Predicting pre-knowledge on vocabulary from e-learning assignments for language learners

Di Zou, Haoran Xie, Tak Lam Wong, Yanghui Rao, Fu Lee Wang, Qingyuan Wu

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Abstract

In the current big data era, we have witnessed the prosperity of emerging massive open online courses, user-generated data and ubiquitous techniques. These evolving technologies and applications have significantly changed the ways for people to learn new knowledge and access information. To find users’ desired data in an effective and efficient way, it is critical to understand/model users in applications involving in such a large volume of learning resources. For instance, word learning systems can be promoted significantly in terms of learning effectiveness if the preknowledge on vocabulary of learners can be predicted accurately. In this research, we focus on the issue of how to model a specific group of users, i.e., language learners, in the context of e-learning systems. Specifically, we try to predict the pre-knowledge on vocabulary of learners from their previous learning documents such as writing assignments and reading essays. The experimental study on real participants shows that the proposed predicting model is very effective and can be exploited for various applications in the future.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCurrent Developments in Web Based Learning - ICWL 2015 International Workshops, KMEL, IWUM, LA, Revised Selected Papers
EditorsDi Zou, Zhiguo Gong, Dickson K.W. Chiu
Pages111-117
Number of pages7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes
EventInternational Conference on Web Based Learning, ICWL 2015 - Guangzhou, China
Duration: 5 Nov 20158 Nov 2015

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume9584 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Web Based Learning, ICWL 2015
Country/TerritoryChina
CityGuangzhou
Period5/11/158/11/15

Keywords

  • Learner profile
  • Vocabulary pre-knowledge
  • Word learning

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