Development of an adaptive learning system with multiple perspectives based on students' learning styles and cognitive styles

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 185-200

  Yang, Tzu Chi ^a   Hwang, Gwo Jen ^b   Yang, Stephen Jen Hwa ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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

Author keywords

Adaptive learning; Cognitive style; Learning style; Personalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890088623     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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