International Journal of
Physical Sciences

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Phys. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1992-1950
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJPS
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2568

Full Length Research Paper

Data mining in topology education: Rough set data analysis

Serkan Narli1* and Z. Ahmet Ozelik2
1Department of Primary Mathematics Education, Faculty of Education, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey. 2Department of Mathematics Education, Faculty of Science, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 24 July 2010
  •  Published: 18 August 2010

Abstract

This study explores rough sets, which provide mathematical description for uncertain concepts that can not be defined clearly by traditional logic. The study further examines data mining, which helps to discover meaningful information from large data sets by incorporating it with rough set theory. An investigation in topology instruction was undertaken to exemplify the usability of rough set theory in qualitative data analysis. The study provides an example of educational application of data mining in a topology course.

 

Key words: Artificial Intelligence, rough sets, educational data mining, topology