Deriving and measuring group knowledge structure via computer-based analysis of essay questions: The effects of controlling anaphoric reference

IADIS International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age, CELDA 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 88-95

  Clariana, Roy B ^a   Wallace, Patricia E ^b   Godshalk, Veronica M ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The College of New Jersey   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquisition of expertise; Computer based text analysis

Indexed keywords

ACQUISITION OF EXPERTISE; ANAPHORIC REFERENCE; COMPUTER-BASED ANALYSIS; FINAL EXAMINATIONS; KNOWLEDGE STRUCTURES; LINEAR AGGREGATES; PATHFINDER NETWORKS; TEXT ANALYSIS;

COMPLEX NETWORKS; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; E-LEARNING; PATTERN MATCHING;

AGGREGATES;

EID: 84882931874     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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