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2007 |
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This paper examines the current state of AEH (adaptive educational hypermedia) research
into explicit learning style modelling for user personalisation. It addresses the
problem of non-naïve test subjects, who are often in user trials, thus contributing
to experimental bias. Instead, the authors suggest using "real people", i.e. users
with a range of backgrounds and abilities, in order to gain a truer insight into evidence-based
research.
We report on a study carried out with "real" users: around 80 children at a UK primary
school. The study investigated sequential and global learning styles as a personalisation
mechanism in an AEH system. The user trial involved matching and mismatching users
and learning environments to see if learning improved. The AEH system used by the
children was DEUS, a new e-learning platform that is conceptually similar to WHURLE,
an AEH that also used learning styles as its user model.
No statistically significant differences were found between experimental groups, learning
style preferences or learning environments. We discuss the significance of this, and
then critically analyse the use of learning styles in relation to this study and also
in the wider context. |
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peerReviewed |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/34197 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/34198 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/34199 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/34802 |
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AcademicArticle |
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Article |
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Brown, Elizabeth ; Fisher, Tony and Brailsford, Tim (2007). Real users, real results:
examining the limitations of learning styles within AEH. In: Eighteenth Conference
on Hypertext and Hypermedia [HT '07], 10-12 Sep 2007, Manchester, UK. |
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Brown, Elizabeth ; Fisher, Tony and Brailsford, Tim (2007). Real users, real results:
examining the limitations of learning styles within AEH. In: Eighteenth Conference
on Hypertext and Hypermedia [HT '07], 10-12 Sep 2007, Manchester, UK. |
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Real users, real results: examining the limitations of learning styles within AEH |
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oro |