PELÁNEK, Radek. Applications of the Elo rating system in adaptive educational systems. COMPUTERS & EDUCATION. 2016, vol. 98, No 1, p. 169-179. ISSN 0360-1315. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2016.03.017.
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Original name Applications of the Elo rating system in adaptive educational systems
Authors PELÁNEK, Radek (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
Edition COMPUTERS & EDUCATION, 2016, 0360-1315.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 10201 Computer sciences, information science, bioinformatics
Country of publisher United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 3.819
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14330/16:00093977
Organization unit Faculty of Informatics
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2016.03.017
UT WoS 000376212900013
Keywords in English Architectures for educational technology system; Interactive learning environments; Applications in subject areas; Student modeling
Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: doc. Mgr. Radek Pelánek, Ph.D., učo 4297. Changed: 11/1/2023 09:24.
Abstract
The Elo rating system was originally developed for rating chess players, nowadays it is widely used for ranking players of many other games. The system can be used in educational systems when we interpret student's answer to an item as a match between the student and the item. In this way we can easily dynamically estimate the skill of students and difficulty of items. We provide a systematic overview of different variants of the Elo rating system and their application in education. We compare the Elo rating system to alternative methods and describe a specific case study (an adaptive practice of geography facts) to illustrate the application of the Elo rating system in education. We argue that the Elo rating system is simple, robust, and effective and thus suitable for use in the development of adaptive educational systems. We provide specific guidelines for such applications.
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