A Survey of Context-awareness in Learning Environments in 2010-2016

Aziz Hasanov, Teemu H. Laine

2017

Abstract

Context-aware learning environments can detect the learner’s context and adapt learning materials to match the context. The support for context-awareness is essential in these systems so that they can make learning contextually relevant. Previously, several surveys on context-aware learning environments have been conducted, but they are either old or they do not consider several important aspects of context-awareness. To alleviate this, we first performed a literature search on context-aware learning environments in 2010-2016. After filtering the results, we analyzed 28 studies. Highlights of the results are: (i) PDAs and mobile phones are the most common client types, (ii) RFID/NFC are the most common sensors, (iii) ontology is the most common context modeling approach, and (iv) context data typically originates from the learner’s profile or the learner’s location. Additionally, we proposed a taxonomy for context categories in context-aware learning environments. Finally, based on our survey results, we gave directions for future research in the field. These results can be of interest to educational technology researchers and context-aware application developers.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Hasanov A. and Laine T. (2017). A Survey of Context-awareness in Learning Environments in 2010-2016 . In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU, ISBN 978-989-758-239-4, pages 234-241. DOI: 10.5220/0006255302340241

in Bibtex Style

@conference{csedu17,
author={Aziz Hasanov and Teemu H. Laine},
title={A Survey of Context-awareness in Learning Environments in 2010-2016},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU,},
year={2017},
pages={234-241},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0006255302340241},
isbn={978-989-758-239-4},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU,
TI - A Survey of Context-awareness in Learning Environments in 2010-2016
SN - 978-989-758-239-4
AU - Hasanov A.
AU - Laine T.
PY - 2017
SP - 234
EP - 241
DO - 10.5220/0006255302340241