An adaptive mechanism for Moodle: Evaluation study and further research

Although Moodle offer various sets of tools to support teachers in creating, administering and managing online courses, it does not consider students’ learning style and previous knowledge and deliver the same set of educational resources to all students. Clearly, students benefit from material and approaches that suit their learning styles according to the literature. The purpose of this paper is twofold: first to present the results of a two-year study regarding an adaptive mechanism that was implemented in Moodle and is built with techniques that are based on both learner knowledge and behavior and second, to pinpoint any possible areas of improvement. The results were promising since they indicated that the adaptive mechanism positively affected students’ motivation and performance.