Learning content design and learner adaptation for adaptive e-learning environment: a survey

Abstract

This paper presents a survey about learning content designs and various adaptation levels, in order to adapt the learners' necessities in e-learning environment. Normally, learners have different learning styles, cognitive traits, learning goals and varying progress of their learning over period of time, which affects the learner's performance while providing the same bundle of course to all learners. Hence, there is a need to create adaptive e-learning environment to offer appropriate learning content to all individuals. In general, the adaptation can be done based on learners' characteristics. Here, we explore the adaptation that can be done, not only based on learner context parameters but also on the learning content (learning object) and the configuration of e-learning environment. In this paper, we provide a detail review about the various levels of adaptation, learning object design and process for learning content design, learner context parameters, and models/components of e-learning; moreover, we analyze and portray the associations among the components, necessary to achieve the well-defined adaptation in e-learning environment.

Stage-Based Generative Learning Object Model for Automated Content Adaptation

“…The paper (Premlatha and Geetha, 2015) explores (i) the adaptation that can be based on learner context parameters, on the learning content (learning object) and the configuration of e-learning environment; (ii) provides a detail review about the various levels of adaptation, learning object design and process for learning content design, learner context parameters, and models/ components of e-learning; and (iii) analyzes the associations among the components, necessary to achieve the well-defined adaptation in e-learning environment.…”

Geração de Sequências Curriculares Adaptativas baseada em Computação Evolucionária: Estado da Arte e Tendências

“…[ Premlatha and Geetha 2015] indicam que existem diferentes níveis de adaptação, dentre eles o baseado na sequência curricular. A ideia desse nívelé auxiliar o sistema a encontrar a melhor sequência de conteúdos educacionais que satisfaça as necessidades de um aluno.…”

“…[Al-Azawei and Badii 2014] pontuam alguns dos objetivos de um e-Learning adaptativo: melhorar a assimilação de conteúdo, reduzir o esquecimento, motivar os alunos, orientar o melhor caminho de aprendizagem, tratar a sobrecarga cognitiva, reduzir o custo de aprendizagem e melhorar a usabilidade dos sistemas. Isso significa que a adaptatividade pode desempenhar o papel de promover e melhorar a aprendizagem.[ Premlatha and Geetha 2015] indicam que existem diferentes níveis de adaptação, dentre eles o baseado na sequência curricular. A ideia desse nívelé auxiliar o sistema a…”

Learning path adaptation in online learning systems

“…The purpose of adaptation is to optimize the relationship between the learning requirement and course content, hence, the learning outcome could be obtained with minimum time and interaction expended on a course [1]. Several types of adaptation, such as adaptation based on students' characteristics , learning style , and context history , are widely discussed in the literature and in several surveys [2][3][4][5].…”