Summary:
This dissertation addresses the design and implementation of adaptive learning scenarios in the Moodle course management platform. In particular, three educational scenarios for primary education are proposed, which are analyzed according to the framework of the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) with regard to the dimensions of the knowledge of content related to the subject, the technological knowledge regarding the integration of ICT in the class, and the appropriate pedagogical techniques, as well as the interactions between them.
The first scenario includes a part of History of Grade 3 of Primary School, Heracles Feasts of Mythology. The second scenario is related to the curriculum of Geography of 5thElementary Class, namely the module referring to the rivers of Greece. The third scenario includes a module from the lesson of the Environmental Study of the Primary School Grade 2, which concerns transportation.
The three scenarios and their adaptive characteristics, are described through the TPACK framework.
The conclusions of this work are that personalized learning that can be supported by the proposed scenarios which take into account the knowledge, preferences and the characteristics, of each student, such as the learning style, is an important challenge for the teacher. The TPACK framework can be used for designing educational adaptive scenarios. The Moodle platform used has appropriate tools and some limitations regarding the realization of the scenarios’ adaptation that are discussed.
Keywords:
Adaptivity, educational scenario, Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge, content management system, Moodle
