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The influence of student characteristics on the use of adaptive e-learning material

J. Seters,M. Ossevoort,Johannes Tramper,M. Goedhart

Published 2012 in Comput. Educ.

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Adaptive e-learning materials can help teachers to educate heterogeneous student groups. This study provides empirical data about the way academic students differ in their learning when using adaptive e-learning materials. Ninety-four students participated in the study. We determined characteristics in a heterogeneous student group by collecting demographic data and measuring motivation and prior knowledge. We also measured the learning paths students followed and learning strategies they used when working with adaptive e-learning material in a molecular biology course. We then combined these data to study if and how student characteristics relate to the learning paths and strategies they used. We observed that students did follow different learning paths. Gender did not have an effect, but (mainly Dutch) BSc students differed from (international) MSc students in the intrinsic motivation they had and the learning paths and strategies they followed when using the adaptive e-learning material. Highlights? Adaptive e-learning materials can help teachers to educate heterogeneous student groups. ? Students differ in the learning paths they follow and strategies they use when working with adaptive e-learning materials. ? University graduate and undergraduate students participated in the study. ? Results from traces, test scores, intrinsic motivation inventory responses and student self-reports were analysed.

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