Utilizing learning process to improve recommender system for group learning support

Neural Computing and Applications

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 611-621

  Wan, Xin ^a   Okamoto, Toshio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRO COMMUNICATIONS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asymmetric inter personal influence; Markov Chain Model; Multidimensional collaborative filtering; Recommendation

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC INTER-PERSONAL INFLUENCE; COLLABORATIVE FILTERING; GROUP LEARNING; LEARNING ACTIVITY; LEARNING MATERIALS; LEARNING OBJECTS; LEARNING PROCESS; MARKOV CHAIN MODELS; MULTIDIMENSIONAL RECOMMENDATION; RECOMMENDATION; SOCIAL INTERACTIONS;

E-LEARNING; MARKOV PROCESSES; RECOMMENDER SYSTEMS; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 79958103552     PISSN: 09410643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00521-009-0283-x     Document Type: Article

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