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Keeping an e-learning system alive consists not only in developing and installing it, but also in maintaining the system updated, improving its features and adding new ones. Hezinet is a commercial e-learning system for Basque language learning that is being used since 2000 in more than 60 Basque-adult schools. In this period, although the good results achieved, authors have realized the necessity of some improvements and new features. This paper introduces three new components of Hezinet as a way to present some key issues in the development of a successful e-learning tool: a computer adaptive admission test generator, an on-line calibration supporting component, and an item/test authoring tool.
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López-Cuadrado, J., Pérez, T.A., Sanz-Santamaria, S., Armendariz, A.J., Gutiérrez, J., Vadillo, J.Á. (2008). Some Innovations for Keeping an E-Learning System Alive. In: Iskander, M. (eds) Innovative Techniques in Instruction Technology, E-learning, E-assessment, and Education. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8739-4_40
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