Neutrosophic Evaluation of Conventional and Non-Conventional Resources in Higher Education

Evaluating the effectiveness of teaching resources in higher education faces the challenge of inherent subjectivity and ambiguity in pedagogical processes. Existing studies often oversimplify the complexity of the educational phenomenon. This research proposes an innovative model combining neutrosop...

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Main Authors: Walter Cente Pérez, Hortencio Flores Flores, Manuel Cesar Vildoso Villegas, Adán Humberto Estela Estela, Carlos Fretel Martínez, Virgilio Vildoso Gonzales, Eli Carrillo Vásquez
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Published: University of New Mexico 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://fs.unm.edu/NSS/53.%20NeutrosophicEvaluation.pdf
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description Evaluating the effectiveness of teaching resources in higher education faces the challenge of inherent subjectivity and ambiguity in pedagogical processes. Existing studies often oversimplify the complexity of the educational phenomenon. This research proposes an innovative model combining neutrosophic theory with multicriteria decision-making methods (specifically SVNLOWAD-TOPSIS) to simultaneously assess truth, falsity, and indeterminacy in resource effectiveness. The methodological framework, acknowledging the plithogenic nature of educational processes, uses a mixed-method design integrating expert perceptions synthesized via neutrosophic operators. A case study evaluating four resource types—traditional classes, online platforms, virtual simulations, and Project-Based Learning (PBL)—demonstrated that PBL is the most effective, followed by online platforms and virtual simulations, while traditional classes were least effective. The model effectively managed uncertainty, offering a robust tool for informed decision-making on selecting teaching resources in complex educational contexts and enriching pedagogical debate with a formal language for uncertainty.
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spellingShingle Walter Cente Pérez
Hortencio Flores Flores
Manuel Cesar Vildoso Villegas
Adán Humberto Estela Estela
Carlos Fretel Martínez
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Eli Carrillo Vásquez
Neutrosophic Evaluation of Conventional and Non-Conventional Resources in Higher Education
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teaching resources
higher education
neutrosophic theory
teaching-learning process
pedagogical evaluation
multi-criteria decision-making
educational uncertainty
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title Neutrosophic Evaluation of Conventional and Non-Conventional Resources in Higher Education
title_full Neutrosophic Evaluation of Conventional and Non-Conventional Resources in Higher Education
title_fullStr Neutrosophic Evaluation of Conventional and Non-Conventional Resources in Higher Education
title_full_unstemmed Neutrosophic Evaluation of Conventional and Non-Conventional Resources in Higher Education
title_short Neutrosophic Evaluation of Conventional and Non-Conventional Resources in Higher Education
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higher education
neutrosophic theory
teaching-learning process
pedagogical evaluation
multi-criteria decision-making
educational uncertainty
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