User Modelling and Adaptation in Exploratory Learning - Tapa blanda

Cocea, Mihaela

 
9783659437137: User Modelling and Adaptation in Exploratory Learning
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ISBN 10: 3659437131 ISBN 13: 9783659437137
Editorial: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2013

Sinopsis

User modelling in Exploratory Learning Environments (ELEs) is an emerging field with several challenges to be addressed. Due to the freedom given to learners, the amount of information generated is very large, making the modelling process very challenging. Consequently, only relevant information should be used in the user modelling process. This, however, leads to other challenges such as identification of relevant information, finding an optimal knowledge representation and defining an inference mechanism by which this knowledge is used in diagnosing the learner. This research addresses the challenges of user modelling in ELEs by monitoring learners' behaviour and taking into account only relevant actions in the context of an ELE for the domain of mathematical generalisation. An iterative approach was used, in line with the iterative design of the ELE. The modelling mechanism employed a modified version of Case-based Reasoning and was evaluated using pedagogical scenarios and data from simulated and real students. This approach has the advantage of storing only relevant information and allows learner diagnosis during as well as at the end of a task.

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Reseña del editor

User modelling in Exploratory Learning Environments (ELEs) is an emerging field with several challenges to be addressed. Due to the freedom given to learners, the amount of information generated is very large, making the modelling process very challenging. Consequently, only relevant information should be used in the user modelling process. This, however, leads to other challenges such as identification of relevant information, finding an optimal knowledge representation and defining an inference mechanism by which this knowledge is used in diagnosing the learner. This research addresses the challenges of user modelling in ELEs by monitoring learners' behaviour and taking into account only relevant actions in the context of an ELE for the domain of mathematical generalisation. An iterative approach was used, in line with the iterative design of the ELE. The modelling mechanism employed a modified version of Case-based Reasoning and was evaluated using pedagogical scenarios and data from simulated and real students. This approach has the advantage of storing only relevant information and allows learner diagnosis during as well as at the end of a task.

Biografía del autor

Dr Mihaela Cocea is a Lecturer in Computer Science in the School of Computing at the University of Portsmouth, UK. She obtained a PhD in Computer Science in 2011 from Birkbeck College, University of London and an MSc by Research in 2007 from National College of Ireland. She also has a background in psychology and education.

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Editorial
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Año de publicación
2013
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ISBN 10 
3659437131
ISBN 13 
9783659437137
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Número de páginas
192
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