Sentiment analysis to improve the usability of an online practice space

This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mionis, Natalie.
Other Authors: Justin Reich.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/123047
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spelling mit-1721.1/1230472019-11-22T03:17:06Z Sentiment analysis to improve the usability of an online practice space Mionis, Natalie. Justin Reich. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections. Thesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2019 Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 56-57). I develop a new confusion measurement feature for use in Teacher Moments, an online practice space for teachers in training. Teacher Moments, developed at the Teaching Systems Lab (TSL) at MIT, is an online platform that simulates difficult classroom experiences. Teacher candidates can use this platform to gain experience handling realistic, uncomfortable situations that they may eventually face in a real classroom. Teacher educators who instruct teacher candidates can then review teacher candidates' responses and progress in Teacher Moments. The sentiment analysis feature detects confusion in responses to Teacher Moments scenarios. This feature, named the confusion measurement tool, allows teacher educators to identify teacher candidates who may be exhibiting confusion. By identifying confused teacher candidates, teacher educators can then modify their class activities or provide additional attention to any teacher candidates who may need it. I find that the confusion measurement tool is effective at identifying responses that do not exhibit confusion, but is less effective at identifying confused responses. I also find that the confusion measurement tool helps teacher educators use their time more effectively when analyzing responses to Teacher Moments scenarios. by Natalie Mionis. M. Eng. M.Eng. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 2019-11-22T00:04:13Z 2019-11-22T00:04:13Z 2019 2019 Thesis https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/123047 1127911798 eng MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 57 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Sentiment analysis to improve the usability of an online practice space
title Sentiment analysis to improve the usability of an online practice space
title_full Sentiment analysis to improve the usability of an online practice space
title_fullStr Sentiment analysis to improve the usability of an online practice space
title_full_unstemmed Sentiment analysis to improve the usability of an online practice space
title_short Sentiment analysis to improve the usability of an online practice space
title_sort sentiment analysis to improve the usability of an online practice space
topic Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
url https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/123047
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