Unsupervised learning algorithm for adaptive group formation: Collaborative learning support in remotely accessible laboratories

Skills and knowledge that can be gained by groups of individuals will be affected by the characteristics of those groups. Systematic formation of the groups could therefore potentially lead to significantly improved learning outcomes. This research explores a framework for group formation that conti...

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Main Authors: Mujkanovic, A., Lowe, D., Willey, K., Guetl, Christian
Other Authors: Professor Charles A Shoniregun
Format: Conference Paper
Published: IEEE 2012
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Online Access:http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6285045
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23485
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author Mujkanovic, A.
Lowe, D.
Willey, K.
Guetl, Christian
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Mujkanovic, A.
Lowe, D.
Willey, K.
Guetl, Christian
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description Skills and knowledge that can be gained by groups of individuals will be affected by the characteristics of those groups. Systematic formation of the groups could therefore potentially lead to significantly improved learning outcomes. This research explores a framework for group formation that continuously adapts rules used for the grouping process in order to optimize the selected performance criteria of the group. We demonstrate an implementation of this approach within the context of groups of students undertaking remote laboratory experiments. The implementation uses multiple linear regression analysis to adaptively update the rules used for creating the groups. In order to address specific learning outcomes, certain behaviors of the group might be desired to achieve this learning outcome. We can show that by using a set of individual/group characteristics and group behavior we can dynamically create rules and hence optimize the selected performance criteria. The selected performance is in reality the group behaviour, which might lead to improved learning outcomes.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-234852017-03-08T13:10:47Z Unsupervised learning algorithm for adaptive group formation: Collaborative learning support in remotely accessible laboratories Mujkanovic, A. Lowe, D. Willey, K. Guetl, Christian Professor Charles A Shoniregun remately accessible laboratories collaborative learning adaptive group formation learning outcomes Skills and knowledge that can be gained by groups of individuals will be affected by the characteristics of those groups. Systematic formation of the groups could therefore potentially lead to significantly improved learning outcomes. This research explores a framework for group formation that continuously adapts rules used for the grouping process in order to optimize the selected performance criteria of the group. We demonstrate an implementation of this approach within the context of groups of students undertaking remote laboratory experiments. The implementation uses multiple linear regression analysis to adaptively update the rules used for creating the groups. In order to address specific learning outcomes, certain behaviors of the group might be desired to achieve this learning outcome. We can show that by using a set of individual/group characteristics and group behavior we can dynamically create rules and hence optimize the selected performance criteria. The selected performance is in reality the group behaviour, which might lead to improved learning outcomes. 2012 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23485 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6285045 IEEE restricted
spellingShingle remately accessible laboratories
collaborative learning
adaptive group formation
learning outcomes
Mujkanovic, A.
Lowe, D.
Willey, K.
Guetl, Christian
Unsupervised learning algorithm for adaptive group formation: Collaborative learning support in remotely accessible laboratories
title Unsupervised learning algorithm for adaptive group formation: Collaborative learning support in remotely accessible laboratories
title_full Unsupervised learning algorithm for adaptive group formation: Collaborative learning support in remotely accessible laboratories
title_fullStr Unsupervised learning algorithm for adaptive group formation: Collaborative learning support in remotely accessible laboratories
title_full_unstemmed Unsupervised learning algorithm for adaptive group formation: Collaborative learning support in remotely accessible laboratories
title_short Unsupervised learning algorithm for adaptive group formation: Collaborative learning support in remotely accessible laboratories
title_sort unsupervised learning algorithm for adaptive group formation: collaborative learning support in remotely accessible laboratories
topic remately accessible laboratories
collaborative learning
adaptive group formation
learning outcomes
url http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6285045
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23485