Learner Control on Feedback: A New Extension to Adaptive Learning?

We present the design of a study in the field of feedback in adaptive learning environments. The study emphasizes the role of the learners and the control they can exert over the level of feedback. However, not all learners equally benefit from learner control and, hence, individual differences need to be taken into account. We discuss the research questions, the design and methodology of this study. We suggest that both learner characteristics (such as motivation and prior knowledge) and item characteristics (item difficulty level) have differential effects on learner control over feedback.