AYLA

AYLA is a web based platform, that offers students a fun and personalized way to learn, while reducing stress and boosting their academic performance.

AYLA - Amend Your Learning Ability

Problem statement

Many university students face challenges when it comes to self-regulated learning (SRL), which is essential for academic success. Self-regulated learning describes the process by which students monitor and control their cognition, motivation, and behaviour in order to achieve certain goals (source). Traditional learning methods however are not always effective in promoting SRL. To truly enhance students' SRL skills, training must be tailored to their subjective challenges to ensure transfer to everyday learning situations. This is why our project team was tasked by two researchers of the FHNW School of Education to create AYLA, an online platform that is specifically designed to address the SRL challenges of university students. The finished product is needed for a first research pilot to evaluate the effectiveness of the platform.

Project Goal

The primary objective of this project is to convert the researchers' concept into an engaging web-based learning platform. Additionally, the project aims to serve as a proof of concept for the researchers and offer valuable insights into the potential of AYLA in enhancing self-regulated learning (SRL) skills among university students. Hence, the goal encompasses two aspects: developing a product that can be tested by 150 students in a research pilot and creating a comprehensive database to store all pertinent research data, exportable in Excel format.

Developed Solution and its Benefits

The Ayla Plattform offers a range of features and benefits to help students improve their self-regulated learning skills:

• A placement test is provided to evaluate the student's current knowledge level on SRL, allowing for personalized recommendations on how to use the platform effectively.
• Gamification elements, such as treasure chests and unlocked levels, motivate students to engage in the provided exercises.
• The platform's design takes students on a journey via hemispheres, oceans and islands, guiding them through various SRL training exercises.
• A variety of necessary text fields, upload fields, tables, slide bars, and drag-and-drop fields are included to allow students to work on all exercises effectively.
• The quiz function tests users' progress, with multiple-choice, single-choice, drag-and-drop, and right-wrong questions available.
• A score board offers an overview of the user's progress, with an appealing design.
• Tips, hints, reminders, and videos are provided to ensure high usability.
• The platform collects relevant data during the research pilot, which can be easily evaluated by the researchers to assess the effectiveness of AYLA in promoting self-regulated learning.

Testimonial
«You made it possible! With a lot of commitment, passion, a sense of detail, and team spirit, you have realized our requirements and desires precisely and skillfully. Thank you very much for your excellent work!»
Dr. Kerstin Bäuerlein & Dr. Carmen Hirt

Used Technologies

• Programming languagesJava, JavaScript, CSS, Pebble, HTML
• Frontend StackPebble as Framework, Bootstrap for responsive Design
• Backend Stack Springboot as Framework
• DatabaseMariaDB
• Deployment PlatformSwitch Engines

Client

Dr. Kerstin Bäuerlein & Dr. Carmen Hirt
Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW
Pädagogische Hochschule
Institut Sekundarstufe I und II
5210 Windisch
FHNW Institut
Projekt

Team