Designing Adaptive and Personalized Learning Environments (eBook)

Designing Adaptive and Personalized Learning Environments provides a theoretically-based yet practical guide to systematic design processes for learning environments that provide automatic customization of learning and instruction.The book consists of four main sections: In "e;Introduction and Overview,"e; the concepts of adaptivity and personalization are introduced and explored in detail. In "e;Theoretical Perspectives with Example Applications,"e; various theoretical concepts underlying adaptive and personalized learning are discussed, including cognitive profiling, content-based adaptivity, exploration-based adaptivity, and mobile and ubiquitous settings. In "e;Practical Perspectives with Example Applications,"e; the implementation process for adaptive and personalized learning environments is described, followed by application in various contexts. In "e;Validation and Future Trends,"e; various evaluation techniques for validating the efficiency and efficacy of adaptive and personalized learning systems are discussed. This final section concludes with a discussion of emerging trends in adaptive and personalized learning research.Based on cutting-edge research, Designing Adaptive and Personalized Learning Environments is appropriate as a primary textbook for both undergraduate and graduate courses focused on the design of learning systems, and as a secondary textbook for a variety of courses in programs such as educational technology, instructional design, learning sciences, digital literacy, computer based systems, and STEM content fields.