MentorChat: Introducing a Configurable Conversational Agent as a Tool for Adaptive Online Collaboration Support
MentorChat: Introducing a Configurable Conversational Agent as a Tool for Adaptive Online Collaboration Support
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MentorChat：引入可配置的对话代理作为自适应在线协作支持的工具
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2011
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A. Karakostas
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Stergios Tegos;S. Demetriadis;A. Karakostas
计算机支持的协作学习（Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning，CSCL）领域的研究已经系统地表明，为协作学生提供适应性支持是提高协作学习效果的有效途径。在本文中，我们介绍了Mentor聊天，一个基于Web的系统，利用会话代理支持协作学习。该代理可以通过Mentor Chat创作环境轻松配置，旨在智能地促进和触发合作伙伴之间的讨论。为了实现这一目标，Mentor Chat通过一系列关键概念对域进行建模，并使教师能够在学生对话中跟踪关键概念时定义代理干预的形式。我们提供了来自两项研究的系统架构和初始现场评估数据，重点关注最终用户对系统的接受度。我们还讨论了未来的系统改进和研究议程，以探索Mentor Chat在协作学习环境中的影响。
Research in the field of computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) has systematically indicated that providing adaptive support to collaborating students is an efficient way of improving the outcomes of the collaborative learning activity. In this paper we introduce Mentor Chat, a web-based system that supports collaborative learning by utilizing a Conversational Agent. This agent, which can be easily configured through Mentor Chat authoring environment, aims to intelligently facilitate and trigger the discussion that takes place among partners. To achieve this, Mentor Chat models the domain through a series of key concepts and enables the teacher to define the form of agent intervention when a key concept is traced in students¢ dialogue. We present the system architecture and initial field evaluation data from two studies focusing on end-user acceptance of the system. We also discuss future system improvements and research agenda to explore the impact of Mentor Chat in collaborative learning settings.