org.activemath.studentmodel2.data
Class AffectiveModel

java.lang.Object
  org.activemath.studentmodel2.data.AffectiveModel

public class AffectiveModel
extends Object

This class holds information about the motivations and affective states of a specific user.

Since:

2009-09-24

Nested Class Summary

static class

AffectiveModel.Factor Constants defining supported and modeled affective factors: intrinsic value perceived competence fear of failure attainment value

Field Summary

protected static Category	log
String	version For XStream

Constructor Summary

AffectiveModel(String userId)
Constructs the motivational model for a user

Method Summary

double	getAffectiveFactorValue(AffectiveModel.Factor factor)
double	getMotivation()
String	getUserId()
void	handleResult(ExerciseResult result) Updates the factors modeled for the user based on this result
AffectiveModel	initializeModel() Sets initial values for the supported factors - should always be called after creation
void	setAffectiveFactorValue(AffectiveModel.Factor factor, double value) Sets the value of an affective factor

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

version

public String version

For XStream

log

protected static Category log

Constructor Detail

AffectiveModel

public AffectiveModel(String userId)

Constructs the motivational model for a user

Parameters:

userId -

Method Detail

initializeModel

public AffectiveModel initializeModel()

Sets initial values for the supported factors - should always be called after creation

Returns:

The object itself

getUserId

public String getUserId()

Returns:

The user id of the user whose motivations/affective states are modeled

getAffectiveFactorValue

public double getAffectiveFactorValue(AffectiveModel.Factor factor)

Parameters:

factor -

Returns:

A value between 0.0 and 100.0 describing the level of the affective factor. -1 will be returned if the factor is not (yet) modeled.

setAffectiveFactorValue

public void setAffectiveFactorValue(AffectiveModel.Factor factor,
                                    double value)

Sets the value of an affective factor

Parameters:

factor -

value -

getMotivation

public double getMotivation()

Returns:

An estimation of the motivation based on the modeled affective states

handleResult

public void handleResult(ExerciseResult result)

Updates the factors modeled for the user based on this result

Parameters:

result - The result/event happened