Model for the customization of an e-Learning system, using Case Based Reasoning and learning Styles

Luis Alfaro (1), Rafael Maldonado (1), Jose Herrera (1)

e-mails: casas@unsa.edu.pe, rmaldonadoc@unsa.edu.pe, jherreraq@unsavirtual.edu.pe

(1) Universidad Nacional de San Agustín - Arequipa, Perú

Abstract

The e-Learning systems are static, homogeneously and hostile in spite of the heterogeneous amount of users, to personalize a system e-Learning is not part even of the development strategies, not to exist a model or defined methodology. In addition the systems e-learning only administer information and to contents activities generated by teachers and students, not seeing the form in that the user faces and assimilates the new information, like relevant, creating dissatisfaction in the user.

This investigation proposes a model for the customization of an e-Learning system to the student, using Case Based Reasoning (CBR) and learning Styles. The goal is optimize the learning process in virtual environments; causing that the educative materials and services are flexible and they adapt to the cognitive characteristics, styles and rate personnel of work of the users.

The application of this model in an e-Learning system will improve the experience of the user; it will allow the customization of the curricular content into the personal learning style of the student, it will optimize the formation of collaborative groups, they will improve the performance of personal assistants, optimizing globally the learning process of the students, contributing to the optimization of the process of virtual atmosphere learning, approaching the system the user a future generalization of this model also will allow to personalize another type of systems Web like e-Commerce, Management systems of Contents, Vestibules, and other applicative; where the customization of the system to the user are medullar.

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