Dynamic Group Formation With Intelligent Tutor Collaborative Learning: A Novel Approach for Next Generation Collaboration

Group Formation (GF) strongly influences the collaborative learning process in ComputerSupported Collaborative Learning (CSCL). Various factors affect GF that include personal characteristics, social, cultural, psychological, and cognitive diversity. Although different group formation methods aim to...

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Autores: Haq, Ijaz Ul, Anwar, Aamir, Rehman, Ikram Ur, Asif, Waqar, Sobnath, Drishty, Husnain Raza Sherazi, Hafiz, Nasralla, Moustafa M.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat de Lleida (UdL)
Repositorio:Repositori Obert UdL
OAI Identifier:oai:repositori.udl.cat:10459.1/72335
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3120557
http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/72335
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Human–computer interaction
Computer-supported collaborative learning
Group formation
Knowledge level
Collaborative learning
Intelligent tutoring system
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Sumario:Group Formation (GF) strongly influences the collaborative learning process in ComputerSupported Collaborative Learning (CSCL). Various factors affect GF that include personal characteristics, social, cultural, psychological, and cognitive diversity. Although different group formation methods aim to solve the group compatibility problem, an optimal solution for dynamic group formation is still not addressed. In addition, the research lacks to supplement collaborative group formation with a collaborative platform. In this study, the next level of collaboration in CSCL and Intelligent Tutoring System (ITS) platforms is achieved. First, initial groups are formed based on students learning styles, and knowledge level, i.e. for knowledge level, an activity-based dynamic group formation technique is proposed. In this activity, swapping of students takes place on each permutation based on their knowledge level. Second, the formed heterogeneous balanced groups are used to augment the collaborative learning system. For this purpose, a hybrid framework of Intelligent Tutor Collaborative Learning (ITSCL) is used that provides a unique and real-time collaborative learning platform. Third, an experiment is conducted to evaluate the significance of the proposed study. Inferential and descriptive statistics of Paired T-Tests are applied for comprehensive analysis of recorded observations. The statistical results show that the proposed ITSCL framework positively impacts student learning and results in higher learning gains.