Carles Aguiló-Collado
Ramon Eixarch
WIRIS math & science
Adaptive Learning
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“Adaptive Learning is an educational method
which uses computers as interactive teaching
devices.
Computers adapt the presentation of
educational material according to students'
learning needs, as indicated by their responses
to questions and tasks.” Wikipedia
Adaptive Learning
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Several models overlap
Expert model
Student model
Instructional model
Adaptive Learning
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Expert model
Pool of questions with a priori
estimated difficulty
Adaptive Learning
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Student model
Adaptation based on
student activity
Adaptive Learning
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Instructional model
Hints / Feedback
AdaQuizzes
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Moodle activity to create QUIZZES
based on Adaptive Learning principles
Item pool calibrated difficulty
Expert designed flow.
Based on student performance.
STEM oriented / emphasis
Contributed to the community
AdaQuiz–Moodle Activity
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Inherited from the Quiz module:
 Creating questionnaires is similar to the default
Moodle Quiz module.
 Complete teacher reviews.
 Ability to use any question type available in
Moodle.
Compatible with WIRIS quizzes question types
for math and science.
AdaQuiz–Moodle Activity
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The specific enhancements of Adaptive
Quiz are the jump rules which are
based on:
Choice based on grading thresholds.
Direct successor (no choice at all).
Students choice.
AdaQuiz–Moodle Activity
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STEM topics oriented
Quantitive measurement of
correctness
Adaptive Quizzes
in Moodle.org
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PENDING code style review
Different from Adaptive Quiz
by Adam Franco
 Item pool calibrated difficulty
DEMO
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Regular QUIZZ activity including an JUMP icon
Edit JUMP
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If FAIL
go to Question 2
If CORRECT
finish
Random seed
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Questions used in an Adaptive Quiz
are independent questions
Random parameters make more sense
randomly selected questions
Randomness is generated with a random
seed
Random seed is changed every time quiz is
displayed
Random seed
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Random seed is
changed every time
quiz is displayed
Questions are aware
of the random seed to
show the same data
Student choice
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Student may decide
it’s own trace
Not by default
Project background
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 2012 Open university of Catalonia (Spain)
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya - UOC
 First prototype Moodle 1.9
 Pilot
 2013 Catalan Government - University Ministry
 Version for Moodle 2
 Content creation by UOC
 2014 Catalan Government - High school system
 Installation in Ágora «Moodle farm»
 2015 Upgrades to Moodle 3
Development by WIRIS math & science
Future
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Moodle.org
Pending minor code adaptation
GITHUB
www.github.com/adaquiz
You’re in!
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WIRIS team’s first experience in Open
Source
Just a newborn, much
improvement ahead
Evolution based on community
interest
Gràcies
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Thank you
Carles Aguiló-Collado
[email protected]
@wirismath