Computational metaphor extraction to encourage critical reflection and support epistemological pluralism

  • Authors:

  • Eric Baumer

  • Affiliations:

  • University of California, Irvine, Department of Informatics, Irvine, CA

  • Venue:
  • CSCL'07 Proceedings of the 8th iternational conference on Computer supported collaborative learning
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

Critical reflection can be an important component of metacognition in learning, but teaching the techniques of critical reflection is a difficult challenge. This proposal describes how computational metaphor extraction could be used to encourage critical reflection in learners. Metaphorical relationships between different concepts may be one way of describing the epistemological approach, "mode of thinking," or framing adopted by a learner. Furthermore, asking students to explain these relationships may present a novel method for fostering critical reflection in learners. This proposal outlines the project's theoretical and pedagogical underpinnings, describes the implementation of a computational method of extracting metaphorical relationships from textual corpora, lays out a plan for deployment in a variety of educational settings, and presents methods for evaluating the project's efficacy in fostering critical reflection.