A Markov-based recommendation model for exploring the transfer of learning on the Web

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 144-162

  Huang, Yueh Min ^a   Huang, Tien Chi ^a   Wang, Kun Te ^a   Hwang, Wu Yuin ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Entropy; Groups learning paths; Individual learning; Markov chain model; Transfer of learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649335365     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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