY;

E-LEARNING; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

LEARNING ALGORITHMS;

EID: 67349228542     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2009.02.008     Document Type: Article

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