Research Article

Research on Multifeature-Based Superposter Identification in Online Learning Forums

Table 1

Indexes and description of model features.

ItemsFeatures (symbol)Description

Language expression ()Word normalization To survey the use of Class I and Class II Chinese characters in posts
Term nonnormalization To survey the use of uncivil words and Internet slangs in posts
Language elegance To survey the use of words, phrases, and idioms
Content quality ()Learning collaboration To survey posters’ ability to solve others’ problems
Correlation with the thread To survey the similarity between the reply content and the thread title
Expertise of content To survey the knowledge points involved in posts
Social network interaction ()Out-degree centrality To survey the intermediate status of posters in network structure
In-degree centrality To survey the authority of posters in network structure