Abstract:This work-in-progress briefly surveys a selection of open-source Natural Language Processing (NLP) tools and investigates their utility to the qualitative researcher. These NLP tools are widely used in the field of lexical analysis, which is concerned with automating the generation of useful information from human language using a variety of machine processes. Recent research shows that the statistical analysis of software recognized linguistic features can benchmark certain mental processes, such as cognitive… Show more
“…In engineering education, there have been limited applications of NLP on either the research or teaching side. The more modern applications have applied standard statistical and machine learning techniques such as rule-based classifiers for assessing student responses [19]- [21], college mission statements [22], writing exercises [23], and emotions in student stories of their transitions to university [24]. Unfortunately, these kinds of rule-based systems tend to be brittle and poorly handle variations in language to express the same concept.…”
He leads the Improving Decisions in Engineering Education Agents and Systems (IDEEAS) Lab, a group that uses multi-modal data to characterize, understand, and improve decisions made throughout engineering education ecosystems.
“…In engineering education, there have been limited applications of NLP on either the research or teaching side. The more modern applications have applied standard statistical and machine learning techniques such as rule-based classifiers for assessing student responses [19]- [21], college mission statements [22], writing exercises [23], and emotions in student stories of their transitions to university [24]. Unfortunately, these kinds of rule-based systems tend to be brittle and poorly handle variations in language to express the same concept.…”
He leads the Improving Decisions in Engineering Education Agents and Systems (IDEEAS) Lab, a group that uses multi-modal data to characterize, understand, and improve decisions made throughout engineering education ecosystems.
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