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A software engineering model for the development of adaptation rules and its application in a hinting adaptive E-learning system

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dc.contributor.authorMuñoz Merino, P.J.
dc.contributor.authorDelgado Kloos, C.
dc.contributor.authorMuñoz Organero, M.
dc.contributor.authorPardo, A.
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractAll rights reserved. The number of information systems using adaptation rules is increasing quickly. These systems are usually focused on implement nice and complex functionality for adaptation of contents, links or presentation, so software engineering methodologies for the description of rules are required. In addition, the distributed service oriented Internet philosophy presents the challenge of combining different rules from independent Internet sources. Moreover, easy authoring, rule reuse and collaborative design should be enabled. This paper presents the AR (Adaptation Rules) model, a new software engineering model for the description of rules for adaptation. These rules can be composed as a set of smaller atomic, reusable, parametric, interchangeable and interoperable rules, with clear restrictions in their combinations. Our model enables the distribution of rules as well as rule reuse and collaboration among rule creators. We illustrate our approach with the application of this model to a hinting adaptive e-learning system that generates exercises with hints, which can be adapted based on defined rules. Advantages of the AR model are confirmed with an evaluation that has been done with teachers and learning analytics experts for adaptive e-learning.
dc.identifier.citationComputer Science and Information Systems, 2015; 12(1):203-231
dc.identifier.doi10.2298/CSIS140103084M
dc.identifier.issn1820-0214
dc.identifier.issn2406-1018
dc.identifier.orcidPardo, A. [0000-0002-6857-0582]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/132527
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherComsis Consortium
dc.relation.fundingEuropean Commission FP7-SME-2011-286533 GEEWHEZ: ManaGEmEnt andleisure middleWare for tHemE parks and Zoo project
dc.relation.fundingSpanish Ministry of Science and Innovation I+D+I TIN2011-28308-C03-1 EEE project
dc.relation.fundingSpanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness IPT-2012-0882-430000 Remediss project
dc.relation.fundingRegional Government of Madrid S2009/TIC-1650 eMadrid project
dc.relation.fundingRegional Government of Madrid S2013/ICE-2715 eMadrid project
dc.rightsCopyright 2015, Computer Science and Information Systems.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.2298/CSIS140103084M
dc.subjectsoftware engineering
dc.subjectrule modeling
dc.subjectadaptive hypermedia
dc.subjecte-learning
dc.subjectinformation systems
dc.subjectsemantic web
dc.titleA software engineering model for the development of adaptation rules and its application in a hinting adaptive E-learning system
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished
ror.mmsid9916213510201831

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