E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education · 2007 · 135 citations · 13 references
EducationEducational TechnologyE-learningInstructional DesignPedagogyAdaptive LearningInstructional AdaptationLearning Management SystemsLearning StylesAdaptive Educational SystemsAdaptive Learning EnvironmentsAdaptive Learning TechnologiesInstructional Adaptation To Learning StylesLearning Style AdaptationLearning Style Modeling
Learning management systems are widely used in e‑learning but typically lack adaptivity, whereas courses that adapt to individual student needs improve learning outcomes. This paper proposes a concept for delivering adaptive courses in LMS that tailor content to learners’ styles. The authors extended Moodle with a custom add‑on and conducted an experiment involving 437 students to evaluate the approach. Analysis showed that students whose courses matched their learning styles spent less time yet achieved comparable marks, indicating that the adaptive concept effectively supports learning.
Learning management systems (LMS) are commonly used in e-learning but provide little, or in most cases, no adaptivity. However, courses which adapt to the individual needs of students make learning easier for them and lead to a positive effect in learning. In this paper, we introduce a concept for providing adaptivity based on learning styles in LMS. In order to show the effectiveness of our approach, Moodle was extended by an add-on and an experiment with 437 students was performed. From the analysis of the students’ performance and behaviour in the course, we found out that students who learned from a course that matches their learning styles spent significantly less time in the course and achieved in average the same marks than students who got a course that either mismatched with their learning styles or included all available learning objects. Therefore, providing adaptive courses in LMS according to the proposed concept can be seen as effective in supporting students in learning.
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