Authors:
Norbert Gronau
;
Edzard Weber
and
Priscilla Heinze
Affiliation:
Potsdam University, Germany
Keyword(s):
Evaluation, Metrics, Meta-metrics, Analytic hierarchy process, Group decision.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Artificial Intelligence
;
Best Practices & Communities of Practice
;
Communication, Collaboration and Information Sharing
;
Communities of Practice
;
Computer-Supported Education
;
Knowledge Management and Information Sharing
;
Knowledge-Based Systems
;
Learning/Teaching Methodologies and Assessment
;
Metadata and Structured Documents
;
Society, e-Business and e-Government
;
Studies, Metrics & Benchmarks
;
Symbolic Systems
;
Web Information Systems and Technologies
Abstract:
Knowledge is bound to person. It originates in persons and is used by persons. Knowledge can be based on data and information. It also represents a combination of classified experiences, values, context and expertise, which provides a framework for the evaluation of these experiences and information. Consolidated knowledge from multiple persons can, however, result in false outcomes, especially when values are transformed into metrics. Due to the occurring aggregation, particular information about person-specific differences in determining the overall assessment of a community is lost. Two similar assessments can be based on entirely different single evaluations, expertises or totalities. Hence, the assessment regarding their quality, balance and stability should be performed differently. Metrics about the initial data basis are necessary in order to provide interpretation aid. This paper introduces the meta-metrics for the interpretation of collaborative decision makings in communit
ies of practice.
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