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Pathfinder network technique for structural assessment

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Pathfinder is a graph-theoretic distance technique that represents a proximity matrix in a graphical network structure (PFnet). It uses the distance measured by the minimum number of links connecting two nodes in a graph. The algorithm removes direct links if a shorter, indirect path connects both concepts. Pathfinder was adopted because it does not force a hierarchical structure on the data and identifies meaningful links between concepts.

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  • Pathfinder network technique for structural assessment: Pathfinder is a graph-theoretic distance technique that represents a proximity matrix in a graphical network structure (PFnet). It uses the distance measured by the minimum number of links connecting two nodes in a graph. The algorithm removes direct links if a shorter, indirect path connects both concepts. Pathfinder was adopted because it does not force a hierarchical structure on the data and identifies meaningful links between concepts. (Wouters et al. (2011))

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  • Wouters, P., van der Spek, E. D., & van Oostendorp, H. (2011). Measuring learning in serious games: A case study with structural assessment. Educational Technology Research and Development, 59(6), 741–763. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-010-9183-0
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title Pathfinder network technique for structural assessment
description Pathfinder is a graph-theoretic distance technique that represents a proximity matrix in a graphical network structure (PFnet).
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