The heterogeneity of learner models in structure, syntax and semantics makes sharing them a significant challenge for existing educational web systems. Creating mappings between the different types of learner models is one technique that is used when attempting to overcome these issues. This paper presents an overview of research currently being conducted in the area of learner model exchange a...

Recently learner models have been opened to the learners they represent. However, as yet there is no standard way of describing and analysing open learner models. This is in part due to the variety of issues that can be important or relevant in any particular model. Nevertheless, this lack of a framework to discuss open learner models makes it difficult to compare the features of open learner m...

Based on the review of educational technology research, this chapter describes and discusses how emerging technologies are integrated into the teaching and learning process to facilitate the learner-content, learner-learner, learner-instructor, and learner-interface interactions, as well as the new opportunities and challenges brought by them. Technologies discussed in this chapter are categori...

the present study investigated school general english achievement and group work among iranian junior high school students. the main question this study tried to answer was whether group work could enhance a higher general english achievement among junior high school students. to answer this question, 60 female learners were divided into experimental and control group randomly with 30 members i...

Open or inspectable learner models have been used to support reflection, knowledge awareness, learner model accuracy, and negotiated assessment. Current systems employ many different mechanisms to present and to support human interaction with the learner model. This paper explores the interactions between learners and inspectable learner models using various guidance mechanisms (i.e. following ...

In a global marketplace differentiation by product is becoming increasingly difficult and organisational success increasingly dependent on the quality of customer service. In HE, this mandates the development of a learner-centred approach. At JMU we are trying to adopt such an approach in our implementation of the Oracle Student System, as an essential component of Learner Relationship Manageme...

We present a computational model of language learning via a sequence of interactions between a teacher and a learner. Experiments learning limited sublanguages of 10 natural languages show that the learner achieves a high level of performance after a reasonable number of interactions, the teacher can produce meaning-preserving corrections of the learner’s utterances, and the learner can detect ...

During last decade, a great advance has been done in both theoretical research and software construction of Adaptive Hypermedia Systems (AHS). The article discusses the practical approach taken for authoring and instructional design of adaptive courseware based on learner character, namely learner goals and preferences, learner style, and learner performance and satisfaction level. This approac...

Our work explores an interactive open learner modelling (IOLM) approach where learner diagnosis is considered as an interactive process involving both a computer system and a learner that play symmetrical (to a certain extent) roles and construct together the learner model. The paper presents an application of IOLM for diagnosing and fostering a learner's conceptual understanding in a terminolo...

Open learner models (OLM) is an adaptive learning system that externalise the learner model contents to the user. OLMs assist learners in tracking their knowledge, and promote independent learning by offering information about their knowledge that the learner would not usually see (e.g. a breakdown of concept understanding or descriptions of misconceptions held) which may allow learners to iden...