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Modeling Elementary Cognitive Abilities for Adaptive Hypermedia Presentation

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The adaptation of hypermedia can be carried out at three levels, namely the content, navigation and presentation level. The presentation level is the least studied of the three, apparently because it refers to user properties that are not easy to model. In this paper, we present a new approach to modeling cognitive abilities that relies on basic mental functionalities. We describe the Cognitive User Modeling for Adaptive Presentation of Hyper-Documents (CUMAPH) environment, which mainly provides an authoring tool and an adaptation engine. The aim of this environment is to adapt a hyper-document presentation by selecting the elements that best fit the user cognitive profile. Its architecture is based on four main components: a cognitive user model, a hyper-document builder, an adaptation engine and a generic style sheet. To validate our approach, we designed an innovative protocol and conducted an experimental study involving 39 students. The first results show that an adaptive presentation can significantly increase the efficiency of hypermedia presentations.

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  1. Interaction Collaborative Télé-activités Téléenseignement (ICTT), INSA de Lyon, 20 Avenue Jean Capelle, 69211, Villeurbanne Cedex, France

    Franck Tarpin-Bernard & Halima Habieb-Mammar

  2. Scientific Brain Training Batiment CEI, 66 Bd Niels Bohr, BP 2132 - 69603, Villeurbanne Cedex

    Franck Tarpin-Bernard

  3. Human-Centered Software Engineering Group, Concordia University, 1455 Maisonneuve West, H3G 1M8, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    Halima Habieb-Mammar

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Tarpin-Bernard, F., Habieb-Mammar, H. Modeling Elementary Cognitive Abilities for Adaptive Hypermedia Presentation. User Model User-Adap Inter 15, 459–495 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11257-005-2529-3

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