Dynamic learner profiling and automatic learner classification for adaptive e-learning environment

Interactive Learning Environments

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1054-1075

  Premlatha, K R ^a   Dharani, B ^a   Geetha, T V ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

adaptive e learning; Bayesian belief network; classification; decision tree; learner behavior; learner profile

Indexed keywords

EID: 85028281594     PISSN: 10494820     EISSN: 17445191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10494820.2014.948459     Document Type: Article

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