Application of Particle Swarm Optimization to Formative E-Assessment in Project Management

• Main Author: Maria-Iuliana DASCALU
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Inforec Association 2011-01-01
• Series: Informatică economică
• Subjects: Particle Swarm Optimization; Genetic Algorithms; Evolutionary Algorithms; Formative E-assessment; E-education
• Online Access: http://www.revistaie.ase.ro/content/57/04%20-%20Dascalu.pdf

The current paper describes the application of Particle Swarm Optimization algorithm to the formative e-assessment problem in project management. The proposed approach resolves the issue of personalization, by taking into account, when selecting the item tests in an e-assessment, the following elements: the ability level of the user, the targeted difficulty of the test and the learning objectives, represented by project management concepts which have to be checked. The e-assessment tool in which the Particle Swarm Optimization algorithm is integrated is also presented. Experimental results and comparison with other algorithms used in item tests selection prove the suitability of the proposed approach to the formative e-assessment domain. The study is presented in the framework of other evolutionary and genetic algorithms applied in e-education.