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TrueLearn Python library for personalized educational recommendations.

problem Building educational recommendation systems with humanly-intuitive user representations.
method Online learning Bayesian models and open learner concept.
result Library includes models and representations for user control and interpretability.

Semantic TrueLearn uses semantic graphs to improve educational recommendation systems.

problem Challenges in handling semantic and hierarchical structure in knowledge areas.
method Introduces a novel learner model that exploits semantic relatedness between knowledge components using a Wikipedia link graph.
result Achieves statistically significant improvements in predictive performance for educational engagement.

One of the most ambitious use cases of computer-assisted learning is to build a recommendation system for lifelong learning. Most recommender algorithms exploit similarities between content and users, overseeing the necessity to leverage sensible learning trajectories for the learner. Lifelong learning thus presents un…

2019-12-03abs ↗pdf ↗

Quizlet is the most popular online learning tool in the United States, and is used by over 2/3 of high school students, and 1/2 of college students. With more than 95% of Quizlet users reporting improved grades as a result, the platform has become the de-facto tool used in millions of classrooms. In this paper, we expl…

2018-09-21abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper presents a method for personalized exercise recommendations that improves learner skill gain.

problem Adapting to individual needs in large, diverse groups of learners in digital environments.
method Contextual Thompson Sampling to select exercises that advance learner skill.
result The method recommends exercises associated with greater skill improvement and adapts to learner differences.

In this paper we propose two new algorithms based on biclustering analysis, which can be used at the basis of a recommender system for educational orientation of Russian School graduates. The first algorithm was designed to help students make a choice between different university faculties when some of their preference…

2012-02-13abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper integrates AI and expert knowledge to optimize radiotherapy decisions.

problem Optimizing radiation dose planning considering patient-specific information.
method Integrating Gaussian process models with deep neural networks to quantify uncertainty.
result Improves AI model performance and guides clinical decision making.

A new system recommends specific knowledge concepts in MOOCs based on student interests.

problem MOOCs recommend courses but ignore specific knowledge concepts interests.
method End-to-end graph neural network (ACKRec) that combines content and context information.
result ACKRec effectively recommends knowledge concepts to MOOC students.

New metric MADD assesses fairness of predictive student models.

problem Predictive student models can be biased and unfair, leading to discrimination.
method Proposes MADD metric to analyze model's discriminatory behaviors.
result Fair predictive performance does not guarantee fair behaviors or outcomes.

EduQG generates better educational questions by pre-training on scientific text.

problem Improving the quality of educational questions for scalable self-assessment.
method Adapting a large language model for educational question generation, pre-trained on scientific text.
result EduQG produces superior educational questions compared to baseline models.

Educational game on crypto investment helps students grasp macroeconomics.

problem Weak connections between microeconomic decision-making and macroeconomic concepts in classroom games.
method Design and study of an educational game on cryptocurrency investment.
result Engages students in understanding macroeconomics through incentivized individual investment decisions.

Study uses Perelman and Ricci flow methods to analyze economic inequality.

problem Impact of socio-economic challenges and technological progress on economic inequality.
method Perelman model and Ricci flow methods.
result Technological innovations and social protection programs reduce inequality.

Observational data is increasingly used as a means for making individual-level causal predictions and intervention recommendations. The foremost challenge of causal inference from observational data is hidden confounding, whose presence cannot be tested in data and can invalidate any causal conclusion. Experimental dat…

2018-10-27abs ↗pdf ↗

In many application areas---lending, education, and online recommenders, for example---fairness and equity concerns emerge when a machine learning system interacts with a dynamically changing environment to produce both immediate and long-term effects for individuals and demographic groups. We discuss causal directed a…

2019-09-18abs ↗pdf ↗

The Rasch model is widely used for item response analysis in applications ranging from recommender systems to psychology, education, and finance. While a number of estimators have been proposed for the Rasch model over the last decades, the available analytical performance guarantees are mostly asymptotic. This paper p…

2018-06-09abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper the correlation between education, research and macroeconomic strength of countries at a global scale is analyzed on the basis of statistical data published by the UNIDO and OECD. It uses sets of composite indicators describing the economical performance and competitiveness as well as those relevant for h…

2007-08-15abs ↗pdf ↗

Tailoring the presentation of information to the needs of individual students leads to massive gains in student outcomes~\cite{bloom19842}. This finding is likely due to the fact that different students learn differently, perhaps as a result of variation in ability, interest or other factors~\cite{schiefele1992interest…

2018-09-24abs ↗pdf ↗

Improves content allocation in educational platforms with sparse data.

problem Imbalanced content allocation and delayed convergence in adaptive strategies.
method Introduces WAPTS, an algorithm that refines Thompson Sampling for data-sparse environments.
result Demonstrates earlier and more reliable identification of promising treatments.

Bayesian model identifies skill difficulties and student subgroups in engineering education.

problem Identifying and supporting diverse student needs in entry-level university engineering modules.
method Hierarchical Bayesian modeling of student response data.
result Clear patterns of skill mastery and distinct student subgroups identified.

Co-adaptation is a special form of on-line learning where an algorithm A\mathcal{A} must assist an unknown algorithm B\mathcal{B} to perform some task. This is a general framework and has applications in recommendation systems, search, education, and much more. Today, the most common use of co-adaptive algorithms is …

2016-11-29abs ↗pdf ↗

Statistical test evaluates if personalizing interventions is cost-effective.

problem Balancing the benefits of personalizing interventions with their potential costs.
method Developed a statistical hypothesis test to assess the performance of personalized interventions.
result The test shows that personalized interventions can outperform standard approaches under certain conditions.

Given that South African education is in crisis, strategies for improvement and sustainability of high-quality, up-to-date education must be explored. In the migration of education online, inclusion of machine translation for low-resourced local languages becomes necessary. This paper aims to spur the use of current ne…

2018-11-13abs ↗pdf ↗

Model predicts higher education dropout risk with interpretable parameters.

problem Predicting and understanding student dropout risk in higher education.
method Sparse interpretable post-clustering logistic regression.
result Model identifies distinct dropout risk subgroups within the student population.

AR app visualizes Quranic Surah al-Fil for Islamic education.

problem Lack of interactive and context-rich learning materials for Quranic studies.
method Research and development approach, including data collection, user requirement analysis, interface design, 3D asset creation, and integration of AR technology.
result AR application achieved high accuracy and user satisfaction, enhancing learner engagement and understanding.

Paper tackles representation learning with limited labels from crowdsourced data.

problem Limited labeled data and inconsistent crowdsourced labels.
method Grouping-based deep neural network and Bayesian confidence estimator.
result Framework learns effective representations from limited data with crowdsourced labels.

Each year, roughly 30% of first-year students at US baccalaureate institutions do not return for their second year and over $9 billion is spent educating these students. Yet, little quantitative research has analyzed the causes and possible remedies for student attrition. Here, we describe initial efforts to model stud…

2016-06-20abs ↗pdf ↗

We revisit a recently introduced agent model[ACS {\bf 11}, 99 (2008)], where economic growth is a consequence of education (human capital formation) and innovation, and investigate the influence of the agents' social network, both on an agent's decision to pursue education and on the output of new ideas. Regular and ra…

2008-09-19abs ↗pdf ↗