Measuring disorientation based on the Needleman-Wunsch algorithm

This study offers a new method to measure navigation disorientation in web based systems which is powerful learning medium for distance and open education. The Needleman-Wunsch algorithm is used to measure disorientation in a more precise manner. The process combines theoretical and applied knowledg...

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Autores principales:	Tolga Güyer, Bilal Atasoy, Sibel Somyürek
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Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2015
Materias:	student evaluation evaluation methods disorientation measurement web navigation Special aspects of education LC8-6691
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d2e5e0ddfc88449cb88d80b84e2c46492021-12-02T19:20:43ZMeasuring disorientation based on the Needleman-Wunsch algorithm10.19173/irrodl.v16i2.20161492-3831https://doaj.org/article/d2e5e0ddfc88449cb88d80b84e2c46492015-04-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/2016https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831This study offers a new method to measure navigation disorientation in web based systems which is powerful learning medium for distance and open education. The Needleman-Wunsch algorithm is used to measure disorientation in a more precise manner. The process combines theoretical and applied knowledge from two previously distinct research areas, disorientation and string-matching. String-matching algorithms provide a more convenient disorientation measurement than other techniques, in that they examine the similarity between an optimal path and learners’ navigation paths. The algorithm particularly takes into account the contextual similarity between partly relevant web-pages in a user’s navigation path and pages in an optimal path. This study focuses on the reasons and the required steps to use this algorithm for disorientation measurement. Examples of actual student activities and learning environment data are provided to illustrate the process. Tolga GüyerBilal AtasoySibel SomyürekAthabasca University Pressarticlestudent evaluationevaluation methodsdisorientation measurementweb navigationSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 16, Iss 2 (2015)
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description	This study offers a new method to measure navigation disorientation in web based systems which is powerful learning medium for distance and open education. The Needleman-Wunsch algorithm is used to measure disorientation in a more precise manner. The process combines theoretical and applied knowledge from two previously distinct research areas, disorientation and string-matching. String-matching algorithms provide a more convenient disorientation measurement than other techniques, in that they examine the similarity between an optimal path and learners’ navigation paths. The algorithm particularly takes into account the contextual similarity between partly relevant web-pages in a user’s navigation path and pages in an optimal path. This study focuses on the reasons and the required steps to use this algorithm for disorientation measurement. Examples of actual student activities and learning environment data are provided to illustrate the process.
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title	Measuring disorientation based on the Needleman-Wunsch algorithm
title_short	Measuring disorientation based on the Needleman-Wunsch algorithm
title_full	Measuring disorientation based on the Needleman-Wunsch algorithm
title_fullStr	Measuring disorientation based on the Needleman-Wunsch algorithm
title_full_unstemmed	Measuring disorientation based on the Needleman-Wunsch algorithm
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publisher	Athabasca University Press
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Measuring disorientation based on the Needleman-Wunsch algorithm

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