Methods and techniques of adaptive hypermedia

Adaptation techniques refers to methods of providing adaptation in existing AH systems.

These techniques are a part of the implementation level of an AH system. Each technique can be characterized by a specific kind of knowledge representation and by a specific adaptation algorithm.

Adaptation methods are defined as generalizations of existing adaptation techniques.

Each method is based on a clear adaptation idea which can be presented at the conceptual level.

The same conceptual method can be implemented by different techniques. At the same time, some techniques are used to implement several methods using the same knowledge representation.

Classification of adaptive hypermedia methods and techniques

The 1st dimension is where adaptive hypermedia systems can be helpful--application areas
The 2nd dimension is what features of the user are used as a source of the adaptation--user features
The 3rd dimension is what can be adapted by a particular technique--ways to adapt hypermedia(content adaptation and link adaptation)
The 4th dimension is the adaptation goals achieved by different methods and techniques--why these methods and techniques are applied and which problems of the users they can solve--dependent on application areas