Modeling and Capturing Users' Actions in CSCL Systems for Collaboration Analysis Purposes

Authors

  • Rafael Duque College of Computer Science Engineering (University of Castilla – La Mancha)
  • Crescencio Bravo College of Computer Science Engineering (University of Castilla – La Mancha)
  • Jesús Gallardo College of Computer Science Engineering (University of Castilla – La Mancha)
  • William Joseph Giraldo Systems and Computation Engineering (University of Quindío)
  • Manuel Ortega College of Computer Science Engineering (University of Castilla – La Mancha)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v4i0.736

Keywords:

CSCL, Collaboration and interaction analysis, Observation mechanisms

Abstract


A significant number of CSCL (Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning) environments support the learning of groups of students enabling their collaboration in solving problems. These collaborative environments usually need additional computational support to allow the automatic processing of both the actions carried out by the students and the end solution with the aim of studying the learning process and the validity of the solution proposed to the problem. This process, known as Collaboration and Interaction Analysis, is typically carried out in three phases: observation, abstraction and intervention. In this paper, we propose a methodological approach for the design of mechanisms for the observation phase. This approach provides a set of procedures enabling developers to design observation systems in CSCL environments that capture and model all the information required for comprehensive analyses of the collaboration process and the resulting solution to the problem. This methodological approach is put into practice by means of its use in the design of an observation system in the SPACE-DESIGN (SPecification and Automatic Construction of collaborative Environments of DESIGN) collaborative environment.

Author Biographies

Rafael Duque, College of Computer Science Engineering (University of Castilla – La Mancha)

R. Duque is a researcher in the Department of Information Technologies and Systems, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, 13071 Spain

Crescencio Bravo, College of Computer Science Engineering (University of Castilla – La Mancha)

C. Bravo belongs to the Department of Information Technologies and Systems, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, 13071 Spain

Jesús Gallardo, College of Computer Science Engineering (University of Castilla – La Mancha)

J. Gallardo is with the Department of Information Technologies and Systems, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, 13071 Spain

William Joseph Giraldo, Systems and Computation Engineering (University of Quindío)

W.J. Giraldo is with the Systems and Computation Engineering, University of Quindío, Armenia, Colombia

Manuel Ortega, College of Computer Science Engineering (University of Castilla – La Mancha)

M. Ortega is a Professor (Computer Systems and Languages) and head of the CHICO research group (Department of Information Technologies and Systems) at the University of Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, 13071 Spain

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Published

2009-03-03

How to Cite

Duque, R., Bravo, C., Gallardo, J., Giraldo, W. J., & Ortega, M. (2009). Modeling and Capturing Users’ Actions in CSCL Systems for Collaboration Analysis Purposes. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 4, pp. 53–58. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v4i0.736

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Special Focus Papers