Improvement of E-learning quality by means of a recommendation system

Technology Enhanced Learning is one of the most dynamic areas of inquiry in education. One form of TELs, that is on-screen learning, has been well understood to hinder learning experience due to the reading spatial instability, difficulties in establishing mental map, and poor visual ergonomics. This work intends to study to which extend a learning a recommendation system improving on-screen learning experience. Participants were randomly divided into two groups: one group learning with the learning recommendation system and the other is without the system. Their understanding were assessed and a t-test was performed. The results indicated that the average score of learning with the recommendation system was significantly higher and the detrimental effects were mitigated.

I. Introduction

This study is within the category of Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL), which has been recognized as one of the most dynamic areas of inquiry in education [1]. TEL aims to design, develop, and test socio-technical innovations that will support and enhance learning practices [2]. Specifically, TEL is about recommender systems that are designed to enhance learning experience. For instance, a recommender system with the main task of ‘annotation in context’ is designed to provide learners the list of relevant learning materials for a given course [2].