2002 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Development of a system which leads easygoing conversations to logical discussions
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13558020
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 展開研究 |
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| Research Field |
Educational technology
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| Research Institution | AOYAMA GAKUIN UNIVERSITY |
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Principal Investigator |
SAEKI Yutaka College of Literature, Aoyama Gakuin University, Professor, 文学部, 教授 (60084448)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KAMEDA Tatsuya Graduate School of Letters, Hokkaido University, Professor, 大学院文学研究科, 教授 (20214554)
SANAGA Kenji Faculty of Culture and Education, Saga University, Associate Professor, 文化教育学部, 助教授 (50253571)
KUSUNOKI Fusako Information Design Department, Tama Art University, Associate Professor, 美術部情報学科, 助教授 (40192025)
YOSHIKAWA Atsushi Business Incubation Center & Research and Development Headquarters, NTT DATA Corporation, Manager & Senior Researcher, 課長(研究職)
HARA Kyutaro Computer & Visual Center Dainippon-Tosho, Co., Ltd, Research Manager, 部長(研究職)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2001 – 2002
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| Keywords | cooperative behavior / cooperative conversation / collaborative learning / CSCL / debate / group learning / scientific discussion / network |
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| Research Abstract |
The present study developed a computer system, called "Constructive Conversation Support System (CCSS), which leads "easygoing" conversations (in YOU-mode) to logical discussions (in THEY-mode) by channeling students' statements to other students in logical connections indicated by labeled link in a network shown in the display. Students must select one of the conjunctional sentences, such as, "I am just thinking : ", "I have the same idea : ", "I have a different idea : ", (in YOU-mode), "I agree with you, because : ", "I don't agree with you, because : " and "Show us the evidence : " (in THEY-mode), and so on. The system not only supports students' "chatting" (informal, easygoing conversation) in classroom, but also "debating" (logical discussions between "pros" and "cons") over a target statement. The system was used in Science class in a junior high school, encouraging students' conversations. Results show that the system facilitated the participation of low-achievement, spiritless students who usually seldom join classroom discussions in regular classes. The system is further developed to use PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) as an terminal through which students can input statements and see the overall network configurations of all the statements in a class. This extension further facilitates non-participatory students to participate in classroom discussions by leading their "easygoing" conversations to more constructive discussions.
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