Title :
Personalized Recommendation Learning Algorithm for Civil Engineering Curriculum
Author :
Chen, Ming ; Li, Husheng
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Civil Eng. & Safety, Shanghai Inst. of Technol., Shanghai
Abstract :
The Internet and the World Wide Web in particular provide a unique platform to connect learners with educational resources. Personalized curriculum sequencing is an important research issue for Web-based learning systems because no fixed learning paths will be appropriate for all learners. This paper propose a personalized recommendation approach for civil engineering curriculums based on collaborative filtering. This paper makes two critical contributions, firstly, it presents a civil curriculum item sequencing approach that will generate personalized curriculum item sequencing; secondly it illustrates the collaborative filtering to develop a summative examination or assessment analysis.
Keywords :
civil engineering computing; computer aided instruction; engineering education; groupware; information filters; Internet; Web-based learning systems; World Wide Web; civil engineering curriculum; collaborative filtering; personalized curriculum sequencing; personalized recommendation learning algorithm; Civil engineering; Collaboration; Collaborative work; Computer science; Information filtering; Information filters; Internet; Recommender systems; Software engineering; Web sites; civil engineering curriculum; personalized learning; recommendation;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Science and Software Engineering, 2008 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan, Hubei
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3336-0
DOI :
10.1109/CSSE.2008.177