A computer-in-the-loop approach for detecting bullies in the classroom

Juan F. Mancilla-Caceres; Wen Pu; Eyal Amir; Dorothy Espelage

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-29047-3_17

A computer-in-the-loop approach for detecting bullies in the classroom

Juan F. Mancilla-Caceres, Wen Pu, Eyal Amir, Dorothy Espelage

Educational Psychology

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Abstract

Bullying is a social phenomenon that is highly prevalent within the school population. To study this phenomenon, social scientists traditionally use questionnaires that are costly to administer and that cannot provide detailed information about children's interactions without causing a large amount of fatigue to the participants. An on-line computer game has been developed to aid social scientists in observing, in a non-intrusive way, children's behaviors and roles within their peer group. Participants solve a collaborative and an adversarial task, and are allowed to communicate only through a chat system. Observable data from the game, such as the amount of messages sent and received and points transactions, correlates well with questionnaire data while providing more detailed information about participants' interactions. The online game is a new tool that alleviates the cost of obtaining data and considerably reduces the fatigue of the participants while providing sound results.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Social Computing, Behavioral-Cultural Modeling and Prediction, 5th International Conference, SBP 2012, Proceedings
Pages	139-146
Number of pages	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29047-3_17
State	Published - 2012
Event	5th International Conference on Social Computing, Behavioral-Cultural Modeling and Prediction, SBP 2012 - College Park, MD, United States Duration: Apr 3 2012 → Apr 5 2012

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	7227 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

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Other	5th International Conference on Social Computing, Behavioral-Cultural Modeling and Prediction, SBP 2012
Country/Territory	United States
City	College Park, MD
Period	4/3/12 → 4/5/12

Keywords

Group interaction and collaboration
Influence process and recognition
Methodological innovation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Computer Science
Theoretical Computer Science

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Mancilla-Caceres, J. F., Pu, W., Amir, E., & Espelage, D. (2012). A computer-in-the-loop approach for detecting bullies in the classroom. In Social Computing, Behavioral-Cultural Modeling and Prediction, 5th International Conference, SBP 2012, Proceedings (pp. 139-146). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 7227 LNCS). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29047-3_17

A computer-in-the-loop approach for detecting bullies in the classroom. / Mancilla-Caceres, Juan F.; Pu, Wen; Amir, Eyal et al.
Social Computing, Behavioral-Cultural Modeling and Prediction, 5th International Conference, SBP 2012, Proceedings. 2012. p. 139-146 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 7227 LNCS).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Mancilla-Caceres, JF, Pu, W, Amir, E & Espelage, D 2012, A computer-in-the-loop approach for detecting bullies in the classroom. in Social Computing, Behavioral-Cultural Modeling and Prediction, 5th International Conference, SBP 2012, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 7227 LNCS, pp. 139-146, 5th International Conference on Social Computing, Behavioral-Cultural Modeling and Prediction, SBP 2012, College Park, MD, United States, 4/3/12. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29047-3_17

Mancilla-Caceres JF, Pu W, Amir E, Espelage D. A computer-in-the-loop approach for detecting bullies in the classroom. In Social Computing, Behavioral-Cultural Modeling and Prediction, 5th International Conference, SBP 2012, Proceedings. 2012. p. 139-146. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-29047-3_17

Mancilla-Caceres, Juan F. ; Pu, Wen ; Amir, Eyal et al. / A computer-in-the-loop approach for detecting bullies in the classroom. Social Computing, Behavioral-Cultural Modeling and Prediction, 5th International Conference, SBP 2012, Proceedings. 2012. pp. 139-146 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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