Publications

Michaud, Lisa N. and McCoy, Kathleen F. and Davis, Rashida Z. A Model to Disambiguate Natural Language Parses on the Basis of User Language Proficiency: Design and Evaluation. User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction 15: 55-84, 2005.

ABSTRACT:

This paper discusses the design and 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 captures user individuality while supplementing incomplete information with stereotypic reasoning.

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