MODELLING, DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A WEB-BASED PERSONALISED E-LEARNING SYSTEM
MODELLING, DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A WEB-BASED PERSONALISED E-LEARNING SYSTEM
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2011-06
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AMAH, MATHEW NGOZI
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This thesis presents a formal description of personalised e-learning system, a
pedagogically sound approach to adaptively composing and personalizing the access of
learning contents in tertiary institutions. A mathematical model for the profiling of
learners to determine their learning style based on the Honey and Mumford Learning
Style Questionnaire (LSQ) was developed. Based on the mathematical model, the
software for the Web-based Personalised e-Learning System was designed using the three
tier client-server systems architecture. This thesis presents the main components which
perform the functions of personalised learning materials to meet individual learner’s
learning requirements based on their learning style.
Furthermore, related literatures in the areas of learning theories, learning styles, elearning
were reviewed. The thesis also presented the model, system design and formal
description of personalised e-learning system. Subsequently, the architectural design was
implemented using the Apache Wamp Server, MySQL and PHP web technology tools.
Lastly, the work recommended among other things the provision of a well maintained
computer network infrastructure that will allow tutors and learners to easily compose and
access learning contents, while also suggesting that further research be carried out on
how to integrate the technology of Ontology and Semantic web into the system to
improve its automation.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
THE AWARD OF MASTER IN COMPUTER SCIENCE (M.Sc.)
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA
NIGERIA
JUNE, 2011
Keywords
MODELLING,,, DESIGN,, IMPLEMENTATION,, WEB-BASED,, PERSONALISED,, E-LEARNING SYSTEM