Title
Effects of the ISIS Recommender System for Navigation Support in self-organised Learning Networks.
Abstract
The need to support users of the Internet with the selection of information is becoming more important. Learners in complex, self-organising Learning Networks have similar problems and need guidance to find and select most suitable learning activities, in order to attain their lifelong learning goals in the most efficient way. Several research questions regarding efficiency and effectiveness deal with adequate navigation support through recommender systems. To answer some of these questions an experiment was set up within an Introduction Psychology course of the Open University of the Netherlands. Around 250 students participated in this study and were monitored over an experimental period of four months. All were provided the same course materials, but only half of them were supported with a personalised recommender system. This study examined the effects of the navigation support on the completion of learning activities (effectiveness), needed time to comply them (efficiency), actual use of and satisfaction with the system, and the variety of learning paths. The recommender system positively influenced all measures, by having significant effects on efficiency, satisfaction and variety.
Year
Venue
Keywords
2009
EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY
Informal learning,learning networks,recommender systems,collaborative filtering,learner profiling
Field
DocType
Volume
Educational technology,Recommender system,Informal learning,World Wide Web,Collaborative filtering,Computer science,Knowledge management,Computer-mediated communication,Lifelong learning,Self organisation,The Internet
Journal
12
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
3
1176-3647
19
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.92
12
9
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Hendrik Drachsler1967.22
Hans Hummel245836.21
Bert Van Den Berg31209.29
Jannes Eshuis4191.26
Wim Waterink5503.27
Rob Nadolski624522.09
Adriana J. Berlanga719021.44
Nanda Boers8190.92
rob koper91092127.09