Deborah Uzoamaka Ebem

Work place: Department. of Computer Science, Faculty of Physical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

E-mail: deborah.ebem@unn.edu.ng

Website: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5857-8169

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Biography

Deborah Uzoamaka Ebem is an Associate Professor of Computer Engineering and the Head of the Department Computer Engineering, at Veritas University Abuja. She received a B.Engr. Degree from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of Anambra State University of Technology (ASUTECH) in 1991 and a postgraduate diploma in management from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 1998. She also received Master‘s Degrees in Computer Science and Engineering and Computer Engineering from Enugu State University of Science (ESUT) in 2001 and the Technical University Delft, The Netherlands in 2009, respectively. She further holds a PhD in Computer Science from Ebonyi State University in 2007, Abakaliki, Nigeria. She was a Research Fellow and Scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge USA. Dr. Ebem is a registered member of the Council for Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (MCOREN), a Senior Member of IEEE (SMIEEE), a Member of the Nigeria Computer Society (MNCS) and a Member of Nigerian Women in Information Technology (MNIWIIT). Furthermore, her research interests include Big Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Perceptual Measurement of Speech Quality and Speech Intelligibility, Data Science with Python, Mobile Technologies, Emerging Technologies, data communication networks, cybercrime, and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).

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Advancing a Type-1 Rule-Based Fuzzy Logic Learning Model for Measuring Learner Engagement and Content Adjustment

By Chiedozie John Onyianta Deborah Uzoamaka Ebem Anayo Chukwu Ikegwu Chibueze Valentine Ikpo

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5815/ijeme.2025.06.03, Pub. Date: 8 Dec. 2025

Over the years, learning has shifted from a conventional classroom environment to a digital space due to an increased interest in e-learning and swift innovations in information technology. This has brought the attention of many individuals and institutions to delve into building various approaches for adaptive e-learning technologies. Most existing e-learning systems are teacher-based, time-wasting and do not monitor learners’ progress levels. This paper presents a type-1 rule-based fuzzy logic model to implement an adaptive e-learning system by identifying students’ prior knowledge, learning style, and learning pace. The system was designed with Object-Oriented Analysis and Design Methodology and implemented using PHP, JavaScript, and MySQL technologies. A total of 31 first-year students of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, participated in the evaluation of the software. The pre-test measured the students' prior knowledge, and the performance of each student was mapped. The system monitors students’ engagement levels and performance to improve learning outcomes. It also has an ‘Ask Teacher’ feature, which allows a student to ask the teacher questions outside the forum and the student’s feedback form. Each chapter has a pre-test to test the student’s existing knowledge, well-explained chapter content in text and audio-visual format, and a post-test to test their performance at the end of each chapter. After participating in the experiment, a questionnaire was used to collect the general students’ views on online-adaptive learning. The study implies that it assists students, teachers, and universities to have seamless learning and offers a quick feedback mechanism for the university’s decision-making.  

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