An Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Logic System for Assessment of Students’ Answer Scripts under High Levels of Uncertainty

Ibrahim A. Hameed, Mohanad Elhoushy, Belal A. Zalam, Ottar L. Osen

2016

Abstract

The proper system for evaluating the learning achievement of students is the key to realizing the purpose of education and learning. Traditional grading methods are largely based on human judgments, which tend to be subjective. In addition, it is based on sharp criteria instead of fuzzy criteria and suffers from erroneous scores assigned by indifferent or inexperienced examiners, which represent a rich source of uncertainties, which might impair the credibility of the system. In an attempt to reduce uncertainties and provide more objective, reliable, and precise grading, a sophisticated assessment approach based on type-2 fuzzy set theory is developed. In this paper, interval type-2 (IT2) fuzzy sets, which are a special case of the general T2 fuzzy sets, are used. The transparency and capabilities of type-2 fuzzy sets in handling uncertainties is expected to provide an evaluation system able to justify and raise the quality and consistency of assessment judgments.

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Hameed I., Elhoushy M., Zalam B. and Osen O. (2016). An Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Logic System for Assessment of Students’ Answer Scripts under High Levels of Uncertainty . In Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU, ISBN 978-989-758-179-3, pages 40-48. DOI: 10.5220/0005765200400048


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@conference{csedu16,
author={Ibrahim A. Hameed and Mohanad Elhoushy and Belal A. Zalam and Ottar L. Osen},
title={An Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Logic System for Assessment of Students’ Answer Scripts under High Levels of Uncertainty},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU,},
year={2016},
pages={40-48},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005765200400048},
isbn={978-989-758-179-3},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU,
TI - An Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Logic System for Assessment of Students’ Answer Scripts under High Levels of Uncertainty
SN - 978-989-758-179-3
AU - Hameed I.
AU - Elhoushy M.
AU - Zalam B.
AU - Osen O.
PY - 2016
SP - 40
EP - 48
DO - 10.5220/0005765200400048