Automatic Coding of Dialogue Acts in Collaboration Protocols

Autor/inn/en	Erkens, Gijsbert; Janssen, Jeroen
Titel	Automatic Coding of Dialogue Acts in Collaboration Protocols
Quelle	In: International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 3 (2008) 4, S.447-470 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1556-1607
DOI	10.1007/s11412-008-9052-6
Schlagwörter	Protocol Analysis; Validity; Cooperation; Coding; Discourse Analysis; Transcripts (Written Records); Gender Differences; Interrater Reliability; Correlation; Interpersonal Communication; Educational Technology; Computer Uses in Education; Computer Mediated Communication; Computer System Design; Computer Software; Instructional Design; Cooperative Learning; Interaction; Discussion (Teaching Technique); Discussion Groups; Learning Activities; Content Analysis; Measurement Techniques + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gültigkeit; Co-operation; Kooperation; Codierung; Programmierung; Diskursanalyse; Geschlechterkonflikt; Interrater-Reliabilität; Korrelation; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Unterrichtsmedien; Computernutzung; Computerkonferenz; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Kooperatives Lernen; Interaktion; Lernaktivität; Inhaltsanalyse; Messtechnik
Abstract	Although protocol analysis can be an important tool for researchers to investigate the process of collaboration and communication, the use of this method of analysis can be time consuming. Hence, an automatic coding procedure for coding dialogue acts was developed. This procedure helps to determine the communicative function of messages in online discussions by recognizing discourse markers and cue phrases in the utterances. Five main communicative functions are distinguished: "argumentative," "responsive," "informative," "elicitative," and "imperative." A total of 29 different dialogue acts are specified and recognized automatically in collaboration protocols. The reliability of the automatic coding procedure was determined by comparing automatically coded dialogue acts to hand-coded dialogue acts by a human rater. The validity of the automatic coding procedure was examined using three different types of analyses. First, an examination of group differences was used (dialogue acts used by female versus male students). Ideally, the coding procedure should be able to distinguish between groups who are likely to communicate differently. Second, to examine the validity of the automatic coding procedure through examination of experimental intervention, the results of the automatic coding procedure of students, with access to a tool that visualizes the degree of participation of each student, were compared to students who did not have access to this tool. Finally, the validity of the automatic coding procedure of dialogue acts was examined using correlation analyses. Results of the automatic coding procedure of dialogue acts of utterances (form) were related to results of a manual coding procedure of the collaborative activities to which the utterances refer (content). The analyses presented in this paper indicate promising results concerning the reliability and validity of the automatic coding procedure for dialogue acts. However, limitations of the procedure were also found and discussed. (As Provided).
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