Network Analytics of Collaborative Problem-Solving

Problem-solving and collaboration are regarded as an essential part of 21st Century Skills. This study describes a task-focused approach to network analysis of trace data from collaborative problem-solving in a digital learning environment. The analysis framework builds and expands upon previous ana...

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Published inInternational Association for Development of the Information Society
Main Authors Kerrigan, Simon, Feng, Shihui, Vuthaluru, Rupa, Ifenthaler, Dirk, Gibson, David
Format Report
LanguageEnglish
Published International Association for the Development of the Information Society 2019
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Computer Mediated Communication
Computer Software
Cooperative Learning
Data Analysis
Discourse Analysis
Group Dynamics
Guidelines
High School Students
Instructional Effectiveness
Network Analysis
Problem Solving
Social Media
Social Networks
Student Participation
Task Analysis
Teamwork
Visualization
Vocational Education
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Summary:Problem-solving and collaboration are regarded as an essential part of 21st Century Skills. This study describes a task-focused approach to network analysis of trace data from collaborative problem-solving in a digital learning environment. The analysis framework builds and expands upon previous analyses of social ties as well as discourse analysis and adds new metrics of collaborative learning, problem-solving and personal learning. Using three forms of evidence - actions and use of resources, communications and constructed products - the article outlines and illustrates a framework for characterising individual and team performance on a team project as a basis for documenting individual and team behaviours linked to personal learning, collaboration and team problem solving. This study provides a preliminary demonstration of the effectiveness of network analysis on quantifying and visualizing individual-level and group-level performance in computer-mediated collaborative learning. [For the complete proceedings, see ED608557.]