Automatic Composition of Instructional Units in Virtual Learning Environments

Abstract

Abstract-In this paper, a new approach for automatic composition of instructional units based on a new variant of Harmony Search Algorithm is proposed. The purpose is to solve curriculum sequencing issue by designing and arranging learning content in a suitable sequence. By suitable sequence we mean a learning sequence that fits learner level and presents the content in a way that conveys its structure to learner. Results show that the proposed approach is promising. For instance, individualized courseware plan are generated "on the spot" carefully considering both students characteristics and subjectmatter coherence.

Aportes de la Tecnología al Aprendizaje Personalizado

“…Para identificar los estilos de aprendizaje es habitual el uso de cuestionarios, los modelos más conocidos son el de Kolb, Myers-Briggs, Honey-Munford, Felder Silverman y Grasha-Riechman (Bendahmane et al, 2019;Sarma, 2018;Xiang & Liu, 2019), siendo una limitante la falta de conciencia de los estudiantes sobre sus propias preferencias (El Aissaoui et al, 2019). Es conveniente utilizar recursos tecnológicos que contribuyan a identificar y comprender el estilo del estudiante con el propósito de satisfacer las necesidades individuales (Easley, 2017;Hnida et al, 2018;Niknam & Thulasiraman, 2020;Raj & Renumol, 2019;Reigeluth, 2016). Por ejemplo, mediante el acceso a internet, plataformas y aplicaciones educativas es posible registrar la interacción, rastrear el movimiento y la velocidad de los ojos, proporcionando información útil para identificar los estilos de aprendizaje del estudiante durante su proceso de formación (Pane, 2018;Tucker & Long, 2018).…”

Development of the Improved Exercise Generation Metaheuristic Algorithm EGAL+ for End Users

“…It should be noted that the use of metaheuristic algorithms to solve educational problems is a common practice. Two recent examples are a genetic algorithm solution for a multi-objective optimisation problem, to create exam schedules [1], or a harmony search metaheuristic solution for automatic composition of instructional units [2]; however, there are many other similar examples [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10].…”