Purpose The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect learner–learner and learner–facilitator interactions on learner satisfaction their substitutability. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative survey research focusing 130 students was used collect data. Stratified sampling preferred for study, with a Likert type instrument being administered online. Findings Learner–learner mediate e...

Learner corpora are receiving special attention as an invaluable source of educational feedback and are expected to improve teaching materials and methodology. However, they include various types of incorrect sentences. Error type classification is an important task in learner corpora which enables clarifying for learners why a certain sentence is classified as incorrect in order to help learne...

This paper presents the open learner modelling capabilities offered by an adaptive web testing tool. Adaptation decisions are based on user customizable compound rules requiring the identification of several learner characteristics which are then displayed graphically and textually to learners and educators. The open learner modelling capabilities include anonymous access to models of peers and...

The Open University's repository of research publications and other research outputs AODM as a framework and model for characterising learner experiences with technology Journal Article How to cite: Mwanza-Simwami, Daisy (2011). AODM as a framework and model for characterising learner experiences with technology. Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society, 7(3) pp. 75–85. For guidance on citat...

Learner-centered education becomes more and more popular. One way of offering learner-centered education is to have assignments where learners can select from a pool of learning tasks with different difficulty levels (e.g., many easy tasks, few challenging tasks, etc.). However, a problem that learners can face in such assignments is to select the tasks that are most appropriate for them. In th...

Three potential sources of comprehensible input for second language acquisition are examined: Modified Input, Interactionally Modified Input and Modified Output. To this end, an attempt is made to closely investigate how each type of linguistic environment facilitates learner comprehension, and subsequently, acquisition. Different theoretical claims as well as a number of empirical studies are ...

Successfully promoting engagement within learning environments is a subject of increasing attention within the AI in Education community. Evidence is mounting that game-based learning environments hold great potential to engage students, but disengaged behavior is still observed. Devising adaptive strategies to re-engage students in the learning task is a key open research question. Toward that...

The paper discusses the problems of applying adaptive hypermedia techniques, namely adaptive navigation support in Web-based educational courseware. Adaptive navigation support techniques provide support mechanisms, which are tailored to accommodate the current knowledge, background and learning goal of an individual user. Web-based education with adaptive guidance is a way to maximize educatio...

Adaptive hypermedia systems are beneficial to e-learners in tailoring content to individual characteristics such as prior knowledge, learning preferences, etc. However, unlike popular non-adaptive learning management systems such as Moodle and Blackboard they do not support social connectedness by allowing communication with other learners. This can lead to feelings of isolation amongst learner...