TY - GEN
T1 - Identifying Optimal Group Size for Collaborative Argumentation Using SNS for Educational Purposes
AU - Sugai, Michiko
AU - Horita, Tatsuya
AU - Wada, Yuichi
N1 - Funding Information:
ACKNOWLEDGMENT This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number 16H00224.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 IEEE.
PY - 2018/7/2
Y1 - 2018/7/2
N2 - This study aims to identify the optimal group size for collaborative argumentation using SNS for educational purposes. The study is based on the participation of high school students; the participants were divided under two experimental conditions. The students were required to engage in one of two types of arguments: argumentation via SNS or face-to-face argumentation. Furthermore, the students were divided into small groups comprising three to five participants for each condition. Conversations and task performances were collected as the students were engaged in discussions. The transition probabilities between two talkers in the group, the number of utterances, and the task performances were analyzed. The results showed that the 3-person group discussed in a lively manner; however, it was difficult to obtain the consensus of this group. The 4-person group did not converse much initially but eventually conversed enough to be compared with other groups. It was also easy to obtain the group's consensus. The 5-person group conversed less, possibly due to social loafing. The findings suggest that a 4-person group is the optimal size for collaborative argumentation using SNS for educational purposes.
AB - This study aims to identify the optimal group size for collaborative argumentation using SNS for educational purposes. The study is based on the participation of high school students; the participants were divided under two experimental conditions. The students were required to engage in one of two types of arguments: argumentation via SNS or face-to-face argumentation. Furthermore, the students were divided into small groups comprising three to five participants for each condition. Conversations and task performances were collected as the students were engaged in discussions. The transition probabilities between two talkers in the group, the number of utterances, and the task performances were analyzed. The results showed that the 3-person group discussed in a lively manner; however, it was difficult to obtain the consensus of this group. The 4-person group did not converse much initially but eventually conversed enough to be compared with other groups. It was also easy to obtain the group's consensus. The 5-person group conversed less, possibly due to social loafing. The findings suggest that a 4-person group is the optimal size for collaborative argumentation using SNS for educational purposes.
KW - Collaborative argumentation
KW - Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL)
KW - Group size
KW - SNS for educational purposes
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U2 - 10.1109/IIAI-AAI.2018.00051
DO - 10.1109/IIAI-AAI.2018.00051
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85065156507
T3 - Proceedings - 2018 7th International Congress on Advanced Applied Informatics, IIAI-AAI 2018
SP - 226
EP - 231
BT - Proceedings - 2018 7th International Congress on Advanced Applied Informatics, IIAI-AAI 2018
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 7th International Congress on Advanced Applied Informatics, IIAI-AAI 2018
Y2 - 8 July 2018 through 13 July 2018
ER -