The EDULAN project focuses in the field of Computer Assisted Learning and aims to generalize and translate to web-oriented technologies some results obtained previously on the Intelligent Tutoring Systems area. Particularly, four complementary research lines are being considered: knowledge acquisition tools for building Intelligent Tutoring Systems; adaptative and Web-oriented teaching/learning...

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...

Based on an analysis of six high-tech firms in mainland China, this chapter examines knowledge management issues by focusing on its acquisition, dissemination, and commercialization. We found that most firms emphasized knowledge acquisition. SOE-based firms relied more on their parents for early key technologies, confirming that institutional support and social capital are influential in knowle...