Predicting problem-solving performance with concept maps: An information-theoretic approach

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 613-621

  Hao, Jin Xing ^a,b   Kwok, Ron Chi Wai ^b   Lau, Raymond Yiu Keung ^b   Yu, Angela Yan ^b  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Concept mapping; Entropy; Information theory; Knowledge management; Problem solving

Indexed keywords

CONCEPT MAPPING; CONCEPT MAPS; CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT; ENTROPY VALUE; EVALUATION METRICS; INFORMATION-THEORETIC APPROACH; KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT; KNOWLEDGE STRUCTURES; PREDICTIVE POWER; PROBLEM-SOLVING PERFORMANCE;

ENTROPY; INFORMATION THEORY; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MAPPING; RESEARCH; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 75349084194     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dss.2009.12.001     Document Type: Article

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