Developing an efficient computational method that estimates the ability of students in a Web-based learning environment

Computers and Education

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 579-589

  Lee, Young Jin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Ability estimation; Educational data mining; Item response theory; Log file analysis; Web based learning environment

Indexed keywords

CHI-SQUARE TESTS; CHI-SQUARED; COLLEGE STUDENTS; EDUCATIONAL DATA MINING; GAUSSIAN FUNCTIONS; GOODNESS OF FIT; ITEM RESPONSE THEORY; LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; LOG FILE; LOG-FILE ANALYSIS; POSTERIOR DISTRIBUTIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING PROCESS; PROBLEM-SOLVING PERFORMANCE; WEB-BASED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ESTIMATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; STATISTICAL TESTS; STUDENTS;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 80053448220     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2011.09.008     Document Type: Article

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