Conceptual framework and assessment tool for designing a personalized electronic textbook and other online educational software
OwnerThomas Crandell, Corinne Crandellinventors
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Abstract
A personalized electronic work includes a plurality of features of a content of the electronic work. The features are mapped to a plurality of cognitive styles. One method of the present invention maps features of the content of the electronic work to a plurality of cognitive styles, assesses a cognitive style of a user, evaluates mapped content relative to the attributes of the cognitive style of the user, and provides feedback to the user based on his cognitive style.
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A personalized electronic work, comprising a plurality of features of a content of the electronic work, wherein the features are mapped to a plurality of cognitive styles.
A method of designing a personalized electronic work, comprising the steps of:
- a) mapping a plurality of features of the content of the electronic work to a plurality of cognitive styles;
- b) assessing a cognitive style for a user;
- c) evaluating mapped content relative to at least one attribute of the cognitive style of the user;
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- d) providing feedback to the user based on step (c).
A method of designing a personalized electronic work, comprising the steps of:
- a) selecting a plurality of users which comprise a sampling of students intended to use the electronic work;
- b) providing a composite map of the cognitive styles of the plurality of users;
- c) selecting a plurality of features for the work that are best suited to the most common cognitive styles of the students reading the work;
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- d) mapping the features of the content of the electronic work to a plurality of cognitive styles.
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