This chapter presents results from a meta-analysis that compares the effectiveness of Web-based instruction (WBI) to classroom instruction (CI). The results suggest that when the same instructional methods are used, WBI and CI are equally effective for teaching declarative knowledge. However, the instructional methods and course design features incorporated in WBI are critical factors in determ...

The problem that ontology learning deals with is the knowledge acquisition bottleneck, that is to say the difficulty to actually model the knowledge relevant to the domain of interest. Ontologies are the vehicle by which we can model and share the knowledge among various applications in a specific domain. So many research developed several ontology learning approaches and systems. In this paper...

The task of transferring knowledge from a human to a computer has always been challenging, and even more so when the knowledge comes from multiple sources. It has been the role of knowledge acquisition tools to help in solving this problem. In this paper, we introduce a novel elicitation algorithm for knowledge base construction. An experiment is currently under way to evaluate how natural this...

Recent work within the CBR community has studied more systematic means of interrelating different types of domain knowledge, tasks, and methods for building and maintaining CBR systems. This paper reviews work from the knowledge acquisition community, targeted at methodologies and tools for analysis, modeling, and maintenance of knowledge components. It is argued that the knowledge level is the...

Knowledge acquisition is recognized as a critical knowledge management process for developing knowledge management systems. For accounting and legal industries, to transform tacit knowledge from the professional experts to explicit knowledge could be problematic as human judgment could vary substantially among the experts. In addition, maintenance of the systems could require regular interactio...

The government’s aspirations of making Malaysia a leading international educational centre in the Asian Region has put a strong pressure on local universities to improve the quality of education they offer. One of the major steps that has been identified by the government to achieve this goal is to enhance the performance of local universities through the application and implementation of an ex...

The knowledge engineering (KE) and software communities have several evaluation methods, and techniques, unfortunately, we have not reach an agreement about what the proper object of evaluation should be. We try to unravel the mystery around evaluation methods, exposing several important models, synthesizing their most important features into an evaluation process that keeps the best of them al...

Configuration systems often use large and complex knowledge bases that need to be maintained and extended over time. The explicit representation of problem-solving knowledge and factual knowledge can greatly enhance the role of a knowledge acquisition tool by deriving from the current knowledge base, the knowledge gaps that must be resolved. This paper details EXPECT’s approach to knowledge acq...

Interruptions have commonly been viewed as negative and as something for managers to control or limit. In this paper, I explore the relationship between interruptions and acquisition of routines—a form of knowledge—by teams. Recent research suggests that interruptions may play an important role in changing organizational routines, and as such may influence knowledge transfer activities. Results...

In the digital age with a wide array of information never before so openly and easily accessible by the general public, students are allowed to access and reference other people’s ideas and works in their learning processes more than ever before in human history. This paper seeks to explore how learning from others in an educational setting could possibly impact on students’ creativity, and mor...