Theoretical Background

This section provides the mathematical foundations of Knowledge Space Theory as implemented in this library.

• Mathematical Foundations
  • Basic definitions
  • Special structures
  • Surmise relations
  • Competence-Based KST
  • References
• The QUERY Algorithm
  • Query format
  • Block 1: Surmise relation discovery
  • Block 2+: Learning space refinement
  • Generalization
  • References
• BLIM and Bayesian Assessment
  • The Basic Local Independence Model
  • Bayesian assessment
  • Items vs instances
  • Parameter estimation (EM)
  • References