An approach to the quality and reusability of metadata specifications for e‐learning objects
| Date | 01 May 2006 |
| Published date | 01 May 2006 |
| Pages | 238-251 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/14684520610675771 |
| Author | Jacek Plodzien,Ewa Stemposz,Alina Stasiecka |
| Subject Matter | Information & knowledge management,Library & information science |
An approach to the quality and
reusability of metadata
specifications for e-learning
objects
Jacek Plodzien and Ewa Stemposz
Institute of Computer Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland, and
Alina Stasiecka
Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology, Warsaw, Poland
Abstract
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss research that leads to identifying new metadata for
learning objects and extending the SCORM standard.
Design/methodology/approach – The research involves a questionnaire to collect data from users
of e-learning resources and a statistical analysis of that data. The discussion employs concepts from
such areas as e-learning, didactics, and statistics.
Findings – The main finding is the identification of several learning objects metadata, including
those that are not defined in current e-learning standards. Some of the new metadata could be
introduced to the existing standard metadata categories; the others could be used to form completely
new categories.
Research limitations/implications – The general solution has been developed but more work is
still necessary.
Practical implications – The ideas discussed in the paper, especially the identified metadata, could
be used to extend the standard metadata (e.g. in the SCORM standard).
Originality/value – The paper presents both a method foridentifying learning objects metadata and
conclusions that, after further development, could be applied to extend the metadata parts of e-learning
standards. Both new categories and modification to some existing ones could offer additional support
for users who need to choose a suitable resource.
Keywords Data handling, E-learning, Data analysis
Paper type Research paper
1. Introduction
In recent years we have witnessed a huge growth in the popularity of e-learning. Apart
from undeniable advantages, this learning paradigm also has shortcomings; one of the
biggest being the lack of direct interaction between the teacher and student. Therefore,
the issue of resources, which practically play the role of the teacher in this kind of
learning, is very important. They have to be constructed carefully, with a focus on the
proper didactic construction to support correct learning processes. This observation
leads to the hypothesis that the quality of resources has a key influence on the quality
of the entire e-learning process. The hypothesis in turn implicates the following
question: how can a person intending to use a given learning resource determine its
quality? Many learning resources created nowadays conform to some of the existing
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Accepted March 2006
Online Information Review
Vol. 30 No. 3, 2006
pp. 238-251
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DOI 10.1108/14684520610675771
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