An Exploratory Model of Learning Styles Based on Agent Learning
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Abstract—A learning style is an issue related to learners. In one way or the other, learning styles could assist learners in their learning activities. If the learners ignore their learning styles, it may influence their effort in understanding teaching materials. To overcome these problems, a model for reliable automatic learning style detection is needed. Currently, there are two approaches in automatically detecting learning styles: data driven and literature based. Learners, especially those with changing learning styles, have difficulties in adopting these two approaches since they are not adaptive, dynamic and responsive (ADR). To solve the above problems, a model using agent learning approach is proposed. Agent learning performs four phased activities, i.e. initialization, learning, matching and recommendations to decide which learning styles are used by the students. Furthermore, the system will provide teaching materials which are appropriate for the detected learning style. The detection process is performed automatically by combining data-driven and literature-based approaches. The detected learning style used for this research is VARK (Visual, Auditory, Read/Write, and Kinesthetic). This learning style detection model is expected to optimize the learners in adhering with the online learning.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/ahe.v2i2.1088
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