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International Workshop on Multi-Agent Systems and Agent-Based Simulation

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Agent-Based Simulation of Group Learning

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We construct groups of simulated learners that model the behaviour of humans acting in various learning environments, with the aims of studying group learning and focusing on the effects of different goal structures on individuals and groups of learners. Three sets of research objectives are investigated: (1) imitating the behaviour of human learners with a multiagent simulation by modeling characteristics outlined in pedagogical literature; (2) comparing the outcomes of simulated learners operating with different goal structures; and (3) exploring factors that influence the behaviours of simulated learners acting in groups, such as group size and composition, as well as the inclusion of team rewards. We ran a series of experiments as part of this investigation, which are outlined herein.

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  1. Dept of Computer Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1081a, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, NL

    Maartje Spoelstra

  2. TNO Defence, Security and Safety Department of Command and Control,  , Oude Waalsdorperweg 63, 2509 JG, The Hague, NL,  

    Maartje Spoelstra

  3. Dept of Computer and Information Science, Brooklyn College, City University of New York, 2900 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY, USA, 11210

    Elizabeth Sklar

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Spoelstra, M., Sklar, E. (2008). Agent-Based Simulation of Group Learning. In: Antunes, L., Paolucci, M., Norling, E. (eds) Multi-Agent-Based Simulation VIII. MABS 2007. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 5003. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-70916-9_6

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