Individualized skill assessment in digital learning games: Basic definitions and mathematical formalism

IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 138-148

  Augustin, Thomas ^a   Hockemeyer, Cord ^b   Kickmeier Rust, Michael ^b   Albert, Dietrich ^b  

^a JOANNEUM RESEARCH   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Game based learning; knowledge space theory; microadaptivity; noninvasive competence assessment

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE; CURRENT PROPERTIES; DIGITAL-LEARNING; GAME-BASED LEARNING; KNOWLEDGE SPACE THEORY; MATHEMATICAL FORMALISM; MATHEMATICAL FRAMEWORKS; MICROADAPTIVITY; NONINVASIVE COMPETENCE ASSESSMENT; SKILL ASSESSMENT;

RATING;

GAME THEORY;

EID: 79958778141     PISSN: 19391382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TLT.2010.21     Document Type: Article

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