Journal Article

Personalized adaptive learning: an emerging pedagogical approach enabled by a smart learning environment

Spector, Jonathan Michael, Peng, Hongchao, Ma, Shanshan

2019

Overview

Smart devices and intelligent technologies are enabling a smart learning environment to effectively promote the development of personalized learning and adaptive learning, in line with the trend of accelerating the integration of both. In this regard, we introduce a new teaching method enabled by a smart learning environment, which is a form of personalized adaptive learning. In order to clearly explain this approach, we have deeply analyzed its two pillars: personalized learning and adaptive learning. The core elements of personalized adaptive learning and its core concept are explored as well. The elements are four: individual characteristics, individual performance, personal development, and adaptive adjustment. And the core concept is referred to a technology-empowered effective pedagogy which can adaptively adjust teaching strategies timely based on real-time monitoring (enabled by smart technology) learners’ differences and changes in individual characteristics, individual performance, and personal development. On this basis, A framework of personalized adaptive learning is also constructed. Besides, we further explored a recommendation model of the personalized learning path. To be specific, personalized adaptive learning could be constructed from the following four aspects, namely, learner profiles, competency-based progression, personal learning, and flexible learning environments. Last, we explored a form of learning profiles model and a generative paths recommendation pattern of personal learning. This paper provides a clear understanding of personalized adaptive learning and serves as an endeavor to contribute to future studies and practices.

• Publisher: Springer Singapore,Springer Nature B.V,SpringerOpen
• Subject: Adaptive learning / Capital goods / Computers and Education / Data decision-making / Education / Educational Environment / Educational Strategies / Growth models / How to Make Learning Smart / Individual Characteristics / Learning / Learning paths recommendation / Man-machine collaboration / Personal development / Personalized learning / Recommender systems / School environment / Smart learning environment / Teaching methods