Artificial Intelligence: The Key to Open Learning

In computer-assisted education, the continuous monitoring and assessment of the learner is crucial for the delivery of personalized education to be effective. In this paper, we present a pilot application of the Student Diagnosis, Assistance, Evaluation System based on Artificial Intelligence (StuDiAsE), an open learning system for unattended student diagnosis, assistance and evaluation based on artificial intelligence. The system demonstrated in this paper has been designed with engineering students in mind and is capable of monitoring their comprehension, assessing their prior knowledge, building individual learner profiles, providing personalized assistance and, finally, evaluating a learner's performance both quantitatively and qualitatively by means of artificial intelligence techniques. The architecture and user interface of the system are being exhibited, the results and feedback received from a pilot application of the system within a theoretical engineering course are being demonstrated and the outcomes are being discussed.

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An Advanced eLearning Environment Developed for Engineering Learners

International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) ◽

10.3991/ijet.v10i3.4484 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 22 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Maria Samarakou ◽

Emmanouil D. Fylladitakis ◽

Wolf Gerrit Früh ◽

Antonios Hatziapostolou ◽

John J. Gelegenis

Keyword(s):

Artificial Intelligence ◽

User Interface ◽

Learning Environment ◽

Evaluation System ◽

Monitoring And Evaluation ◽

Diagnostic Evaluation ◽

Open Learning ◽

Scientific Software ◽

Computer Based ◽

Open Learning Environment

Monitoring and evaluating engineering learners through computer-based laboratory exercises is a difficult task, especially under classroom conditions. A complete diagnosis requires the capability to assess both the competence of the learner to use the scientific software and the understanding of the theoretical principles. This monitoring and evaluation needs to be continuous, unobtrusive and personalized in order to be effective. This study presents the results of the pilot application of an eLearning environment developed specifically with engineering learners in mind. As its name suggests, the Learner Diagnosis, Assistance, and Evaluation System based on Artificial Intelligence (StuDiAsE) is an Open Learning Environment that can perform unattended diagnostic, evaluation and feedback tasks based on both quantitative and qualitative parameters. The base architecture of the system, the user interface and its effect on the performance of postgraduate engineering learners are being presented.

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