@inproceedings{2d91053de165477c96a9485ac744a77d,
title = "Novel Tools for Assessing Student Discussions: Modeling threads and participant roles using speech act and course topic analysis",
abstract = "This paper describes new techniques for assessing pedagogical discourse via threaded discussions that are based on an analysis of speech acts and course topics. The context is an undergraduate computer science course. We use speech act analysis to assess the effect of instructor participation on student participation and to create thread profiles that help identify threads characterized by agreement, debate, and unresolved issues, such as threads that may have unanswered questions. For the first time, we integrate an analysis of course topics to help identify discussions of particular interest or confusion.",
author = "Jihie Kim and Erin Shaw and Grace Chern and Roshan Herbert",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2007 The authors and IOS Press. All rights reserved.; 13th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, AIED 2007 ; Conference date: 09-07-2007 Through 13-07-2007",
year = "2007",
language = "English",
series = "Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications",
publisher = "IOS Press BV",
pages = "590--592",
editor = "Rosemary Luckin and Koedinger, {Kenneth R.} and Jim Greer",
booktitle = "Artificial Intelligence in Education",
address = "Netherlands",
}