Multi-Criteria Decision Making and Artificial Intelligence for the School system: a systematic literature review

Monia Tosto, Giansalvo Cirrincione, Salvador Cruz Rambaud, Gerarda Fattoruso, Massimo Squillante

Abstract


The right to education is a universally recognized right and school is a fundamental place in modern society. Everyone must have the opportunity to attend and receive quality education. For this reason, it is important that school facilities are accessible to all, eliminating architectural barriers that hinder or limit students with disabilities. Quantitative tools such as multicriteria models and artificial intelligence can represent a driving force to support the school system in the evaluation processes that are crucial for improving school accessibility but more generally the services provided to students and families in general. This work aims to offer a systematic analysis of the literature that analyzes the areas of application of tools such as MCDM (Multi Criteria Decision Making) and AI (Artificial Intelligence) in school contexts with particular attention to the accessibility of schools.


Keywords


Multi-criteria decision making, Artificial Intelligence, Decision Analysis, accessibility, educational institution.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23755/rm.v55i0.1710

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