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Automatic Question Tagging with Deep Neural Networks


Abstract:

In recent years, computerized adaptive testing (CAT) has gained popularity as an important means to evaluate students' ability. Assigning tags to test questions is crucia...Show More

Abstract:

In recent years, computerized adaptive testing (CAT) has gained popularity as an important means to evaluate students' ability. Assigning tags to test questions is crucial in CAT. Manual tagging is widely used for constructing question banks; however, this approach is time-consuming and might lead to consistency issues. Automatic question tagging, an alternative, has not been studied extensively. In this paper, we propose a position-based attention model and keywords-based model to automatically tag questions with knowledge units. With regard to multiple-choice questions, the proposed models employ mechanisms to capture useful information from keywords to enhance tagging performance. Unlike traditional machine learning-based tagging methods, our models utilize deep neural networks to represent questions using contextual information. The experimental results show that our proposed models outperform some traditional classification and topic methods by a large margin on an English question bank dataset.
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies ( Volume: 12, Issue: 1, 01 Jan.-March 2019)
Page(s): 29 - 43
Date of Publication: 20 February 2018

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Author image of Bo Sun
College of Information Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Bo Sun received the Ph.D. degree from Beijing Normal University, China. He is currently a Team Leader in the Intelligent Computing and Software Research Center, and an Associate Dean of the College of Information Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, China. He has participated in many Chinese national programs as the main researcher. His research interests include image processing, natural language processing...Show More
Bo Sun received the Ph.D. degree from Beijing Normal University, China. He is currently a Team Leader in the Intelligent Computing and Software Research Center, and an Associate Dean of the College of Information Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, China. He has participated in many Chinese national programs as the main researcher. His research interests include image processing, natural language processing...View more
Author image of Yunzong Zhu
College of Information Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Yunzong Zhu received the B.S. degree in computer science and technology from Hunan University, China. He is currently working toward the M.S. degree in computer application technology at Beijing Normal University, China. His research interests include natural language processing, machine learning, and artificial intelligence in e-learning.
Yunzong Zhu received the B.S. degree in computer science and technology from Hunan University, China. He is currently working toward the M.S. degree in computer application technology at Beijing Normal University, China. His research interests include natural language processing, machine learning, and artificial intelligence in e-learning.View more
Author image of Yongkang Xiao
College of Information Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Yongkang Xiao received the Ph.D. degree in electronics engineering from Tsinghua University, China, in 2005. He is currently an Associate Professor with the College of Information Science and Technology, and a Researcher with the Intelligent Computing and Software Research Center, Beijing Normal University. His research interests include computer networks, wireless ad hoc networks, and information management systems.
Yongkang Xiao received the Ph.D. degree in electronics engineering from Tsinghua University, China, in 2005. He is currently an Associate Professor with the College of Information Science and Technology, and a Researcher with the Intelligent Computing and Software Research Center, Beijing Normal University. His research interests include computer networks, wireless ad hoc networks, and information management systems.View more
Author image of Rong Xiao
College of Information Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Rong Xiao received the Ph.D. degree in educational technology from Beijing Normal University, China, in 2016. She is currently a Lecturer with the College of Information Science and Technology, and a Researcher with the Intelligent Computing and Software Research Center, Beijing Normal University. Her research interests include intelligent learning systems, artificial intelligence in e-learning, and the Internet of things...Show More
Rong Xiao received the Ph.D. degree in educational technology from Beijing Normal University, China, in 2016. She is currently a Lecturer with the College of Information Science and Technology, and a Researcher with the Intelligent Computing and Software Research Center, Beijing Normal University. Her research interests include intelligent learning systems, artificial intelligence in e-learning, and the Internet of things...View more
Author image of Yungang Wei
College of Information Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Yungang Wei received the Ph.D. degree in educational technology from Beijing Normal University, China, in 2010. He is currently a Senior Engineer with the College of Information Science and Technology, and a Researcher with the Intelligent Computing and Software Research Center, Beijing Normal University. His research interests include virtual reality education application, the structure and evolution of social networks, ...Show More
Yungang Wei received the Ph.D. degree in educational technology from Beijing Normal University, China, in 2010. He is currently a Senior Engineer with the College of Information Science and Technology, and a Researcher with the Intelligent Computing and Software Research Center, Beijing Normal University. His research interests include virtual reality education application, the structure and evolution of social networks, ...View more

