{"id":"https://openalex.org/W1986236459","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/cec.2009.4983109","title":"An intelligent testing system embedded with an ant colony optimization based test composition method","display_name":"An intelligent testing system embedded with an ant colony optimization based test composition method","publication_year":2009,"publication_date":"2009-05-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W1986236459","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/cec.2009.4983109","mag":"1986236459"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/cec.2009.4983109","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/cec.2009.4983109","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2009 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5005506614","display_name":"Xiao-Min Hu","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5746-4242"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I157773358","display_name":"Sun Yat-sen University","ror":"https://ror.org/0064kty71","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I157773358"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Xiao-Min Hu","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Computer Science, SUN Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China","Dept. of Computer Science, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China#TAB#"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Computer Science, SUN Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I157773358"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Dept. of Computer Science, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China#TAB#","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I157773358"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5100400217","display_name":"Jun Zhang","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7835-9871"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I157773358","display_name":"Sun Yat-sen University","ror":"https://ror.org/0064kty71","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I157773358"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Jun Zhang","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Computer Science, SUN Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China","Dept. of Computer Science, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China#TAB#"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Computer Science, SUN Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I157773358"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Dept. of Computer Science, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China#TAB#","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I157773358"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":2,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5005506614"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I157773358"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":2.9612,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":10,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.92577875,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":89,"max":97},"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"1414","last_page":"1421"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T14025","display_name":"Educational Technology and Assessment","score":0.9991999864578247,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1710","display_name":"Information Systems"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T14025","display_name":"Educational Technology and Assessment","score":0.9991999864578247,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1710","display_name":"Information Systems"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11122","display_name":"Online Learning and Analytics","score":0.98580002784729,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1706","display_name":"Computer Science Applications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13832","display_name":"Advanced Decision-Making Techniques","score":0.9799000024795532,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1710","display_name":"Information Systems"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.7421017289161682},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computerized-adaptive-testing","display_name":"Computerized adaptive testing","score":0.738309919834137},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/ant-colony-optimization-algorithms","display_name":"Ant colony optimization algorithms","score":0.7100344896316528},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/adaptation","display_name":"Adaptation (eye)","score":0.6972084045410156},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/quality","display_name":"Quality (philosophy)","score":0.5200678706169128},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/test","display_name":"Test (biology)","score":0.5008175373077393},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/item-bank","display_name":"Item bank","score":0.4896838963031769},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/ant-colony","display_name":"Ant colony","score":0.4880036413669586},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/artificial-intelligence","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","score":0.4720616936683655},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/system-testing","display_name":"System testing","score":0.44623687863349915},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/machine-learning","display_name":"Machine learning","score":0.40579408407211304},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/item-response-theory","display_name":"Item response theory","score":0.21210607886314392},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/software-engineering","display_name":"Software engineering","score":0.18855321407318115}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.7421017289161682},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144352353","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2920411","display_name":"Computerized adaptive testing","level":3,"score":0.738309919834137},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C40128228","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q460851","display_name":"Ant colony optimization algorithms","level":2,"score":0.7100344896316528},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C139807058","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q352374","display_name":"Adaptation (eye)","level":2,"score":0.6972084045410156},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779530757","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1207505","display_name":"Quality (philosophy)","level":2,"score":0.5200678706169128},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777267654","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3519023","display_name":"Test (biology)","level":2,"score":0.5008175373077393},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C156639949","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13362737","display_name":"Item bank","level":4,"score":0.4896838963031769},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C60891933","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q796575","display_name":"Ant colony","level":3,"score":0.4880036413669586},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C154945302","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11660","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","level":1,"score":0.4720616936683655},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C7166840","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1199682","display_name":"System testing","level":2,"score":0.44623687863349915},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C119857082","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2539","display_name":"Machine learning","level":1,"score":0.40579408407211304},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C19875794","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1207340","display_name":"Item response theory","level":3,"score":0.21210607886314392},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C115903868","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80993","display_name":"Software engineering","level":1,"score":0.18855321407318115},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C70410870","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q199906","display_name":"Clinical psychology","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C121332964","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q413","display_name":"Physics","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C71924100","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11190","display_name":"Medicine","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111472728","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9471","display_name":"Epistemology","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C171606756","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q506132","display_name":"Psychometrics","level":2,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C138885662","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5891","display_name":"Philosophy","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C86803240","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q420","display_name":"Biology","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C151730666","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7205","display_name":"Paleontology","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C120665830","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14620","display_name":"Optics","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1109/cec.2009.4983109","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/cec.2009.4983109","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2009 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation","raw_type":"proceedings-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"display_name":"Quality Education","score":0.8399999737739563,"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/4"}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":28,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1489881420","https://openalex.org/W1573676079","https://openalex.org/W1978972153","https://openalex.org/W2045969029","https://openalex.org/W2065377545","https://openalex.org/W2082491451","https://openalex.org/W2098889056","https://openalex.org/W2099389501","https://openalex.org/W2107941094","https://openalex.org/W2114013964","https://openalex.org/W2117737933","https://openalex.org/W2125965138","https://openalex.org/W2128497982","https://openalex.org/W2137714867","https://openalex.org/W2140760324","https://openalex.org/W2141234807","https://openalex.org/W2144229750","https://openalex.org/W2146667171","https://openalex.org/W2148709707","https://openalex.org/W2152554518","https://openalex.org/W2154929945","https://openalex.org/W2157342167","https://openalex.org/W2158721048","https://openalex.org/W2165046421","https://openalex.org/W2166747012","https://openalex.org/W4234183099","https://openalex.org/W4292408555","https://openalex.org/W6629425209"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2570581249","https://openalex.org/W2373153743","https://openalex.org/W1973383881","https://openalex.org/W1551987071","https://openalex.org/W2806330276","https://openalex.org/W2347951034","https://openalex.org/W2058229955","https://openalex.org/W2346664226","https://openalex.org/W1634164002","https://openalex.org/W3047756055"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Computer-assisted":[0],"testing":[1,22,149],"systems":[2],"are":[3,53,69,131],"promising":[4],"in":[5,49,163],"generating":[6,79,110],"tests":[7,81,111,162],"efficiently":[8],"and":[9,27,33,43,99,121],"effectively":[10],"for":[11,24,78,88,97,109,142,160],"evaluating":[12],"a":[13,19,106],"person's":[14],"skill.":[15],"This":[16],"paper":[17],"develops":[18],"novel":[20],"intelligent":[21],"system":[23,38,94,104,150,157],"both":[25],"teachers":[26],"students.":[28],"Equipped":[29],"with":[30,65,82,112],"user-friendly":[31],"interfaces":[32],"administrative":[34],"modules,":[35],"the":[36,40,93,103,118,122,147,156],"proposed":[37,148],"offers":[39],"following":[41],"features":[42],"advantages:":[44],"1)":[45],"Self-adaptive.":[46],"Item":[47],"attributes":[48],"an":[50,135],"item":[51],"bank":[52],"adaptively":[54],"updated":[55],"to":[56],"reflect":[57],"students'":[58],"newest":[59],"learning":[60],"states.":[61],"2)":[62],"Reliable.":[63],"Tests":[64],"high":[66],"assessment":[67],"qualities":[68],"reliably":[70],"generated,":[71],"satisfying":[72],"teachers'":[73],"multiple":[74],"requirements.":[75,114],"3)":[76],"Flexible":[77],"parallel":[80],"identical":[83],"test":[84,127],"ability,":[85],"especially":[86],"useful":[87],"makeup":[89],"exams.":[90],"For":[91,101],"students,":[92],"is":[95,105,140,151,158],"used":[96,141],"exercises":[98],"self-evaluation.":[100],"teachers,":[102],"good":[107],"helper":[108],"different":[113,164],"In":[115],"this":[116],"paper,":[117],"self-adaptation":[119],"strategy":[120],"ant":[123],"colony":[124],"optimization":[125],"based":[126],"composition":[128],"(ACO-TC)":[129],"method":[130],"firstly":[132],"described.":[133],"ACO,":[134],"advanced":[136],"computational":[137],"intelligence":[138],"algorithm,":[139],"searching":[143],"high-quality":[144],"results.":[145],"Then":[146],"introduced.":[152],"The":[153],"performance":[154],"of":[155],"analyzed":[159],"composing":[161],"situations.":[165]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2020,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2014,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2013,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2012,"cited_by_count":3}],"updated_date":"2025-11-06T03:46:38.306776","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}