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- Adaptation model for PCMAT – Mathematics collaborative learning platformPublication . Fernandes, Marta; Martins, Constantino; Faria, Luiz; Couto, Paulo; Valente, Cristiano; Bastos, Cristina; Costa, Fátima; Carrapatoso, EuricoThe aim of this paper is to present an adaptation model for an Adaptive Educational Hypermedia System, PCMAT. The adaptation of the application is based on progressive self-assessment (exercises, tasks, and so on) and applies the constructivist learning theory and the learning styles theory. Our objective is the creation of a better, more adequate adaptation model that takes into account the complexities of different users.
- Content adaptation for an adaptive hypermedia systemPublication . Fernandes, Marta; Couto, Paulo; Martins, Constantino; Faria, LuizThe aim of this paper is presenting the recommendation module of the Mathematics Collaborative Learning Platform (PCMAT). PCMAT is an Adaptive Educational Hypermedia System (AEHS), with a constructivist approach, which presents contents and activities adapted to the characteristics and learning style of students of mathematics in basic schools. The recommendation module is responsible for choosing different learning resources for the platform, based on the user's characteristics and performance. Since the main purpose of an adaptive system is to provide the user with content and interface adaptation, the recommendation module is integral to PCMAT’s adaptation model.
- Learning objects recommendation in an adaptive educational hypermedia systemPublication . Fernandes, Marta; Couto, Paulo; Martins, Constantino; Faria, Luiz; Bastos, Cristina; Costa, FátimaThe aim of this paper is presenting the modules of the Adaptive Educational Hypermedia System PCMAT, responsible for the recommendation of learning objects. PCMAT is an online collaborative learning platform with a constructivist approach, which assesses the user’s knowledge and presents contents and activities adapted to the characteristics and learning style of students of mathematics in basic schools. The recommendation module and search and retrieval module choose the most adequate learning object, based on the user's characteristics and performance, and in this way contribute to the system’s adaptability.
- PCMAT Metadata Authoring ToolPublication . Couto, Paulo; Martins, Constantino; Faria, Luiz; Fernandes, Marta; Carrapatoso, EuricoThis paper introduces the PCMAT platform project and, in particular, one of its components, the PCMAT Metadata Authoring Tool. This is an educational web application that allows the project metadata creators to write the metadata associated to each learning object without any concern for the metadata schema semantics. Furthermore it permits the project managers to add or delete elements to the schema, without having to rewrite or compile any code.
- PCMAT, an adaptive learning platformPublication . Couto, Paulo; Fernandes, Marta; Martins, Constantino; Faria, LuizThis paper is about PCMAT, an adaptive learning platform for Mathematics in Basic Education schools. Based on a constructivist approach, PCMAT aims at verifying how techniques from adaptive hypermedia systems can improve e-learning based systems. To achieve this goal, PCMAT includes a Pedagogical Model that contains a set of adaptation rules that influence the student-platform interaction. PCMAT was subject to a preliminary testing with students aged between 12 and 14 years old on the subject of direct proportionality. The results from this preliminary test are quite promising as they seem to demonstrate the validity of our proposal.