Applying an Extensible Learning Support System to Learning by Problem Posing

Abstract

This paper describes an investigation in which the Extensible Learning Environment with Courseware Object Architecture (ELECOA) was applied to a learning environment where problems are posed by learners. The aim of ELECOA is to provide a flexible learner-adaptive system that ensures both function extensibility and content reusability. To achieve this goal, the concept of a “courseware object” has been introduced to allow incremental implementation of various educational functionalities. Several learning environments have been based of this concept, including a self-learning environment compliant with the SCORM 2004 specification and a group-learning environment based on the Learning Design specification. This paper reports the results of a prototype implementation of ELECOA in an environment for learning by problem posing that is a mixture of self-learning and group-learning.