AI-based adaptive personalized content presentation and exercises navigation for an effective and engaging E-learning platform

Effective and engaging E-learning becomes necessary in unusual conditions such as COVID-19 pandemic, especially for the early stages of K-12 education. This paper proposes an adaptive personalized E-learning platform with a novel combination of Visual/Aural/Read, Write/Kinesthetic (VARK) presentatio...

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Published in:Multimedia tools and applications 2023-01, Vol.82 (3), p.3303-3333
Main Authors: Sayed, Wafaa S., Noeman, Ahmed M., Abdellatif, Abdelrahman, Abdelrazek, Moemen, Badawy, Mostafa G., Hamed, Ahmed, El-Tantawy, Samah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation
Algorithms
Artificial intelligence
Computer Communication Networks
Computer Science
Customization
Data Structures and Information Theory
Decision making
Distance learning
Gamification
Group theory
Machine learning
Multimedia Information Systems
Navigation
Online instruction
Scaffolding
Special Purpose and Application-Based Systems
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Summary:Effective and engaging E-learning becomes necessary in unusual conditions such as COVID-19 pandemic, especially for the early stages of K-12 education. This paper proposes an adaptive personalized E-learning platform with a novel combination of Visual/Aural/Read, Write/Kinesthetic (VARK) presentation or gamification and exercises difficulty scaffolding through skipping/hiding/ reattempting. Cognitive, behavior and affective adaptation means are included in developing a dynamic learner model, which detects and corrects each student’s learning style and cognitive level. As adaptation targets, the platform provides adaptive content presentation in two groups (VARK and gamification), adaptive exercises navigation and adaptive feedback. To achieve its goal, the platform utilizes a Deep Q-Network Reinforcement Learning (DQN-RL) and an online rule-based decision making implementation. The platform interfaces front-end dedicated website and back-end adaptation algorithms. An improvement in learning effectiveness is achieved comparing the post-test to the pre-test in a pilot experiment for grade 3 mathematics curriculum. Both groups witnessed academic performance and satisfaction level improvements, most importantly, for the students who started the experiment with a relatively low performance. VARK group witnessed a slightly more improvement and higher satisfaction level, since interactive activities and games in the kinesthetic presentation can provide engagement, while keeping other presentation styles available, when needed.
ISSN:1380-7501
1573-7721
DOI:10.1007/s11042-022-13076-8