ERIC Number: ED616629
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Mar
Pages: 5
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Towards Better Affect Detectors: Effect of Missing Skills, Class Features and Common Wrong Answers
Wang, Yutao; Heffernan, Neil T.; Heffernan, Cristina
Grantee Submission, Paper presented at the International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK) (Poughkeepsie, NY, Mar 16-20, 2015)
The well-studied Baker et al., affect detectors on boredom, frustration, confusion and engagement concentration with ASSISTments dataset were used to predict state tests scores, college enrollment, and even whether a student majored in a STEM field. In this paper, we present three attempts to improve upon current affect detectors. The first attempt analyzed the effect of missing skill tags in the dataset to the accuracy of the affect detectors. The results show a small improvement after correctly tagging the missing skill values. The second attempt added four features related to student classes for feature selection. The third attempt added two features that described information about student common wrong answers for feature selection. Result showed that two out of the four detectors were improved by adding the new features. [This paper was published in: "LAK15," March 16-20, 2015, pp. 31-35.]
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Affective Behavior, Psychological Patterns, Predictor Variables, Measurement Techniques, Tutoring, Web Based Instruction, Mathematics Instruction, Feedback (Response), Middle School Students, Classification, Evaluation, Classroom Environment, Problem Solving, Error Patterns, Data Collection, Data Use
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF); Office of Naval Research (ONR) (DOD); Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: 1440753; 1316736; 1252297; 1109483; 1031398; 0742503; R305A120125; R305C100024
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