Question generation and answering

Abstract

This deliverable presents the question generation module in the DynaLearn software. Its role is to provide question and answer sets in several contexts ranging from a multiple choice quiz to questions, answers, and explanations in response to queries from the learner. It has the following main features: A mechanism for scope setting, constraints analysis and the application of selection heuristics. A question and answer construction mechanism based on model simulation input. A multiple choice distractor generation mechanism. A flexible formal output OWL format. A mechanism for interpreting questions and answers in response to learner queries and recombining and analysing output to produce elaborate explanations. The final main feature is a mechanism to construct a teachable agent challenge matching questions from one model with answers from another model.