A diversity-enhanced genetic algorithm to characterize the questions of a competitive e-learning system

Proceedings - 10th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 25-29

  Verdú, Elena ^a   Verdú, María Jesús ^a   Regueras, Luisa M ^a   De Castro, Juan Pablo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adaptive e learning; Competitive e learning; Fitness sharing; Genetic algorithms; Intelligent tutoring systems

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE E-LEARNING; ADAPTIVE E-LEARNING SYSTEMS; COMPETITIVE E-LEARNING; DIVERSITY METHOD; ENGINEERING COURSE; ENHANCED GENETIC ALGORITHMS; FITNESS SHARING; INTELLIGENT TUTORING SYSTEM; LEARNING PROCESS; TEACHING METHODOLOGIES; TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED LEARNING;

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; E-LEARNING; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; TEACHING;

LEARNING ALGORITHMS;

EID: 78049245907     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICALT.2010.15     Document Type: Conference Paper

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