Capturing difficulty expressions in student online Q&A discussions

Jaebong Yoo, Kim Jihie

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Abstract

We introduce a new application of online dialogue analysis: supporting pedagogical assessment of online Q&A discussions. Extending the existing spcech act framework, we capture common emotional expressions that often appear in student discussions, such as frustration and degree of certainty, and present a viable approach for the classification. We demonstrate how such dialogue information can be used in analyzing student discussions and identifying difficulties. In particular, the difficulty expressions are aligned to discussion patterns and student performance. We found that frustration occurs more frequently in longer discussions. The students who frequently express frustration tend to get lower grades than others. On the other hand, frequency of high certainty expressions is positively correlated with the performance. We expect such dialogue analyses can become a powerful assessment tool for instructors and education researchers.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 28th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and the 26th Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence Conference and the 5th Symposium on Educational Advances in Artificial Intelligence
PublisherAI Access Foundation
Pages208-214
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9781577356776
StatePublished - 2014
Event28th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, AAAI 2014, 26th Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence Conference, IAAI 2014 and the 5th Symposium on Educational Advances in Artificial Intelligence, EAAI 2014 - Quebec City, Canada
Duration: 27 Jul 201431 Jul 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings of the National Conference on Artificial Intelligence
Volume1

Conference

Conference28th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, AAAI 2014, 26th Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence Conference, IAAI 2014 and the 5th Symposium on Educational Advances in Artificial Intelligence, EAAI 2014
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityQuebec City
Period27/07/1431/07/14

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