Modeling a domain in a tutorial- like system using learning automata

Acta Cybernetica

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 635-653

  Oommen, B John ^a   Hashem, M Khaled ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Domain modeling; Learning automata; Mod cling of adaptive systems; Tutorial like systems

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATA THEORY; PROBABILITY; STUDENTS;

DOMAIN MODEL; KNOWLEDGE DOMAINS; LEARNING AUTOMATA; LEARNING BEHAVIOR; LEVEL OF DIFFICULTIES; MOD CLING OF ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; TEACHING MATERIALS; TUTORIAL-LIKE SYSTEMS;

TEACHING;

EID: 77954781064     PISSN: 0324721X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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