How to Apply Adaptive Learning as Alternative Learning when New Normal

When you come to a shop to buy a dress. Of course you have prepared a certain budget.

You come to the shop and choose the clothes you want to buy. When choosing, of course, you will be amazed by the large selection of clothes that the shop offers.

 

So when you first choose, it will definitely adjust to the budget you have.

You certainly won't choose clothes that are above your budget, even if the clothes catch your eye.

 

You will move on to the price of clothes that fit your budget. Including choosing clothes that are under budget.

 

Next, you will try to see how attractive the clothes are. There may be more than 3 clothes that you will choose.

 

Of the three clothes that you choose, then you will try one by one to make sure which one matches by choosing one of them.

 

After according to your choice, then it's time for you to choose the clothes.

 

In adaptive learning, the tutor will provide various learning options tailored to the goals desired by students.

 

Students will also choose what kind of learning they want.

 

The many learning options offered by a tutor would be great.

 

Students just have to choose a variety of offers. Students will adjust their initial ability level by themselves.

 

In adaptive learning, it does not require an initial ability test of students. If students are able to measure their own abilities, this is even better.

If students are still confused about the desired learning package, the tutor here needs to provide an overview of the learning process that the student wants according to the choice of the tutor's offer.

 

Likewise, the tutor will also provide an overview of the assistance the tutor will provide so that the desired learning process is as efficient as possible.

 

The tutor needs to provide a detailed description of the achievement of the standard time in the learning process chosen by students.

 

Adaptive learning requires the tutor to provide a variety of packages that students will choose.

 

Students are given the freedom to choose the package provided.

 

If the package has been selected, of course the learning process can be started according to the wishes and readiness of the students.

 

In this case, it seems as if adaptive learning makes students king, while tutors provide the best service.

 

It is not intended to demean the tutor, but excellent service must be an added value of adaptive learning.

 

A detailed description of a learning process that will be undertaken by students must be understood by students.

 

This includes what the tutor cannot provide.

 

Of course it is impossible for the tutor to be able to provide everything the student wants. All of course there are limits.

 

Therefore, before starting learning, tutors and students must both know what to do, from the preparation, implementation, evaluation, and reflection stages.

 

Excellent service by tutors is given to students in full.

 

Thus, students feel comfortable, because the tutor will help them wholeheartedly.

Students will dare to ask questions, will dare to give rebuttals, even rejection when learning is not what the students want.

 

Students will be happy and comfortable with this situation.

 

This feeling of comfort and pleasure will impact on a more passionate learning process. Students will be more challenged to respond to various instructions given by the tutor,

Then how to plan for this adaptive learning?

 

Careful planning by the tutor when offering a learning process is a must.

 

Like a clothing store, it has to prepare a variety of things, not only clothes with various prices and types, but also other supporting items such as mirrors, changing rooms, and services.

 

In adaptive learning at the preparatory stage, the tutor must prepare supporting facilities and main facilities.

 

Supporting facilities in this case include things that will help an implementation of the learning process.

 

For example, whiteboards, markers, computers, LCDs, printers, and the like.

 

While the main means is more towards the content to be provided.

When learning objectives are given, any means of content must be provided.

For example, there are 3 steps that must be followed by students when they want to get learning objectives, then each of the three steps is also given steps.

 

For example:

Steps 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d then 2a, 2b and 3a, 3b, 3c to finish.

It should be noted that each step of adaptive learning must be related.

This means that to go to the three steps with the rules of enumeration it can be reached in 3 x 2 x 3 = 18 ways.

This method is for example 1a, 2b, 3c; 1c, 2a, 3a, and so on.

 

In the first step, it is possible that the student is limited to 1a only, but he can choose the 1b method which is considered easier.

 

Conclusion:

In adaptive learning, students are given the freedom to choose. This option is of course tailored to the student's abilities and the availability of services by the tutor. Tutors must provide excellent service. One form of excellent service is to provide a wide variety of options for students to choose from.