User modeling

Estimating student ability and problem difficulty using Item Response Theory (IRT) and TrueSkill

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate an efficient means of estimating the ability of students solving problems in the computer- based learning environment. Design/methodology/approach – Item response theory (IRT) and TrueSkill were …

Modeling students' problem solving performance in the computer-based mathematics learning environment

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a quantitative model of problem solving performance of students in the computer-based mathematics learning environment. Design/methodology/approach – Regularized logistic regression was used to …