Evaluating the integration of fuzzy logic into the student model of a web-based learning environment

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 39, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 13127-13134

  Chrysafiadi, Konstantina ^a   Virvou, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adaptive systems; Evaluation; Fuzzy logic; Student model

Indexed keywords

DOMAIN CONCEPTS; E-LEARNING SYSTEMS; EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT; EVALUATION; EVALUATION METHOD; EVALUATION METHODOLOGIES; EVALUATION MODELS; FUZZY LOGIC TECHNIQUES; INFORMATICS; INTELLIGENT TUTORING SYSTEM; KNOWLEDGE LEVEL; LAYERED EVALUATION; OVERLAY MODEL; PIRAEUS; POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS; STUDENT MODELS; WEB-BASED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT;

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; E-LEARNING; EDUCATION COMPUTING; FUZZY LOGIC; LEARNING SYSTEMS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84865202950     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2012.05.089     Document Type: Article

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