Based on a literature survey, we present a preliminary model of the relationship between personality, performance, performance feedback, emotional support, affective state, and learner motivation. We also discuss what is needed to develop a Bayesian model of these relationships.

Learner autonomy has been described as the ultimate objective in many language teaching programs since the third quarter of the twentieth century and educators have highlighted the significant role of promoting learner autonomy in the process of language learning and teaching. However, only limited number of studies has been awarded to what leaner autonomy mean to teachers. This study addressed...

Inductive reasoning is one of the important characteristics of human intelligence. Researchers have regarded inductive reasoning as one of the seven primary mental abilities that are accounted for intelligent behaviours; researches also showed that it is the best predictor for academic performance. Despite its recognised importance underlying the learning process of human beings, little effort ...

Given the growing use of mobile devices, there is now increasing interest in the potential for supporting the mobile learner. However, there remains much research to be undertaken, to Wnd eVective ways of facilitating learning with mobile devices. This paper considers how to support the mobile language learner using a handheld computer. It introduces TenseITS, a language learning environment th...

Knowledge Grid is a platform that enables uniform and effective knowledge sharing and management across the Internet. Based on it, this paper proposes an adaptive e-Learning in China Knowledge Grid environment (CKG-AL for short), which supports the learner-centered, highly interactive and on-demand eLearning with dynamic courseware construction. By incorporating ontology-based metadata for know...

In the context of this dissertation, issues concerning adaptive Web-based learning environments, the Open Learner Model and its exploitation towards the enhancement of the teaching and learning process are studied. The thesis focuses on the research of Open Learner Models in adaptive Web-based learning environments, aiming to design develop and exploit the open learner model of the Web-based, l...

Computer-assisted learning can be either single-thread or multi-thread. When learning is single-thread, the learner works with one learning unit at a time; having passed or failed the “current” learning unit, the learner then moves on to the next learning unit. When learning is multi-thread, several learning threads may be “developing” simultaneously, and the learner switches among (the current...

Educational technology is seen as key for lifelong learning, but it has yet to live up to expectation. We argue that current learning environments are typically oriented too much towards structured learning to meet the needs of the lifelong learner. Environments for lifelong learning demand a higher degree of autonomy for the learner, must be open to eclectic sources, support soft informal lear...

This paper presents a design framework for online learning. The framework is based upon the taxonomy devised by Dettmer (2006). In a learner-centered focus, it draws together the cognitive, affective, social, and sensorimotor domains of learning, and is situated with the concept of online personal learning spaces and environments. It is at this intersection of learning domains that the graduate...