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Agent-Based Consultation Support for Learners in E-learning System

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Soft Computing as Transdisciplinary Science and Technology

Part of the book series: Advances in Soft Computing ((AINSC,volume 29))

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Abstract

In the e-learning environment for self-study style, the means to solve learner’s problems such as worry and uneasiness are very limited. In such environment, even if traditional consultation service is provided, the ability to response case by case is not enough in most cases. In real society, a learner trends to consult advisors such as teachers or familiar friends, when he has a problem which he cannot solve by himself. In this research, we proposed a new agent-based study support system, which chooses an appropriate advisor instead of the learner and adjust schedule plans between both of them. To achieve this system, advisor-choosing mechanism and schedule-adjusting mechanisms are implemented.

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  1. Department of Computer Science and Systems Engineering, Muroran Institute of Technology, 27-1, Mizumoto, Muroran, Hokkaido, 050-8585, Japan

    Kazuhiko Sato & Ichiro Sugioka

  2. Division of Production and Information Systems Engineering, Muroran Institute of Technology, 27-1, Mizumoto, Muroran, Hokkaido, 050-8585, Japan

    Fuminori Ozaki & Sawat Luengruengrit

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  1. Kazuhiko Sato
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Dept. of Computer Science, Oklahoma State University, North Greenwood Avenue 700, 74106, Tulsa, USA

    Ajith Abraham

  2. Dept. of Computer Science and Systems Engineering, Muroran Institute of Technology, Mizumoto-cho 27-1, 050-8585, Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan

    Yasuhiko Dote

  3. Dept. of Computational Science and Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, 464-8601, Nagoya, Aichi-ken, Japan

    Takeshi Furuhashi

  4. Institut für Sicherheits-/Prüftechnik, Fraunhofer IPK Berlin, Pascalstr. 8-9, 10587, Berlin, Germany

    Mario Köppen

  5. Division of Complex Systems Technology Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hokkaido, N-13, W-8 060 KITA-KU, Sapporo, Japan

    Azuma Ohuchi

  6. PRESTO Japan Science & Technology Corp. GSSM, University of Tsukuba, 3-29-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, 12-0012, Tokyo, Japan

    Yukio Ohsawa

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Sato, K., Ozaki, F., Luengruengrit, S., Sugioka, I. (2005). Agent-Based Consultation Support for Learners in E-learning System. In: Abraham, A., Dote, Y., Furuhashi, T., Köppen, M., Ohuchi, A., Ohsawa, Y. (eds) Soft Computing as Transdisciplinary Science and Technology. Advances in Soft Computing, vol 29. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-32391-0_125

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