A study on the possibility of automatically estimating the confidence value of students' knowledge in generated conceptual models

Journal of Computers

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 17-26

  Pérez Marín, Diana ^a   Alfonseca, Enrique ^a   Rodríguez, Pilar ^a   Pascual Nieto, Ismael ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blended learning; E assessment; E learning; Free text scoring; Generation of conceptual models; Metrics of concept assimilation

Indexed keywords

E-LEARNING; EDUCATION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; TEACHING;

BLENDED LEARNING; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; E ASSESSMENTS; FREE TEXTS; METRICS OF CONCEPT ASSIMILATION;

STUDENTS;

EID: 70349814943     PISSN: 1796203X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4304/jcp.2.5.17-26     Document Type: Article

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