A logical characterization of adaptive educational hypermedia

Authors: Nicola Henze; Wolfgang Nejdl

Source: New Review in Hypermedia and Multimedia, Volume 10, Number 1, June 2004 , pp. 77-113(37)

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Abstract:

Currently, adaptive educational hypermedia systems (AEHSs) are described using nonuniform methods, depending on the specific view of the system, the application, or other parameters. There is no common language for expressing the functionality of AEHSs, hence these systems are difficult to compare and analyze. In this paper we investigate how a logical description can be employed to characterize adaptive educational hypermedia. We propose a definition of AEHSs based on first-order logic, characterize some AEHSs resulting from this formalism, and discuss the applicability of this approach.

Keywords: Adaptive hypermedia; User modeling; Semantic Web; Adaptive Web; Educational hypermedia

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13614560410001728128

Affiliations: 1: ISI Knowledge-Based Systems University of Hannover Appelstrasse 4, D-30167 Hannover Germany {henze, nejdl}@kbs.uni-hannover.de

Publication date: 2004-06-01