Seeing Into Group Work: Integrating Computation and Theory

• In Event: 60.085 - Poster Session 11
  In Poster Session: 60.085-3 - Learning Environments: Social, Mobile, and Active

Abstract

In this paper we propose an automated strategy to assess participation in a multi-mode math discourse environment called Virtual Math Teams with Geogrebra (VMTwG). A holistic participation clustering algorithm is applied through the lens of activity theory. Our activity theory-informed algorithm is a step toward accelerating heuristic approaches to assessing collaborative work in synchronous technology mediated environments like VMTwG. Our Exploratory findings provide an example of a novel, time-efficient, valid, and reliable participatory learning assessment tool for teachers in computer mediated learning environments. Scaling online learning with a combination of computation and theory is the overall goal of the work this paper is situated within.

Authors

• Wanli Xing, University of Missouri - Columbia

• Yonghe Wu, East China Normal University