Yet another adaptive learning management system based on Felder and Silverman’s learning styles and Mashup

Yi-Hsing Chang; Yen-Yi Chen; Nian-Shing Chen; You-Te Lu; Rong-Jyue Fang

doi:10.12973/eurasia.2016.1512a

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Yi-Hsing Chang ¹ ^* , Yen-Yi Chen ¹, Nian-Shing Chen ², You-Te Lu ¹, Rong-Jyue Fang ¹

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¹ Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology² National Sun Yat-sen University^* Corresponding Author

Abstract

This study designs and implements an adaptive learning management system based on Felder and Silverman’s Learning Style Model and the Mashup technology. In this system, Felder and Silverman’s Learning Style model is used to assess students’ learning styles, in order to provide adaptive learning to leverage learners’ learning preferences. Additionally, this learning system also allows learners to use a Mashup search engine to search for related supplementary learning materials for better learning outcomes. An experiment is conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the developed adaptive learning management system. A questionnaire is also circulated to collect data for qualitative and quantitative analysis of the usability of the developed system. The results show that the system significantly improves learning outcomes and the usability is also well-accepted by the participants.

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learning style
adaptive learning
Mashup
programming language

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, Volume 12, Issue 5, May 2016, 1273-1285

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Chang, Y.-H., Chen, Y.-Y., Chen, N.-S., Lu, Y.-T., & Fang, R.-J. (2016). Yet another adaptive learning management system based on Felder and Silverman’s learning styles and Mashup. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 12(5), 1273-1285. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2016.1512a

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Chang YH, Chen YY, Chen NS, Lu YT, Fang RJ. Yet another adaptive learning management system based on Felder and Silverman’s learning styles and Mashup. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2016;12(5):1273-85. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2016.1512a

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Chang YH, Chen YY, Chen NS, Lu YT, Fang RJ. Yet another adaptive learning management system based on Felder and Silverman’s learning styles and Mashup. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2016;12(5), 1273-1285. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2016.1512a

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Chang, Yi-Hsing, Yen-Yi Chen, Nian-Shing Chen, You-Te Lu, and Rong-Jyue Fang. "Yet another adaptive learning management system based on Felder and Silverman’s learning styles and Mashup". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2016 12 no. 5 (2016): 1273-1285. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2016.1512a

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Chang, Y.-H., Chen, Y.-Y., Chen, N.-S., Lu, Y.-T., and Fang, R.-J. (2016). Yet another adaptive learning management system based on Felder and Silverman’s learning styles and Mashup. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 12(5), pp. 1273-1285. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2016.1512a

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Chang, Yi-Hsing et al. "Yet another adaptive learning management system based on Felder and Silverman’s learning styles and Mashup". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 12, no. 5, 2016, pp. 1273-1285. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2016.1512a