Behind the LO-MATCH interfacefor end-users Semantic annotation

Fabrizio LambertiDipartimento di Automatica e InformaticaPolitecnico di TorinoItaly

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SemanticsEvery language has its syntax and semantics

Syntax is the study of grammar (how to say something)Semantics is the study of meaning (behind what you say)

Why is semantics exploited in MATCHTo use knowledge, skill and competence elements as a concrete (practical) “harmonization” means, by referring to European tools (EQF, Europass)To let LO-MATCH understand the meaning behind offer and demand descriptions by job seekers and employers

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Two-step learning outcomes annotationAssigning categories

Identifying knowledge elementsIdentifying verbs acting on knowledge (i.e. putting knowledge into action, through a skill)Identifying context components, i.e. characterizing a competence

Assigning definitions Choosing among those suggested by the platformBy defining new ones and linking them to the existing ontological structure

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Assigning categories

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. These slides reflect the views only of the authors, and the

Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

Assigning definitions