Swarm intelligence: New techniques for adaptive systems to provide learning support

Interactive Learning Environments

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-40

  Wong, Lung Hsiang ^a   Looi, Chee Kit ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

adaptive content planning; artificial intelligence in education; computer adaptive testing (CAT); intelligent assessment paper generation; student group formation; swarm intelligence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858604304     PISSN: 10494820     EISSN: 17445191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10494821003714681     Document Type: Article

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