Publications

Michaud, Lisa N. and Kathleen F. McCoy. Evaluating a Model to Disambiguate Natural Language Parses on the Basis of User Language Proficiency. To appear in Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on User Modeling. Springer. ©Springer-Verlag, 2003.

ABSTRACT:

This paper discusses the evaluation of an implemented user model in ICICLE, an instruction system for users writing in a second language. We show that in the task of disambiguating natural language parses, a blended model combining overlay techniques with user stereotyping representing typical linguistic acquisition sequences successfully captures user individuality while supplementing incomplete information with stereotypic reasoning.

The ICICLE Project • Department of Computer and Information Sciences • University of Delware• 2007