Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Learning and Cognitive Styles of Dyslexic Students

Abstract

This paper discusses that teachers may not always be available for supporting students especially if students live in areas which are relatively inaccessible or too time consuming for teachers to reach. An alternative is intelligent tutoring systems (ITS) offering learners course support. However, it is evident that learners with special educational needs (SEN) such as dyslexia, may not have the cognitive facility to progress at levels equivalent to their peers and so may require support in strategies in which they could grasp concepts. One way of helping students to learn would be to harness strategies of teaching in ITS. It is suggested that bringing students together with ITS using mnemonic strategies and knowledge of individual cognitive styles may be a way of helping students achieve. The paper therefore analyses the foundations for developing an ITS system and the use of mnemonic strategies arising from cognitive styles by dyslexic learners.