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Publication Date: 2008-Dec
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Personalized Multi-Student Improvement Based on Bayesian Cybernetics
Kaburlasos, Vassilis G.; Marinagi, Catherine C.; Tsoukalas, Vassilis Th.
Computers & Education, v51 n4 p1430-1449 Dec 2008
This work presents innovative cybernetics (feedback) techniques based on Bayesian statistics for drawing questions from an Item Bank towards personalized multi-student improvement. A novel software tool, namely "Module for Adaptive Assessment of Students" (or, "MAAS" for short), implements the proposed (feedback) techniques. In conclusion, a pilot application to two Computer Science courses during a period of 4 years demonstrates the effectiveness of the proposed techniques. Statistical evidence strongly suggests that the proposed techniques can improve student performance. The benefits of automating a quicker delivery of University quality education to a large body of students can be substantial as discussed here. (Contains 4 tables and 7 figures.)
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Improvement, Computer Science, Bayesian Statistics, Cybernetics, Item Banks, Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Technology, Computer Software, Undergraduate Students, College Instruction, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Instructional Design, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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