KAI Akiko
   Department   Aoyama Gakuin University  Institute of Information and Media, Institute of Information and Media
   Position   Assistant Professor
Language English
Publication Date 2024/06
Type Academic Journal
Peer Review Peer reviewed
Title Exploring the applicability of the question-prompting chatbot in PBL: practitioner insights on goal setting and reflection
Contribution Type Collaboration
Journal Education and New Developments 2024
Journal TypeAnother Country
Publisher World Institute for Advanced Research and Science
Volume, Issue, Page 2,pp.376-380
Total page number 5
Responsible for All
Authorship Lead author,Corresponding author
Author and coauthor Akiko Kai, Yuriko Ishida, & Ryuichi Matsuba
Details This study evaluates the potential of a chatbot, originally designed for language learning, to be adapted for wider applications in self-directed learning settings, specifically within Project-Based Learning (PBL) frameworks. The research focuses on the chatbot's utility in promoting questions regarding goal setting and reflection by providing personalized notifications. Through interviews with new PBL instructors, the study identifies key challenges, including the scarcity of class time allocated for these activities, a lack of training in intervention methods, and a general underestimation of their significance. Addressing these challenges, the study proposes the augmentation of the chatbot's functionality by incorporating access to a case database. This enhancement is anticipated to foster a constructive cycle of goal setting and reflection, thereby offering robust support to instructors in their pedagogical endeavors.
ISBN 978-989-35728-0-1
ISSN 2184-044X