A Framework for Semantic Group Formation in Education

Collaboration has long been considered an effective approach to learning. However, forming optimal groups can be a time consuming and complex task. Different approaches have been developed to assist teachers allocate students to groups based on a set of constraints. However, existing tools often fai...

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Published in:Educational technology & society Vol. 12; no. 4; pp. 43 - 55
Main Authors: Ounnas, Asma, Davis, Hugh C, Millard, David E
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Palmerston North International Forum of Educational Technology & Society 01.10.2009
Subjects:
Algorithms
Case Studies
Collaborative learning
Complex tasks
Computer Use
Constraints
Cooperation
Cooperative learning
Copyrights
Domain ontologies
Educational Benefits
Educational Technology
Electronic Learning
Evaluation
Experiential learning
Foreign Countries
Group Activities
Group dynamics
Group formation
Group work in education
Higher Education
Influence of Technology
Intelligence
Intelligent Tutoring Systems
Learning
Learning Experience
Logic programming
Logical Thinking
Machine learning
Methods
Motivation
Observational studies
Online education
Orphans
Participant Satisfaction
Programming
Questionnaires
Satisfaction
Semantic web
Semantics
Semiotics
Social psychology
Special Issue Articles
Student Satisfaction
Students
Teachers
Teaching Methods
Team learning approach in education
Teamwork
Time
Undergraduate Students
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United States
ISSN:1176-3647, 1436-4522, 1436-4522
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Summary:Collaboration has long been considered an effective approach to learning. However, forming optimal groups can be a time consuming and complex task. Different approaches have been developed to assist teachers allocate students to groups based on a set of constraints. However, existing tools often fail to assign some students to groups creating a problem well known as “orphan students”. In this paper we propose a framework for learner group formation, based upon satisfying the constraints of the person forming the groups by reasoning over semantic data about the potential participants. The use of both Semantic Web technologies and Logic programming proved to increase the satisfaction of the constraints and overcome the orphans' problem.
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ISSN:1176-3647
1436-4522
1436-4522