Title :
A Question Answering System Approach for Collaborative Learning
Author :
Wang, Chun-Chia ; Hung, Jason C. ; Yang, Che-Yu ; Chang, Hsuan-Pu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Manage., Northern Taiwan Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Taipei
Abstract :
With the rapid development of e-learning, collaborative learning is an important kind of group learning mode. It emphasizes the communication and information sharing among group members. Current collaborative learning systems haven´t reached a high interaction degree between the students and the instructor to gain knowledge. In order to solve this problem, this paper introduces a semantic-based automated question answering (Q&A) system like a virtual teacher to respond to student questions online. Through the proposed mechanism, the Q&A knowledge base will be enriched in the future process of Q&A. Furthermore, not only the students can get answers to their questions, but also the instructors could know what problems students encountered in learning. This would be a great help for both the instructor and the students in collaborative learning environment
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; groupware; information retrieval systems; collaborative learning systems; e-learning; question answering system; semantic-based automatic Q&A system; Collaborative work; Computer aided instruction; Computer science; Conference management; Design engineering; Electronic learning; Engineering management; Natural language processing; Stress; Technology management; automated question answering system; collaborative learning; distance learning; natural language processing;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design, 2006. CSCWD '06. 10th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nanjing
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0164-X
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0165-8
DOI :
10.1109/CSCWD.2006.253045