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Adaptive learning management expert system with evolving knowledge base and enhanced learnability

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There exist numerous resources online to gain the desired level of knowledge on any topic. However, this complicates the process of selecting the most appropriate resources. Every learner differs in terms of their learning speed, proficiency, and preferred mode of learning. This paper develops an adaptive learning management system to tackle this challenge. It creates a customized course for every student based on their level of knowledge, preferred mode of learning and continuously updates the course based on their learning speed. The material is filtered from a knowledge base that is dynamically updated using web scraping and ranked using feedback from students on the relevance and quality of each material. The model is tested in two phases: the content generation algorithm and the learnability of the system as a whole. The evaluation is done both quantitatively and qualitatively and validated with statistical analysis. Real-time testing of the system shows state-of-the-art performance.

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The implementation of the system can be found here: https://github.com/Akshayaks/Final_Year_ProjectCode Link.

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    Shwetha Sridharan, Deepti Saravanan, Akshaya Kesarimangalam Srinivasan & Brindha Murugan

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Sridharan, S., Saravanan, D., Srinivasan, A.K. et al. Adaptive learning management expert system with evolving knowledge base and enhanced learnability. Educ Inf Technol 26, 5895–5916 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-021-10560-w

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