Turn-taking analysis of small group collaboration in an engineering discussion classroom

Robin Jephthah Rajarathinam, Cynthia M. Dangelo

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Abstract

This preliminary study focuses on using voice activity detection (VAD) algorithms to extract turn information of small group work detected from recorded individual audio stream data from undergraduate engineering discussion sections. Video data along with audio were manually coded for collaborative behavior of students and teacher-student interaction. We found that individual audio data can be used to obtain features that can describe group work in noisy classrooms. We observed patterns in student turn taking and talk duration during various sections of the classroom which matched with the video coded data. Results show that high quality individual audio data can be effective in describing collaborative processes that occurs in the classroom. Future directions on using prosodic features and implications on how we can conceptualize collaborative group work using audio data are discussed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationLAK 2023 Conference Proceedings - Towards Trustworthy Learning Analytics - 13th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages650-656
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9781450398657
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 13 2023
Event13th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge: Towards Trustworthy Learning Analytics, LAK 2023 - Arlington, United States
Duration: Mar 13 2023Mar 17 2023

Publication series

NameACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Conference

Conference13th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge: Towards Trustworthy Learning Analytics, LAK 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityArlington
Period3/13/233/17/23

Keywords

  • audio analysis
  • collaborative problem solving
  • discussion patterns
  • voice activity detection

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Software
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Computer Networks and Communications

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