Pedagogical Rules in ActiveMath and their Pedagogical Foundations

Abstract

One added value an intelligent learning environment offers over traditional learning media is adaptivity to the individual needs of the user. ActiveMath offers adaptivity by dynamically assembling learning materials to a course individually tailored to the learner’s needs. Its course generation uses pedagogical rules that declaratively represent instructional knowledge. These rules are based on instructional design theories, learning outcomes, and individual differences. This technical report serves to explain the pedagogical principles behind the currently available rules and to describe the instantiation of these principles in the rules of ActiveMath.