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Moodle Discussion Forum Analyzer Tool (DFAT)

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Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS 2010)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNPSE,volume 6095))

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In this paper we discuss the development of the Discussion Forum Analyzer Tool (DFAT) for the Moodle Learning Management System (LMS). This application was designed to enhance student engagement in course discussion forums by emphasizing the participation of fellow learners and by making discussions more efficient and pertinent to students. In addition, by mining user-submitted content and applying learning algorithms, DFAT “tags” replies/comments as relevant or non-relevant, and recommends other related discussions and readings.

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  1. EdLab Development & Research, 525 West 120th Street, 5th Floor Russell Hall, New York, NY 10027, USA

    Palak Baid, Hui Soo Chae, Faisal Anwar & Gary Natriello

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  1. Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, 15213, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Vincent Aleven  & Jack Mostow  & 

  2. School of Information Technologies, University of Sydney, 1 Cleveland Street, 2006, Sydney, Australia

    Judy Kay

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Baid, P., Chae, H.S., Anwar, F., Natriello, G. (2010). Moodle Discussion Forum Analyzer Tool (DFAT). In: Aleven, V., Kay, J., Mostow, J. (eds) Intelligent Tutoring Systems. ITS 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6095. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13437-1_21

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