A learning style perspective to investigate the necessity of developing adaptive learning systems

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 188-197

  Hwang, Gwo Jen ^a   Sung, Han Yu ^a   Hung, Chun Ming ^b   Huang, Iwen ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAINAN   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adaptive learning; Cognitive process; Educational computer games; Human factors; Learning styles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876738634     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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