IT-Tutor: an architecture for web-based content sequencing system

• Main Authors: Katuk, Norliza, Zakaria, Nur Haryani, Abd Wahab, Alawiyah, Ghazali, Osman
• Format: Article
• Published: American Scientific Publishers 2017
• Subjects: QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/25546/; http://doi.org/10.1166/asl.2017.8253

This paper proposes the architecture and components of a web-based content sequencing system known IT-Tutor. It organizes an appropriate sequence of learning content based on individual students’ prior knowledge. The dynamic and flexible organization of learning content is meant to achieve adaptive computer-based learning. IT-Tutor was evaluated in two usability studies; an expert-review, and a user-test. In the first study, five experts in a usability test and instructional design evaluated the system. IT-Tutor has also been evaluated by twelve students in the second study. The usability tests revealed that IT-Tutor is a usable computer-based learning tool that can be used to support classroom teaching or employed in an independent online learning environment.