Utilizing Natural Language Processing for Automated Assessment of Classroom Discussion

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2306.14918v1
• Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2023 16:45:24 GMT
• Title: Utilizing Natural Language Processing for Automated Assessment of Classroom Discussion
• Authors: Nhat Tran, Benjamin Pierce, Diane Litman, Richard Correnti and Lindsay Clare Matsumura
• Abstract summary: In this work, we experimented with various modern natural language processing (NLP) techniques to automatically generate rubric scores for individual dimensions of classroom text discussion quality. Despite the limited amount of data, our work shows encouraging results in some of the rubrics while suggesting that there is room for improvement in the others.
• Score: 0.7087237546722617
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Rigorous and interactive class discussions that support students to engage in high-level thinking and reasoning are essential to learning and are a central component of most teaching interventions. However, formally assessing discussion quality 'at scale' is expensive and infeasible for most researchers. In this work, we experimented with various modern natural language processing (NLP) techniques to automatically generate rubric scores for individual dimensions of classroom text discussion quality. Specifically, we worked on a dataset of 90 classroom discussion transcripts consisting of over 18000 turns annotated with fine-grained Analyzing Teaching Moves (ATM) codes and focused on four Instructional Quality Assessment (IQA) rubrics. Despite the limited amount of data, our work shows encouraging results in some of the rubrics while suggesting that there is room for improvement in the others. We also found that certain NLP approaches work better for certain rubrics.

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