ActiveMath: A Generic and Adaptive Web-Based Learning Environment
Abstract:
ActiveMath is a generic web-based learning system that dynamically
generates interactive (mathematical) courses adapted to the student's goals,
preferences, capabilities, and knowledge. The content is represented in an
semantic XML-based format. For each user, the appropriate content is
retrieved from a knowledge base and the course is generated individually
according to pedagogical rules. Then the course is presented to the user via a
standard web-browser. One of the exceptional features of ActiveMath is its
integration of stand-alone mathematical service systems. This offers the means
for exploratory learning, realistically complex exercises as well as for
learning proof methods. The article provides a comprehensive account of the
current version of ActiveMath.
Published:
International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, vol. 12, Nª4, 2001