J 2016

Applications of the Elo rating system in adaptive educational systems

PELÁNEK, Radek

Basic information

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

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10201 Computer sciences, information science, bioinformatics

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 3.819

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14330/16:00093977

Organization unit

Faculty of Informatics

DOI

UT WoS

000376212900013

Keywords in English

Architectures for educational technology system; Interactive learning environments; Applications in subject areas; Student modeling

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 11/1/2023 09:24, doc. Mgr. Radek Pelánek, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

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.