Culturally Aware Mathematics Education Technology
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Education and learning take place in a situation that is heavily influenced by the culture. The learners’ cultural context affects cognitive processes in learning. Hence, to improve the conditions for learning, e-learning environments and their contents have to interact with the learner in a culturally appropriate way. Therefore, an e-learning system intended for cross-cultural usage has to adapt to the students’ diverse cultural background. For the enculturation of the European platform for mathematics learning, ActiveMath, a number of dimensions are adapted culturally. These are: presentation of system and learning material, terminology, selection and sequencing of learning objects, interaction, and learning scenarios. This chapter describes ActiveMath’ enculturation: computational model, computational techniques, and the empirical basis for the cultural adaptation.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Handbook of Research on Culturally-Aware Information Technology : Perspectives and Models |
Editors | Emmanuel G. Blanchard, Daniele Allard |
Number of pages | 15 |
Place of Publication | Hershey |
Publisher | IGI Global Publishing |
Publication date | 2010 |
Pages | 543-557 |
ISBN (print) | 978-1615208838, 1615208836 |
ISBN (electronic) | 9781615208845 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |
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