Utility of ontology extraction tools in the hands of educators

Marek Hatala, Melody Siadaty, Dragan Gasevic, Jelena Jovanovic, Carlo Torniai

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Abstract

We present results of the end user study evaluating tools that use two distinct approaches to developing ontology from text material. Our aim was to examine a current state of support for a widespread assumption in many semantic web application domains, such as eLearning, that the domain ontologies will be developed by not-ontology-savvy users. The results show that the users had hard time to use the tools and the ontologies produced are mostly of poor quality. The findings provide directions for the future development of ontology extraction tools.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICSC 2009 - 2009 IEEE International Conference on Semantic Computing
Place of PublicationPiscataway NJ USA
PublisherIEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages408-413
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9780769538006
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes
EventICSC 2009 - 2009 IEEE International Conference on Semantic Computing - Berkeley, CA, United States of America
Duration: 14 Sep 200916 Sep 2009

Conference

ConferenceICSC 2009 - 2009 IEEE International Conference on Semantic Computing
Country/TerritoryUnited States of America
CityBerkeley, CA
Period14/09/0916/09/09

Keywords

  • End user study
  • Ontology extraction tools

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