@inproceedings{13cae5a46e534aa4baef909f60718d20,
title = "Agent-based cooperative learning: A proof-of-concept experiment",
abstract = "This paper presents an innovative multiagent system to support cooperative learning among students both in the real classrooms and in distance education. The system, called I-MINDS, consists of a group of intelligent agents. A teacher agent monitors the student activities and helps the teacher manage and better adapt to the class. A student agent, on the other hand, interacts with the teacher agent and other student agents to support cooperative learning activities behind-the-scene for a student. Two I-MINDS innovations are (a) agent-federated {"}buddy group{"} formation and (b) automated ranking of questions and responses. We have tested our I-MINDS prototype with experiment and control groups to evaluate the impact of I-MINDS in learning. The results are encouraging.",
keywords = "Cooperative Learning, Multiagent Systems",
author = "Soh, {Leen Kiat} and Hong Jiang and Charles Ansorge",
year = "2004",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "1581137982",
series = "Proceedings of the SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education",
pages = "368--372",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the Thirty-Fifth SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, SIGCSE 2004",
note = "Proceedings of the Thirty-Fifth SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education ; Conference date: 03-03-2004 Through 07-03-2004",
}