Author image of Bo Sun
College of Information Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Bo Sun received the Ph.D. degree from Beijing Normal University, China. He is currently a Team Leader in the Intelligent Computing and Software Research Center, and an Associate Dean of the College of Information Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, China. He has participated in many Chinese national programs as the main researcher. His research interests include image processing, natural language processing, and e-learning system research. He is a member of the Association for Computing Machinery.
Bo Sun received the Ph.D. degree from Beijing Normal University, China. He is currently a Team Leader in the Intelligent Computing and Software Research Center, and an Associate Dean of the College of Information Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, China. He has participated in many Chinese national programs as the main researcher. His research interests include image processing, natural language processing, and e-learning system research. He is a member of the Association for Computing Machinery.View more
Author image of Yunzong Zhu
College of Information Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Yunzong Zhu received the B.S. degree in computer science and technology from Hunan University, China. He is currently working toward the M.S. degree in computer application technology at Beijing Normal University, China. His research interests include natural language processing, machine learning, and artificial intelligence in e-learning.
Yunzong Zhu received the B.S. degree in computer science and technology from Hunan University, China. He is currently working toward the M.S. degree in computer application technology at Beijing Normal University, China. His research interests include natural language processing, machine learning, and artificial intelligence in e-learning.View more
Author image of Yongkang Xiao
College of Information Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Yongkang Xiao received the Ph.D. degree in electronics engineering from Tsinghua University, China, in 2005. He is currently an Associate Professor with the College of Information Science and Technology, and a Researcher with the Intelligent Computing and Software Research Center, Beijing Normal University. His research interests include computer networks, wireless ad hoc networks, and information management systems.
Yongkang Xiao received the Ph.D. degree in electronics engineering from Tsinghua University, China, in 2005. He is currently an Associate Professor with the College of Information Science and Technology, and a Researcher with the Intelligent Computing and Software Research Center, Beijing Normal University. His research interests include computer networks, wireless ad hoc networks, and information management systems.View more
Author image of Rong Xiao
College of Information Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Rong Xiao received the Ph.D. degree in educational technology from Beijing Normal University, China, in 2016. She is currently a Lecturer with the College of Information Science and Technology, and a Researcher with the Intelligent Computing and Software Research Center, Beijing Normal University. Her research interests include intelligent learning systems, artificial intelligence in e-learning, and the Internet of things.
Rong Xiao received the Ph.D. degree in educational technology from Beijing Normal University, China, in 2016. She is currently a Lecturer with the College of Information Science and Technology, and a Researcher with the Intelligent Computing and Software Research Center, Beijing Normal University. Her research interests include intelligent learning systems, artificial intelligence in e-learning, and the Internet of things.View more
Author image of Yungang Wei
College of Information Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Yungang Wei received the Ph.D. degree in educational technology from Beijing Normal University, China, in 2010. He is currently a Senior Engineer with the College of Information Science and Technology, and a Researcher with the Intelligent Computing and Software Research Center, Beijing Normal University. His research interests include virtual reality education application, the structure and evolution of social networks, and social interaction.
Yungang Wei received the Ph.D. degree in educational technology from Beijing Normal University, China, in 2010. He is currently a Senior Engineer with the College of Information Science and Technology, and a Researcher with the Intelligent Computing and Software Research Center, Beijing Normal University. His research interests include virtual reality education application, the structure and evolution of social networks, and social interaction.View more
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