The use of UMLS ontology in medical tutoring | |
| Author | Thanapoom Veeranitinunt |
| Call Number | AIT RSPR no.IM-06-02 |
| Subject(s) | Intelligent tutoring systems Medical care--Study and teaching |
| Note | A research study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Research studies project report ; no. IM-06-02 |
| Abstract | Problem-based learning (PBL) has become a popular approach for teaching in medical schools due to its effectiveness in imparting clinical reasoning skills. But the PBL does not make very efficient use of the instructor's time since it requires an instructor to spend large amounts of time with small groups of students. Recent the COMET intelligent tutoring system was developed in order to automate the process of medical PBL so that students may obtain more practice than is available with the instructors' limited time. While COMET has been shown to be effective, one limitation is that its knowledge only as broad as each problem scenario description. Access to broader medical knowledge would open the possibility for COMET to provide more flexible and robust tutoring. Thus we were motivated to interface COMET to the existing UMLS medical ontology. This research study describes the implementation of that interface, as well as its evaluation |
| Year | 2006 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Research studies project report ; no. IM-06-02 |
| Type | Research Study Project Report (RSPR) |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Information and Communications Technologies (DICT) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Information Management (IM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Haddawy, Peter; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Janecek, Paul;Dailey, Matthew; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | His Majesty the King of Thailand; |
| Degree | Research Studies Project Report (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2006 |