What is it about?
This article describes a new way to describe learners technically, so that they are characterised based on their understanding of a topic. This technical representation is then used in an experiment to match learners together, based on how similar or different their understanding is.
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Why is it important?
The research in this article is unique as it uses natural language processing techniques to create learner profiles. It also presents a solution to discover interesting mismatches between learners, that can trigger experiences of breakdown and potential learning with the learner.
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This was very interesting interdisciplinary research. I worked with the social networking site Scoop.it! and enjoyed bringing together aspects of learning sciences, linguistics and computer sciences. While doing this research, I really felt that it was innovative work, and the feedback on it has confirmed this.
Dr Kamakshi Rajagopal
Open Universiteit
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This page is a summary of: Recommending peers for learning: Matching on dissimilarity in interpretations to provoke breakdown, British Journal of Educational Technology, December 2015, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/bjet.12366.
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