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How learners can build their own knowledge, which is precisely tailored to their needs and background? This is precisely the question to which this paper attempts to answer by providing a framework for a flexible object-based e-learning environment. The paper recognizes that the general learner modeling alternative is an intractable problem. However, it suggests learning objects construct used as building blocks to root out individual learning deficiencies. The paper also provides an algorithm to construct individual learning routes that are adjusted to learners' profile as well as an open implementation to accommodate the integration of various learning sources.
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Atif, Y., Benlamri, R. & Berri, J. Learning Objects Based Framework for Self-Adaptive Learning. Education and Information Technologies 8, 345–368 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:EAIT.0000008676.64018.af
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