Fuzzy-logic based learning style prediction in e-learning using web interface information

The e-learners’ excellence can be improved by recommending suitable e-contents available in e-learning servers that are based on investigating their learning styles. The learning styles had to be predicted carefully, because the psychological balance is variable in nature and the e-learners are dive...

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Published in:Sadhana (Bangalore) 2015-04, Vol.40 (2), p.379-394
Main Authors: DEBORAH, L JEGATHA, SATHIYASEELAN, R, AUDITHAN, S, VIJAYAKUMAR, P
Format: Article
Language:English
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Engineering
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Summary:The e-learners’ excellence can be improved by recommending suitable e-contents available in e-learning servers that are based on investigating their learning styles. The learning styles had to be predicted carefully, because the psychological balance is variable in nature and the e-learners are diversified based on the learning patterns, environment, time and their mood. Moreover, the knowledge about the learners used for learning style prediction is uncertain in nature. This paper identifies Felder–Silverman learning style model as a suitable model for learning style prediction, especially in web environments and proposes to use Fuzzy rules to handle the uncertainty in the learning style predictions. The evaluations have used the Gaussian membership function based fuzzy logic for 120 students and tested for learning of C programming language and it has been observed that the proposed model improved the accuracy in prediction significantly.
ISSN:0256-2499
0973-7677
DOI:10.1007/s12046-015-0334-1