Early Prediction of Student Profiles Based on Performance and Gaming Preferences

IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 272-284

  Barata, Gabriel ^a   Gama, Sandra ^a   Jorge, Joaquim ^a   Goncalves, Daniel ^a  

^a INESC ID   (Portugal)

Author keywords

adaptive learning; cluster analysis; Gamified learning; student classification

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FORECASTING; LEARNING ALGORITHMS; LEARNING SYSTEMS;

ADAPTIVE LEARNING; EARLY PREDICTION; GAMIFIED LEARNING; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS; RELEVANT FEATURES; STATE OF THE ART; STUDENT PROFILES;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84989897804     PISSN: 19391382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TLT.2016.2541664     Document Type: Article

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