In this paper, we present our proposal of a learner model for the personalization of learning in distance and on line learning environments. The current researches on semantic referential with ontologies and the semantic web allow us to believe in the importance of the integration of semantic in actor modeling. We propose a learner model that is competency oriented and that integrates the learn...

Learner-centered software design (LCSD) guides the design of tasks, tools, and interfaces in order to support the unique needs of learners: growth, diversity and motivation. This paper presents a framework for LCSD and describes a case study of its application to the ScienceWare Model-It, a learner-centered tool to support scientific modeling and simulation. The complex task of constructing and...

Learner modelling is a process consisting of collecting information explicitly from users and inferring some data from the learner activity. This information is basic for recommending resources as well as to predict performance. There are open issues when it comes to integrate in standards-based user models that information, which covers learning styles, competences, affective states, interacti...

This article describes a learner modeling strategy that is employed by an adaptive learning system in order to provide each learner with a personalized e-Learning experience. Parameters related to the learners’ prior knowledge, goal and learning style constitute the basis of the personalization and the adaptivity of the mentioned learning system. The present paper focuses on the mechanisms conc...

The research presented in this dissertation proposal aims at designing, developing, evaluating and studying a web-based modeling platform to support the learning of conceptual modeling and of studying the corresponding learning processes. More specifically, this research project is situated in a distance learning and teaching context and pursues the primary objective of creating a learning and ...

One of the issues of e-learning web based application is to understand how the learner interacts with an e-learning application to perform a given task. This study proposes a methodology to analyze learner mouse movement in order to infer the task performed. To do this, a Hidden Markov Model is used for modeling the interaction of the learner with an elearning application. The obtained results ...