Smart grouping tool portal for collaborative learning

David M. Liu; George Wesley Hitt; A. F. Isakovic; Di Wang; Benjamin Hirsch; Jason W.P. Ng

doi:10.1109/FIE.2015.7344268

Smart grouping tool portal for collaborative learning

David M. Liu, George Wesley Hitt, A. F. Isakovic, Di Wang, Benjamin Hirsch, Jason W.P. Ng

Emirates ICT Innovation Center

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Abstract

Learning theory in education has progressed dramatically with the rapid development of modern technologies. Modern learning theory has found that learning performance can be improved effectively through cooperative/ collaborative learning. How to group students in one class based on their different learning capabilities is a key to success in education. Two grouping types of homogeneous and heterogeneous have been applied into class grouping. Research proves that homogeneous groups are good at specific goal and heterogeneous groups are better in expanded tasks. Learning efficiency is affected in both group level and individual level by different grouping method. However grouping students in an optimal way is a difficult NP-hard research problem with high complexity; and to achieve the best results, such grouping can be very time consuming and tedious for the teachers to perform manually, especially when local cultural context (for instance, gender parameter) has to be taken into account, such as in the Middle East region. So the ability of allowing educators to define rules describing groups is very important for both homogeneous and heterogeneous grouping capabilities. This paper thus describes a smart grouping tool portal which is easy to access and user friendly, and aims to assist teachers to automatically group students based on different criteria. This portal has been trialled at Khalifa University of Science, Technology & Research (KUSTAR). A case study of the trial has also been analyzed to illustrate the derivative benefits of our smart grouping tool portal.

Original language	British English
Title of host publication	2015 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference
Subtitle of host publication	Launching a New Vision in Engineering Education, FIE 2015 - Proceedings
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479984534
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE.2015.7344268
State	Published - 2 Dec 2015
Event	2015 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE 2015 - El Paso, United States Duration: 21 Oct 2015 → 24 Oct 2015

Publication series

Name	Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE
Volume	2015
ISSN (Print)	1539-4565

Conference

Conference	2015 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE 2015
Country/Territory	United States
City	El Paso
Period	21/10/15 → 24/10/15

Keywords

cooperative/collaborative learning
learning analytics
student grouping

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Liu, D. M., Hitt, G. W., Isakovic, A. F., Wang, D., Hirsch, B., & Ng, J. W. P. (2015). Smart grouping tool portal for collaborative learning. In 2015 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference: Launching a New Vision in Engineering Education, FIE 2015 - Proceedings Article 7344268 (Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE; Vol. 2015). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE.2015.7344268

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Liu, DM, Hitt, GW, Isakovic, AF, Wang, D, Hirsch, B & Ng, JWP 2015, Smart grouping tool portal for collaborative learning. in 2015 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference: Launching a New Vision in Engineering Education, FIE 2015 - Proceedings., 7344268, Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE, vol. 2015, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE 2015, El Paso, United States, 21/10/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE.2015.7344268

Smart grouping tool portal for collaborative learning. / Liu, David M.; Hitt, George Wesley; Isakovic, A. F. et al.
2015 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference: Launching a New Vision in Engineering Education, FIE 2015 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. 7344268 (Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE; Vol. 2015).

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Liu DM, Hitt GW, Isakovic AF, Wang D, Hirsch B, Ng JWP. Smart grouping tool portal for collaborative learning. In 2015 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference: Launching a New Vision in Engineering Education, FIE 2015 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2015. 7344268. (Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE). doi: 10.1109/FIE.2015.7344268

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