Title: Enhancing student clustering to generate adaptive metacognitive instructions in learning system for vocational high school

Authors: Indriana Hidayah; Teguh Bharata Adji; Noor Akhmad Setiawan; Norliza Abd Rahman

Addresses: Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia ' Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia ' Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia ' Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia

Abstract: Adaptivity in learning systems depends on accuracy of learner modelling. Specifically, for generating cluster-based instructions, quality of student clustering is critical. Studies on student clustering are abundant; however, a system for clustering metacognitive that considers proper analysis technique of Likert-scaled dataset is unavailable. This article proposes a student clustering method which uses a new Likert scale analysis. It is performed on a dataset collected from 81 students of a vocational high school. The performance was compared to previous methods; enhancement is shown by higher silhouette-index and strong correlation with work readiness score. To evaluate the clustering effectiveness, it is implemented on an e-learning system to generate adaptive instructions. The e-learning system is a supplement for fundamental programming course in the school. The t-test result shows that learning gain of experiment group is significantly higher that of the control group. Therefore, the proposed method is effective in improving students' learning quality.

Keywords: student clustering; Likert scale analysis; learning system; adaptive metacognitive instructions; vocational high school.

DOI: 10.1504/IJIL.2018.095367

International Journal of Innovation and Learning, 2018 Vol.24 No.4, pp.419 - 436

Received: 02 Jan 2018
Accepted: 06 Feb 2018

Published online: 03 Oct 2018 *

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