Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dynamic Learning Platform

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. X clamation point 01:44, 7 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dynamic Learning Platform

Even though it has references, there are hardly any google hits for this. Is it really notable? RenegadeMonster (talk) 10:40, 1 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep While there are not a huge number of google hits, those that do exist indicate the term is used by more than one source. It doesn't seem to be so obscure as to be worthless as an article. Anaxial (talk) 00:02, 2 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This AfD nomination was incomplete (missing step 3). It is listed now. DumbBOT (talk) 13:24, 2 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions. -- the wub "?!" 14:39, 2 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Education-related deletion discussions. -- the wub "?!" 14:39, 2 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Non-notable neologism, and the current text contains large swatches of "content that, while apparently meaningful after a fashion, is so completely and irredeemably confused that no reasonable person can be expected to make any sense of it whatsoever.":

DLPs facilitate learning by producing a learner-centered experience in which instruction & feedback are moderated by the computer.

In addition, such experiences are more motivating to learners. Mihály Csíkszentmihályi has conducted extensive research on Flow, a state of complete immersion & intrinsic motivation. In his research he found numerous elements that contribute to this state of total immersion. Out of the nine components of Flow that Csikszentmihalyi discusses, four directly apply to DLPs and should be integrated into computer-based learning environments. These include (1) clear goals, (2) direct and immediate feedback, (3) a sense of personal control, and (4) a balance between ability level and challenge.

-- Smerdis of Tlön (talk) 15:57, 2 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Google returns 416 results, when the term is searched for in quotation marks. I look through it though, and it seems to be mostly used as an idiotic sales pitch. It is used to mean different things, than what is listed. And what the article actually mentions is something rather common. Past the answers to the test, and go onward to the next stage, get some wrong, and do that section over again, or get the lesson told in an easier manner, with more detail, or just more examples to go over. A lot of schools already use software like that, and have been for quite some time. They just don't have a name for it, that I'm aware of. Dream Focus 17:15, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Weak delete Agreed on WP:NEO. I also came to the same conclusion via Google. The only sources that reference DLP directly are online universities and schools, and they all seem to use it as a marketing buzzword. I don't see how this is any different from computer-adaptive testing. Also agreed on WP:NONSENSE. "DLPs facilitate learning by producing a learner-centered experience in which instruction & feedback are moderated by the computer." Isn't that the definition of "teaching"? Human teachers don't just stand in front of a classroom and read facts from a textbook; they too "produce a learner-centered experience in which instruction & feedback are moderated." chuuumus (talk) 01:57, 4 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.