====== Evaluation in E-learning based on Semantic Web and NLP technologies ======

FUNDING ENTITY: Fundación Séneca

BUDGET: 18580 euros

DURATION: 2005-2007

PARTNERS:

Universidad de Murcia

PRIME INVESTIGATOR:

Jesualdo Tomás Fernández Breis

OTHER RESEARCHERS:

Fernando Martín Rubio
Rafael Valencia García
Dagoberto Castellanos Nieves
Juan José García Martínez
María Paz Prendes Espinosa
Lucía Amorós Bóveda

ABSTRACT

Information and communication technologies have more and more relevance in our society. E-learning is one of the activities that may take great advantage of these technological advances. One of the most significant and promising challenges is the development of the Semantic Web, which will provide the semantic structure of web contents. So, this technology may help in improving processes related to distance learning. In particular, we deal with evaluation process in E-learning. In this proposal, a semantic processing of the information involved in evaluation processes, that is, materials, evaluation tests and test answers. For the semantic modelling, the ontological technology will be used, because it will allow for the efficient annotation of tests and course contents. Moreover, a methodology for the (semi)automatic tests evaluation will be designed and implemented; this will be based on the created ontologies, the semantic annotations, metadata, and the knowledge extracted from the students' answers.

OBJECTIVES

Development of ontologies for particular courses

Development of a platform based on Semantic Web Technologies for the design of evaluation tests

Generation of ontologies from free texts corresponding to the students' answers

Design of a methodology for evaluating courses in E-learning based on the use of semantically annotated questions, the knowledge extracted from the students' answers, metadata and the course ontology.

Evaluation of the methodology based on Semantic Web and NLP technologies for evaluation in E-learning