Mapping Questions to Textbook Content

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dc.contributor.advisorBaraniuk, Richard G
dc.creatorBurmeister, Ryan J
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-17T14:43:02Z
dc.date.available2019-05-17T14:43:02Z
dc.date.created2018-05
dc.date.issued2018-04-18
dc.date.submittedMay 2018
dc.date.updated2019-05-17T14:43:02Z
dc.description.abstractLearning is an iterative process which consists of knowledge acquisition, assessment of supposed knowledge, identification of misconceptions, and refinement of understanding. Within courses, teachers often employ textbook review questions as a method of assessing student knowledge retention. However, student attempts to resolve misconceptions or reinforce concepts following these questions may leave them searching large expanses of textbook content. This project aims to alleviate this problem by providing formative feedback in the form of textbook passages. By utilizing question answering and reading comprehension methodologies, a search algorithm for selecting relevant material within textbooks is developed. The algorithm capitalizes on the inherent structure of textbooks which, intuitively, reduces the search space. Evaluation of question answering and information retrieval practices in the education domain is performed beyond simple factoid questions. Results are compared to data collected via subject matter experts, and limitations of these models, as they pertain to textbooks, are explored.
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dc.identifier.citationBurmeister, Ryan J. "Mapping Questions to Textbook Content." (2018) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/105706">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/105706</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/105706
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.
dc.subjectinformation retrieval
dc.subjectquestion answering
dc.subjectopen educational resources
dc.subjectattentive reader
dc.subjectfeedback
dc.subjectmapping
dc.titleMapping Questions to Textbook Content
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialText
thesis.degree.departmentElectrical and Computer Engineering
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineering
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science
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