Adaptation Rules Relating Learning Styles Research and Learning Objects Meta-data

This paper investigates the development of adaptation rules which relate individual learning styles characteristics to learning objects characteristics, as the latter are reflected in the IMS Learning Resource Meta-Data Specification. The paper outlines the most well-known learning styles theories and models, some criteria for selecting among them, as well as a number of adaptive web-based learning environments which are utilising learning styles research for facilitating personalised learning. The paper concludes with the set of adaptation rules which are used in the KOD learning environment, which aims to facilitate individualised access to learning material in a re- usable way.

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