Improving the Quality of Discussion Forum discourses by Using an Internal Market

We describe an approach that attempts to improve the quality of discussion forum discussions and to reduce the cost of discussion forum support by prioritizing and structuring messages. Learners prioritize and structure their own messages and evaluate the structure of messages posted by others, with an internal market in question priorities providing the driving force.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2006
• Where: ICALT
• Authors: Alexei Tretiakov, Øyvind Smestad, Kinshuk
• Keywords: Discussion Forum, Discussion Forum Discussions, Discussion Forum Support, ICALT 2006, Machine Learning