The Spread of Adaptive Learning [World eLearning]

Hello, this is Motoki, the marketing manager.
This is the third installment of the popular (in my opinion) "E-Learning Around the World" series.
reverse engineering-MOOCThis time, following the story of the keyword that is increasing its presence in e-learning every day
"Adaptive Learning."
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Content

• 1. What is adaptive learning?
• 2. Typical services
• 3. Key words to keep in mind
• 4. summary

What is adaptive learning?

What exactly does Adaptive Learning mean?
"If you look up the word "adaptive" in the dictionary, you'll find that it means "to be adaptable, to adapt.
Adaptive learning is a learning method that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to provide learning materials that are optimized for each learner's academic ability according to their level of proficiency.It means.

To put it simply."Tailored to the learner's level."I guess that's the point.

AI (Artificial Intelligence) TechnologyAlong with the emergence and evolution of the Internet, it is becoming popular in the education field as a learning method that analyzes learning history data and provides learning content optimized for each individual.

Let's use the school example.It is common to have all class members do homework and problems of the same level and contentHowever, this means that areas of weakness may remain weak, and areas of strength may be difficult to develop further.Adaptive learning enables students to learn from the basics in areas where they are weak or stumped, and to learn to become even better at areas where they are strong. 

In online shopping, there is a recommendation function that displays a list of products based on your product search history and purchase history, such as "here are the products recommended for you" or "here are the products that are bought together", right? I think it's similar to that kind of thing.

Anyway, I remember when I was a kid, if it was a subject or a unit I was not good at, I would go on and on without understanding."I wish this unit would just go away!"I remember when I was thinking. It's wonderful to see how learning progresses on an individual's level.

Typical Services

Let's take a look at some of the typical services.
First.KNEWTON, will be one of the solutions for employees both at home and abroad.

A leading example of adaptive learning is the American company Knewton, which was introduced in 2008.
Newton specializes in adaptive learning. As an example, one math course we prepared at Arizona State University had a 171 TP1T increase in completion rate, a 561 TP1T decrease in dropout rate, and 451 TP1T of students completed the course four weeks ahead of schedule.
One of the features of this system is that it uses a web test to recommend the most suitable learning content and tasks for the learner, enabling the administrator, learner, and parents to understand where the learner is stumbling and where they can move forward.

Other adaptive learning offerings include.

●DreamBox Learning
This is an adaptive online learning site that focuses on math and arithmetic.

●IXL
There is an introduction in schools in the United States. There is information that it is actually used as homework in schools. You can actually solve the problems on the Japanese site too.

Key words to keep in mind

We've looked at representative services for adaptive learning, and as AI evolves and spreads, adaptive learning is likely to become one of the methods that will revolutionize the way we learn.

Here are some terms related to adaptive learning that you should know. I'll explain more about each of them in a later article. Here is a quick introduction.

●education big data
As the digitization and ICT of education continues to grow, theMany of the learning data that used to be paper-based are now available as data.It has become a The use of these data requires a sophisticated approach called data science, but it is data that will change the entire nature of education, not only for children but also for adults.

●Learning Aanalytics
mentioned aboveA data analysis approach to learning using educational big datais also very important. With the digitalization of education, such as e-learning and MOOCs, analysis and measurement using learning analytics is likely to attract more attention in the future in order to utilize the learning data that has become available.

●Recommendation function as an educational support
Leveraging Education Big Data and Learning Analytics.Recommender function as a learner support, will be one of the solutions for employees both at home and abroad.
This is a feature that we are familiar with in EC (E-commerce), but in the case of education, it is likely to be even more beneficial. For example.Recommended learning content to overcome individual weaknesses and learners' attribute data (age, gender, hobbies and preferences)You can expect a variety of things, including

Summary

Just as big data is driving change in a variety of industries.Digitization of education → Big data → Evolution and spread of adaptive learningSo the education sector will be transformed in the same way.
This time, I used the example of adaptive learning in the U.S. and introduced some related terms from there. Next time, I'd like to take an even sharper look. In the next article, I'd like to take an even sharper look at e-learning around the world. Thank you for reading to the end!

Bibliography: The Future Changed by Edtech Author: Masahiro Sato