Semantic Evaluation Services for Web-Based Exercises

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ActiveMath is a Web-based intelligent learning environment for mathematics. One of the major components of ActiveMath is a subsystem for interactive exercises. In order to allow for intelligent diagnosis of learner's answer in an exercise step ActiveMath remotely connects to external mathematical reasoning services. This diagnosis is used for instant updating of the Learner Model of ActiveMath with the current mastery values of the learner w.r.t. the domain concepts he learns as well as it serves as a basis for providing adaptive feedback to the student. We describe the framework of semantic evaluation services of ActiveMath, and the generic format for queries to such evaluation services which are specifically oriented to facilitate diagnosis and feedback generation in interactive exercises.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Web Based Learning - ICWL 2009 - 8th International Conference, Proceedings : 8th International Conference, Aachen, Germany, August 19-21, 2009. Proceedings
EditorsMarc Spaniol, Qing Li, Ralf Klamma, Rynson W.H. Lau
Number of pages10
PublisherSpringer
Publication date2009
Pages172-181
ISBN (Print)364203425X, 9783642034251
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-642-03426-8
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Publication statusPublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes
Event8th International Conference on Web Based Learning -2009 - Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
Duration: 19.08.200921.08.2009
Conference number: 8
http://www.hkws.org/conference/icwl2009/program.html

    Research areas

  • Educational science - interactive exercises , semantic web services, intelligent diagnosis