A Heuristic Algorithm for planning personalized learning paths for context-aware ubiquitous learning

Computers and Education

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 404-415

  Hwang, Gwo Jen ^a   Kuo, Fan Ray ^a   Yin, Peng Yeng ^b   Chuang, Kuo Hsien ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAINAN   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHI NAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Context awareness; Heuristic Algorithms; Interactive learning environments; Mobile learning; Ubiquitous learning

Indexed keywords

CONTEXT-AWARE; CONTEXT-AWARENESS; DIGITAL WORLD; ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS; INNOVATIVE APPROACHES; INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; LEARNING ACTIVITY; LEARNING BEHAVIOR; LEARNING OBJECTS; LEARNING PATHS; MOBILE LEARNING; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; PERSONALIZED LEARNING; REAL-WORLD; REAL-WORLD OBJECTS; UBIQUITOUS LEARNING; UBIQUITOUS LEARNING ENVIRONMENT;

HEURISTIC ALGORITHMS; HEURISTIC METHODS; PORTALS; STUDENTS;

LEARNING ALGORITHMS;

EID: 71849107060     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2009.08.024     Document Type: Article

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