Learner Control Principle #3: Consider Adaptive Control

What is it?

The basics of the third learner control principle is the ability to dynamically tailor instruction to the changing needs of learners as they are learning. In this "adaptive control" the program will dynamically adjust the lesson difficulty and help support based off of the program's evaluation of the learner's responses. The controversy is the difference between dynamic adaptive control and program control. 

Example:

In the image below you can see an example of the third learner control principle. You can see that the lessons can be adjusted due to different types of behaviors and many other things. 

References:

Clark, R. C., & Mayer, R. E. (2011). E-learning and the science of instruction: Proven guidelines for consumers and designers of multimedia learning. San Francisco: Pfeiffer.