Autonomous Unbiased Study Group Formation Algorithm for Rapid Knowledge Propagation  

作　　者：Monday Eze Charles Okunbor Solomon Esomu Nneka Richard-Nnabu Kayode Oladapo Oghenetega Avwokuruaye Abisola Olayiwola Akpovi Ominike Godwin Odulaja Oluwatobi Akinmerese 

机构地区：[1]Department of Computer Science,Babcock University,Ogun,Nigeria [2]Department of Computer Science,Admiralty University,Delta,Nigeria [3]Department of Computer Science,National Open University,Nigeria [4]Department of Computer Science and Informatics,Alex-Ekwueme Federal University,Ebonyi,Nigeria [5]Department of Cyber Security,Admiralty University,Delta,Nigeria [6]Department of Computer Science,Caleb University,Imota,Lagos,Nigeria [7]Department of Computer Science and Information Technology,Petroleum Training Institute,Delta,Nigeria [8]Department of Computer Science,Tai Solarin University of Education,Ogun,Nigeria

出　　处：《Computer Systems Science & Engineering》2022年第7期15-31,共17页计算机系统科学与工程（英文）

摘　　要：Knowledge propagation is a necessity,both in academics and in the industry.The focus of this work is on how to achieve rapid knowledge propaga-tion using collaborative study groups.The practice of knowledge sharing in study groupsfinds relevance in conferences,workshops,and class rooms.Unfortu-nately,there appears to be only few researches on empirical best practices and techniques on study groups formation,especially for achieving rapid knowledge propagation.This work bridges this gap by presenting a workflow driven compu-tational algorithm for autonomous and unbiased formation of study groups.The system workflow consists of a chronology of stages,each made of distinct steps.Two of the most important steps,subsumed within the algorithmic stage,are the algorithms that resolve the decisional problem of number of study groups to be formed,as well as the most effective permutation of the study group participants to form collaborative pairs.This work contributes a number of new algorithmic concepts,such as autonomous and unbiased matching,exhaustive multiplication technique,twisted round-robin transversal,equilibrium summation,among others.The concept of autonomous and unbiased matching is centered on the constitution of study groups and pairs purely based on the participants’performances in an examination,rather than through any external process.As part of practical demon-stration of this work,study group formation as well as unbiased pairing were fully demonstrated for a collaborative learning size of forty(40)participants,and partially for study groups of 50,60 and 80 participants.The quantitative proof of this work was done through the technique called equilibrium summation,as well as the calculation of inter-study group Pearson Correlation Coefficients,which resulted in values higher than 0.9 in all cases.Real life experimentation was carried out while teaching Object-Oriented Programming to forty(40)under-graduates between February and May 2021.Empirical result showed that the per-formance of the learners

关 键 词：Knowledge propagation collaborative study group unbiased matching twisted round robin exhaustive multiplication 

分 类 号：TP39[自动化与计算机技术—计算机应用技术]