E-learning support for students to generate questions originated from descriptions in course materials

Abstract

In any e-learning system, students are required to study some course materials normally prepared in the form of textbooks. However it is not an easy task for many students to understand these textbooks. When some doubts and/or questions arise as to descriptions within textbooks, they usually tend to solve this difficulty by themselves or with their friends. This paper gives a prototype of a feedback support system in an elearning where students are encouraged to feedback questions to lecturers by sending selected portions of descriptions in the textbook showing where and why they are in a trouble in understanding the textbook materials.