Evaluating Evaluations: A Comparative Study of Metrics for Comparing Learning Performances

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  • Nicholas A. Gorski
  • John E. Laird
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One of the challenges in comparing learning performance across multiple conditions is to develop an appropriate evaluation. We identify four candidate metrics and apply them in an empirical example, providing contrast to differences between the metrics. We propose a set of criteria that learning comparison metrics should satisfy, evaluate the four metrics using the identified criteria, and conclude with a discussion of our findings.

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تاریخ انتشار 2009