Question model for intelligent questioning systems in engineering education

This paper describes the development of a question model to be used with an intelligent questioning system. The purpose of the intelligent questioning system is to improve the educational process in engineering courses by allowing students to learn more in less time, to understand more deeply, and to enjoy their learning experience. Key elements of this system are a question model and an adaptive question management system that uses a hierarchical knowledge map to direct the learning process based on the student's degree of understanding of individual or grouped concepts. Although there are several online computer-based questioning systems, they typically have no built-in help, no guidance if questions are answered incorrectly, no method for selecting questions based on the students needs, and no comprehensive monitoring of a student's progress through a knowledge map not only of the course but also of the curriculum.