Adaptive learning
Adaptive learning (from Latin adaptare = to adapt) is a concept according to which the type of knowledge transfer must be adapted to the level of knowledge, the learning preferences and the environment of the learner in order to achieve comparable learning success for all learners. The concept is mainly used in education and marketing , but is also gaining increasing attention in the design of interactive systems such as smart homes .
Definition of terms
Adaptive learning, or adaptive learning , was developed back in the 1970s. In pedagogy, the term adaptive learning stands for the "adaptation of a constantly changing teaching situation, to different learning understandings, learning successes and to the behavior of the students" . The teacher must also identify difficulties encountered by the students outside of class and coordinate measures with their parents. In the recent past, the integration of supporting learning systems in the classroom as well as tools for independent learning have come to the fore.
Adapted knowledge transfer also plays an increasingly important role in online marketing . Adaptive systems learn the behavior of their users and present them with information if they are capable and willing. For example, they indicate what next step a user must take to complete a purchase if they have not interacted with the system for a long time. This function is now universally widespread in online trading.
Macro and micro levels
The learning environment to be observed is considered on different levels. At the macro level , this could be grouping according to proficiency level, adapting the curriculum, or choosing which supporting tools to use. At the micro level , it is about the direct interaction between the imparting of knowledge and the learner, for example between teacher and pupil or between a newsletter and its recipient. This communication is subject to an ongoing adaptation process through the selection of the information to be conveyed. A teacher could change the selection of tasks, while a newsletter adapts the offers presented to the interests of the recipient.
Demarcation for differentiation
Adaptive learning is assigned to the fields of differentiated learning potential and motivation in education. Differentiation is understood as "good teaching" (normative description); Different learning options are developed for different students in the classroom. Adaptive learning, on the other hand, sees itself as "effective teaching" and describes the effect of the appropriate learning offers on the development of the students (motivation and personality development).
literature
- M. Kunter, U. Trautwein: Psychology of teaching. Schoeningh, Paderborn 2013
- H.-P. Langfeld: Psychology for School. Beltz, Weinheim 2006
- E. Wild, J. Möller: Educational Psychology. Springer, Heidelberg 2015
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dr. Lutz Goertz: Adaptive learning - when the learning content adapts to the learners. Central office for further training in the skilled trades, accessed on August 15, 2019 .