Title: Contextualising e-learning services and content for computing course in higher education based on learning style and competency level

Authors: Simon B.Y. Lau, Chien-Sing Lee

Addresses: Faculty of Engineering, Multimedia University, Cyberjaya 63100, Selangor, Malaysia. ' Faculty of Information Technology, Multimedia University, Cyberjaya 63100, Selangor, Malaysia

Abstract: Delivering e-learning services and content according to learner profiles is the main requirement towards developing context-adaptive e-learning systems. The work presented in this paper is part of an ongoing effort towards personalisation of e-learning services and content based on learner attributes such as learning styles and competency levels. Towards that aim, we formalise a context model which serves as the foundation for delineating the learner|s profile for service and content adaptation. In this paper, the learning styles and competency levels of a cohort of engineering students undertaking a computing course were identified. The students were asked to rate a list of e-learning services and content personalisation approaches. The result shows there is significant variation of preferences and rating of e-learning services among learners of different profiles. This work serves as a reference for research on learner context profiling in context adaptive e-learning, particularly in computing courses.

Keywords: learner profiles; context-adaptive e-learning; electronic learning services; learning styles; competency levels; engineering students; contextualisation; computing courses; higher education; universities; personalisation; learner attributes; content adaptation; student preferences; context profiling; learning technology.

DOI: 10.1504/IJLT.2010.037305

International Journal of Learning Technology, 2010 Vol.5 No.3, pp.211 - 242

Published online: 02 Dec 2010 *

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