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Andrea ZINI  (Uni.Mo.Re)

Analisi del lessico e individualizzazione del messaggio di apprendimento. La preparazione di un corso nell’ambito del progetto “adaptive message learning”

Atti Siel2011, pp. 961-970.

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Keywords: individualized instruction, e-learning, reading comprehension, vocabulary knowledge, specialized texts.

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Abstract

“Adaptive-message learning” project (FIRB 2009 - 2012) provides a framework for improving the quality of e-learning in environments of individualized instruction by focusing on important aspects of learning: message perception, adaptation and understanding. Project's main goal is to find effective it-based solutions to assess individual's verbal skills and tailor texts' reading ease. At this time point, focus is on vocabulary breadth needed for adequate reading comprehension of specialized texts in university-level education. A trial adaptive LMS - including corpus analisys software, testing tool and adaptive tool - has been developed and tested on different academic courses. This paper reports findings from a field tryout at Modena and Reggio Emilia University.

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Profile

Andrea Zini
PhD student
Research assistant
Dept. of Education
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Viale Antonio Allegri, 9
42121 Reggio Emilia
Tel +39 0522 523009
andrea.zini@unimore.it

Education
Master's degree in Arts and Humanities (2003, University of Bologna).
Postgraduate diploma in Book editing (2005, University of Milano).
Master's degree in Education (2009, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia).
PhD student (Doctoral School in Human Sciences - University of Modena and Reggio Emilia). Name of Supervisor: prof. Luciano Cecconi. Main subject of study: Digital learning environments design.

Previous Professional Experience
[2006-2009] E-Learning Centre (Centro E-learning di Ateneo), University of Modena and Reggio Emilia.

Current Research
[since 2009] I am currently working as a research assistant in the "Adaptive-message learning" project (FIRB 2009-2012) and [since 2010] in “ABIFOD” project for teacher’s professional development needs analisys (VALFOR Research Centre, Dept. of Education, Reggio Emilia).