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Title | ||
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Neuro-fuzzy knowledge processing in intelligent learning environments for improved student diagnosis |
Abstract | ||
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In this paper, a neural network implementation for a fuzzy logic-based model of the diagnostic process is proposed as a means to achieve accurate student diagnosis and updates of the student model in Intelligent Learning Environments. The neurofuzzy synergy allows the diagnostic model to some extent "imitate" teachers in diagnosing students' characteristics, and equips the intelligent learning environment with reasoning capabilities that can be further used to drive pedagogical decisions depending on the student learning style. The neuro-fuzzy implementation helps to encode both structured and non-structured teachers' knowledge: when teachers' reasoning is available and well defined, it can be encoded in the form of fuzzy rules; when teachers' reasoning is not well defined but is available through practical examples illustrating their experience, then the networks can be trained to represent this experience. The proposed approach has been tested in diagnosing aspects of student's learning style in a discovery-learning environment that aims to help students to construct the concepts of vectors in physics and mathematics. The diagnosis outcomes of the model have been compared against the recommendations of a group of five experienced teachers, and the results produced by two alternative soft computing methods. The results of our pilot study show that the neuro-fuzzy model successfully manages the inherent uncertainty of the diagnostic process; especially for marginal cases, i.e. where it is very difficult, even for human tutors, to diagnose and accurately evaluate students by directly synthesizing subjective and, some times, conflicting judgments. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2005 | 10.1016/j.ins.2004.02.026 | Inf. Sci. |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
intelligent learning environment,reasoning capability,student model,diagnosing aspect,improved student diagnosis,neuro-fuzzy knowledge processing,diagnosing student,neuro-fuzzy model,fuzzy logic-based model,diagnostic process,diagnostic model,accurate student diagnosis,neuro fuzzy,neural network,neural networks,fuzzy logic | ENCODE,Neuro-fuzzy,Learning styles,Computer science,Fuzzy logic,Learning environment,Teaching method,Artificial intelligence,Soft computing,Artificial neural network,Machine learning | Journal |
Volume | Issue | ISSN |
170 | 2-4 | 0020-0255 |
Citations | PageRank | References |
39 | 2.66 | 21 |
Authors | ||
4 | ||
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
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| Regina Stathacopoulou | 1 | 87 | 5.79 |
| George D. Magoulas | 2 | 826 | 81.73 |
| Maria Grigoriadou | 3 | 594 | 63.02 |
| Maria Samarakou | 4 | 114 | 13.19 |