Development Of Concept Map Based Adaptive Knowledge Assessment System

The paper describes the developed adaptive system for knowledge assessment and self-assessment based on usage of concept maps. The concept mapping approach offers a reasonable balance between complexity of knowledge assessment system and necessity to assess higher levels of knowledge according to the Bloom’s taxonomy. The underlying concepts of the developed system which supports a process oriented learning are discussed. The architecture and functionality of the intelligent knowledge assessment system based on the intelligent agent paradigm is described. The system to the large extent can adapt to each individual learner by changing the degree of task difficulty and providing execution of two kinds of tasks – fill-in tasks and construction tasks of concept maps. Information about two prototypes which have been already implemented and tested in different study courses is given.