Learning difficulties diagnosis for children's basic education using expert systems

  • Authors:
  • Jose Hernández;Gloria Mousalli;Francklin Rivas

  • Affiliations:
  • Universidad de Los Andes, Maestría en Educación mención Informática y Diseño Instruccional, Mérida, Venezuela;Universidad de Los Andes, Departamento de Medición y Evaluación, Mérida, Venezuela;Universidad de Los Andes, Laboratorio de Sistemas Inteligentes, Mérida, Venezuela

  • Venue:
  • WSEAS Transactions on Information Science and Applications
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

SEDA (Expert System for Learning Difficulties or "Sistema Experto de Dificultades para el Aprendizaje" in spanish), is a software designed using the Expert Systems design methodologies, which contain a knowledge base comprising a series of strategies for Psycopedagogy evaluation, as well as providing tools that allow the teacher to discuss psycofunctions and basic skills for learning. In the vast and complex world of educational work, every day it is highlighted the importance of special education in all its dimensions; across the time it have been better known learning problems and the inescapable responsibility of each specialist in making accurate diagnostics and prompt remedial action. Psycopedagogy evaluation for diagnosis becomes focus of this expert system, in response to the concern of many career teachers, who for various reasons expressed difficulty when preparing assertive diagnostic describing Learning Difficulties of their students.