Paper 62

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62 - Title An Application of Clustering Algorithms on the Assessment of English Language Placement Test.
Authors Gökhan Silahtaroğlu, Beykent Üniversitesi
Veysel Kılıç, Beykent Üniversitesi
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Contact person Gökhan Silahtaroğlu, gsilah_at_beykent.edu.tr, 536 358 56 96
Main Fields 6. Üniversite Bilişim Sistemleri
30. Veri Madenciliği
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Abstract + Keywords Data Mining has recently been developed and used in various disciplines for different purposes. Pattern recognition, classification and clustering are used in business, medicine, geographic information systems and so on. In this paper we present an application of clustering algorithms on education. We used clustering algorithms to assess the results of English language placement tests in order to form homogeneous classes composed of same level English language learners.

Key Words: Data Mining, Clustering, Language, learning, placement exam
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62 - Title	An Application of Clustering Algorithms on the Assessment of English Language Placement Test.
Authors	Gökhan Silahtaroğlu, Beykent Üniversitesi Veysel Kılıç, Beykent Üniversitesi
PC Member	No
Contact person	Gökhan Silahtaroğlu, gsilah_at_beykent.edu.tr, 536 358 56 96
Main Fields	6. Üniversite Bilişim Sistemleri 30. Veri Madenciliği
Other Main Fields
Abstract + Keywords	Data Mining has recently been developed and used in various disciplines for different purposes. Pattern recognition, classification and clustering are used in business, medicine, geographic information systems and so on. In this paper we present an application of clustering algorithms on education. We used clustering algorithms to assess the results of English language placement tests in order to form homogeneous classes composed of same level English language learners. Key Words: Data Mining, Clustering, Language, learning, placement exam
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