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An Affective Learning Ontology for Educational Systems

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In recent years, education is characterized by promoting independent study through computational tools, such as Intelligent Tutoring Systems. It is important these educational systems consider affective aspects because it improves the learning process. However, the literature reports that there is no an affective model to guide the design of affective educational systems. For that reason, this work introduces a novel affective learning ontology that examines student, tutor and dialogue issues. Also, this paper presents an assessment of which elements of our ontology are taken into account in education systems such as Intelligent Tutoring Systems. We believe the findings from this research will serve as a useful reference for the design of educational systems such as Intelligent Tutoring Systems.

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  1. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, 21040, Mexico, USA

    Samantha Jimenez, Reyes Juarez-Ramirez & Alan Ramírez-Noriega

  2. Universidad de Colima, 28040, Mexico, USA

    Víctor H. Castillo

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    Hojjat Adeli

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Jimenez, S., Juarez-Ramirez, R., Castillo, V.H., Ramírez-Noriega, A. (2016). An Affective Learning Ontology for Educational Systems. In: Rocha, Á., Correia, A., Adeli, H., Reis, L., Mendonça Teixeira, M. (eds) New Advances in Information Systems and Technologies. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 444. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31232-3_106

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