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Open learner models (OLM) enable users to access their learner model to view information about their understanding. Opening the learner model to the learner may increase their perceptions of how a system evaluates their knowledge and updates the model. This raises questions of trust relating to whether the learner believes the evaluations are correct, and whether they trust the system as a whole. We investigate learner trust in various OLM features: the complexity of the model presentation; the level of learner control over the model contents; and the facility to release one’s own model for peer viewing.
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Ahmad, N., Bull, S. (2008). Do Students Trust Their Open Learner Models?. In: Nejdl, W., Kay, J., Pu, P., Herder, E. (eds) Adaptive Hypermedia and Adaptive Web-Based Systems. AH 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5149. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-70987-9_28
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