Mapping Questions to Textbook Content

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dc.contributor.advisorBaraniuk, Richard Gen_US
dc.creatorBurmeister, Ryan Jen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-17T14:43:02Zen_US
dc.date.available2019-05-17T14:43:02Zen_US
dc.date.created2018-05en_US
dc.date.issued2018-04-18en_US
dc.date.submittedMay 2018en_US
dc.date.updated2019-05-17T14:43:02Zen_US
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.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
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>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/105706en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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.en_US
dc.subjectinformation retrievalen_US
dc.subjectquestion answeringen_US
dc.subjectopen educational resourcesen_US
dc.subjectattentive readeren_US
dc.subjectfeedbacken_US
dc.subjectmappingen_US
dc.titleMapping Questions to Textbook Contenten_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentElectrical and Computer Engineeringen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineeringen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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