Adaptive feedback generation to support teachers in web-based distance education |
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Authors: | Essam Kosba Vania Dimitrova Roger Boyle |
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Affiliation: | (1) Arab Academy for Science and Technology, P.O. Box 1029, Alexandria, Egypt;(2) School of Computing, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK |
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Abstract: | This work examines the application of user-adapted technologies to address problems experienced in web-based distance education.
We have proposed an approach to support distance learning instructors by offering advice that points at problems faced by
students and suggests possible activities to address these problems. The paper describes an original feedback generation framework
which utilises student, group and class models derived from tracking data in web course management systems, and follows a
taxonomy of feedback categories to recognise situations that are brought to the instructors’ attention. The results of an
empirical study in an online learning course point at benefits of the generated feedback to both instructors and students.
Teachers can get a better understanding of their students by knowing what problems they may be facing, when they are behind
or ahead of their peers, who can help them and how, and what roles can be assigned in discussion forums. This, in turn, can
have a positive effect on students who can receive feedback tailored to their needs and problems. The evaluation study points
at issues that can be related in general to planning empirical evaluations of user-adapted systems in realistic web-based
learning settings. |
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Keywords: | (Semi-)automatic advice generation Personalised feedback Teacher support/help Empirical evaluation Intelligent course management systems Distance learning |
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