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A Learning Ability Evaluation Method Based On Item Response Theory and Machine Learning Method

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Yan Xu,

Quanlong Li,

Huirong Dong,

Yuanlong ChenAuthors Info & Claims

ICBDE '20: Proceedings of the 2020 3rd International Conference on Big Data and Education

Pages 55 - 60

https://doi.org/10.1145/3396452.3396455

Published: 22 May 2020 Publication History

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In recent years, online education and MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses) education have arisen. This paper proposes a learner ability modeling method based on item response theory and machine learning method. We use item response theory to calculate intermediate parameters and use machine learning to predict learners' learning ability after learning a new course. At the same time, this paper also presents a solution to the cold start problem. Compared to the traditional machine learning prediction method, the models of this paper have certain advantages for the learning ability prediction method.

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A Learning Ability Evaluation Method Based On Item Response Theory and Machine Learning Method
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ICBDE '20: Proceedings of the 2020 3rd International Conference on Big Data and Education

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DOI:10.1145/3396452

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He RXu Y(2023)Overfitting Identification in Machine Learning Models with the Person-Fit Indicator2023 4th International Conference on Computer Engineering and Intelligent Control (ICCEIC)10.1109/ICCEIC60201.2023.10426639(520-524)Online publication date: 20-Oct-2023
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Coban O(2022)A new modification and application of item response theory‐based feature selection for different machine learning tasksConcurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience10.1002/cpe.728234:26Online publication date: 15-Aug-2022
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