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Adaptive and Intelligent Systems for Collaborative Learning Support: A Review of the Field

Magnisalis, Ioannis, Demetriadis, Stavros, Karakostas, Anastasios·2011·IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies

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This study critically reviews the recently published scientific literature on the design and impact of adaptive and intelligent systems for collaborative learning support (AICLS) systems. The focus is threefold: 1) analyze critical design issues of AICLS systems and organize them under a unifying classification scheme, 2) present research evidence on the impact of these systems on student learning, and 3) identify current trends and open research questions in the field. After systematically searching online bibliographic databases, 105 articles were included in the review with 70 of them reporting concrete evaluation data on the learning impact of AICLS systems. Systems design analysis led us to propose a classification scheme with five dimensions: pedagogical objective, target of adaptation, modeling, technology, and design space. The reviewed articles indicate that AICLS systems increasingly introduce Artificial Intelligence and Web 2.0 techniques to support pretask interventions, in-task peer interactions, and learning domain-specific activities. Findings also suggest that AICLS systems may improve both learners' domain knowledge and collaboration skills. However, these benefits are subject to the learning design and the capability of AICLS to adapt and intervene in an unobtrusive way. Finally, providing peer interaction support seems to motivate students and improve collaboration and learning.

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  • To design successful adaptive systems in education, curriculum designers and system designers have to include the modelling of the problem-solving process in the specific domain knowledge and the use of big data.

    “To design successful adaptive systems in education, curriculum designers and system designers have to leverage on to include the modelling of the problem-solving process in the specific domain knowledge and the use of big data [21,44].”
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    “e deeper internal characters, such as human mental status and creativity, were barely noticed and studied [21].”
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Authors
Magnisalis, I., Demetriadis, S., & Karakostas, A.
Affiliations
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR)
Venue
IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies
Published
2011-01
Volume
4
Issue
1
Pages
5-20
ISSN
1939-1382 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2098992993
Cited by
231
References
105
Citations by year
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FWCI
12.08
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Science Applications › Online Learning and Analytics
Keywords
classification systems, learning effects, peer interaction, Web 2.0, artificial intelligence in education, collaboration skills, domain knowledge, student motivation

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