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Using Meta-Cognitive Conflicts to Support Group Problem Solving

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Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS 2000)

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The emphasis on building collaborative/co-operative environments has brought the issue of conflicts to light. The inevitability of conflicts in group interactions, as well as their role as promoters of reflection and articulation has generated a significant amount of research on the subject. In this light, we have built a computational framework for the detection and mediation of meta-cognitive conflicts. In order to make mediation more effective, we have considered group and individual models, the history of the interaction and model of the task. This approach is exemplified by the implementation of MArCo.

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  1. Computer Based Learning Unit, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK

    Patricia Azevedo Tedesco & John Self

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  1. Département d’informatique, Université du Québec á Montréal, C.P. 8888, succ. Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC, Canada, H3C 3P8

    Gilles Gauthier

  2. Département d’informatique et de recherche opérationnelle, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, succ. Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC, Canada, H3C 3J7

    Claude Frasson

  3. Learning Research and Development Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA

    Kurt VanLehn

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Tedesco, P.A., Self, J. (2000). Using Meta-Cognitive Conflicts to Support Group Problem Solving. In: Gauthier, G., Frasson, C., VanLehn, K. (eds) Intelligent Tutoring Systems. ITS 2000. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1839. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45108-0_27

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