ERIC Number: ED675625
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 13
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Available Date: 0000-00-00
A Multi-View Predictive Student Modeling Framework with Interpretable Causal Graph Discovery for Collaborative Learning Analytics
Halim Acosta; Seung Lee; Daeun Hong; Wookhee Min; Bradford Mott; Cindy Hmelo-Silver; James Lester
International Educational Data Mining Society, Paper presented at the International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM) (18th, Palermo, Italy, Jul 20-23, 2025)
Understanding the relationship between student behaviors and learning outcomes is crucial for designing effective collaborative learning environments. However, collaborative learning analytics poses significant challenges, not only due to the complex interplay between collaborative problem-solving and collaborative dialogue but also due to the need for model interpretability. To address these challenges, this paper introduces a multi-view predictive student modeling framework using causal graph discovery. We first extract interpretable behavioral features from students' collaborative dialogue data and game trace logs to predict student learning within a collaborative game-based learning environment. We then apply constraint-based sequential pattern mining to identify cognitive and social behavioral patterns in student's data to improve predictive power. We employ unified causal modeling for interpreting model outputs, using causal discovery methods to reveal key interactions among student behaviors that significantly contribute to predicting learning outcomes and identifying frequent collaborative problem-solving skills. Evaluations of the predictive student modeling framework show that combining features from dialogue and in-game behaviors improves the prediction of student learning gains. The findings highlight the potential of multi-view behavioral data and causal analysis to improve both the effectiveness and the interpretability of collaborative learning analytics. [For the complete proceedings, see ED675583.]
Descriptors: Learning Analytics, Cooperative Learning, Student Behavior, Prediction, Game Based Learning, Causal Models, Behavior Patterns, Middle School Students, Artificial Intelligence
International Educational Data Mining Society. e-mail: admin@educationaldatamining.org; Web site: https://educationaldatamining.org/conferences/
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL); National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS); National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SES)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 2112635; 1561655; 1561486; 1839966; 1840120
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