This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (CFDA 47.070 - Computer and Information Science and Engineering) provides $299,623 to the University of Florida (UF) and its subgrantee, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), to develop a machine learning-powered tool called MathCollaborate. This tool aims to support mathematics teachers in orchestrating productive collaborative learning activities for their students.
The project will examine how teachers can leverage technology to better facilitate collaborative math learning, identify effective collaborative strategies used by students, and build machine learning detectors to provide teachers with real-time insights on student collaboration and discourse during math problem-solving exercises. The prototype MathCollaborate system will integrate multimodal data sources, such as student interactions with collaborative whiteboards and discussions, to give teachers engaging feedback to improve their facilitation of collaborative math learning. The award reflects the agencies' goals of advancing research and education in computing and supporting innovative approaches to enhance STEM teaching and learning.
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