Abstract
This article discusses the design issues involved in delivering Web-based learning materials. An existing application in the medical domain - JointZone - is used to illustrate how personalization and an interactive environment can be incorporated into Web-based learning. This work applies the combination of an adaptive hypermedia, situated-learning approach and hypermedia linking concepts to facilitate online learning. A usability study was carried out on the work described and an evaluation was undertaken to measure the effect of personalization on various learning factors. The evaluation outcome was analysed subjectively and objectively. The results proved to be contradictory but, nevertheless, the work gives new insights into the use of technology to support learningDOI:10.1080/0968776020100303
Highlights
The Web has a profound influence on teaching and learning today especially in higher education
The subjective feedback is based on the user's opinion collected from the questionnaire whereas the objective feedback is based on the dependent factors such as time taken, performance in the pre- and post-tests, and navigational steps
This result shows that students welcomed the idea of using a variety of navigational support mechanisms to help them to get to a piece of information faster and easier
Summary
The Web has a profound influence on teaching and learning today especially in higher education. On the other hand, emerging technology such as adaptive hypermedia brings new flexibility and the capability of personalization into the conventional static presentation of materials on the Web. Adaptive hypermedia is a recent direction of research at the crossroads of hypertext/ hypermedia and user modelling (Brusilovsky, 2001; De Bra, Brusilovsky and Houben, 1999b). The theory of situated learning promotes the acquisition of knowledge.in a meaningful context (Brown, Collins and Duguid, 1989; Herrington and Oliver, 1995). In the situated mode of learning, students are put through authentic life experiences where knowledge. X LITTER V T HISTORY f Examination. You have taken the patient's history and you must examine the patient. There is no sign of anaemia or oedema and she seems to have a normal low click on the body parts or system that you think is relevant to thjs^asp)
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