Can Log File Analysis of Tablet Use Tell Us About the Quality of Collaborative Interactions?

• In Event: Innovations in Methods and Frameworks for Learning

Abstract

Implementing collaborative learning requires that teachers attend to the progress students make on tasks, and the collaborative processes that occur. Research indicates that when teachers provide appropriate intervention, groups are more successful, yet little is known about how teachers decide to intervene. This is especially challenging for novice teachers or higher education teaching assistants. In this paper, we explore whether the logfiles produced when undergraduate teams worked on synced tablets, can be matched to their collaboration behaviors, to produce a tool that would provide teaching assistants with insight into the groups’ processes. Results indicate that there is a correlation between some tablet actions and video codes for interaction quality, and that models show potential in predicting group behavior.

Authors

• Philip Nigel Bosch, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

• Ji Yoon Jung, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

• Emma M. Mercier, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

• Luc Paquette, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Saadeddine S. Shehab, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign