DocumentCode :
2412169
Title :
Integration of expert systems and neural networks in recognizing mathematically gifted children
Author :
Pavlekovic, Margita ; Zekic-Susac, Marijana ; Djurdjevic, Ivana
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Teacher Educ., Univ. of Josip Juraj Strossmayer in Osijek, Osijek
fYear :
2008
fDate :
23-26 June 2008
Firstpage :
557
Lastpage :
562
Abstract :
The paper investigates the possibility of integrating expert systems and neural networks in an intelligent decision support tool that will be able to assist teachers in recognizing mathematically gifted children in elementary schools. The knowledge base of the expert system consisted of five logic blocks describing basic components of a childpsilas mathematical gift identified in authorspsila previous research. The neural network model was created to learn psychological evaluations of children. The performance of individual models was compared using a 10-fold cross-validation procedure. Three neural network algorithms were tested. The results showed that the average hit rate of the expert system was higher than the average hit rate of the neural network model. In order to improve the accuracy of identifying gifted children, a postprocessing procedure was suggested that combines the results of both models. The integrated model was found to be more successful in recognizing mathematically gifted children.
Keywords :
decision support systems; expert systems; intelligent tutoring systems; mathematics computing; neural nets; psychology; elementary school; expert system; intelligent decision support tool; logic blocks; mathematically gifted children recognition; neural network; psychological evaluation; Artificial intelligence; Decision making; Educational institutions; Expert systems; Intelligent networks; Intelligent systems; Mathematical model; Neural networks; Psychology; Testing; Intelligent systems in education expert systems; mathematical gift detection; neural networks;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Information Technology Interfaces, 2008. ITI 2008. 30th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dubrovnik
ISSN :
1330-1012
Print_ISBN :
978-953-7138-12-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1330-1012
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ITI.2008.4588470
Filename :
4588470
Link To Document :
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