Summary

I investigated the consequences and benefits of Peer-Assisted Learning in a complex task: the Miller Analogies Task.

Description

During my Masters research, I worked with my advisor and labmates to design MAT-PAL. MAT-PAl is a research interace used to present Miller Analogies Task items, allowing multiple learners to collaborate as in a peer-assisted learning environment. This UE4 simulation software was used to gather accuracy scores to compare peer learner results and individual learner results. Learners engaged in sessions of simulated Home Time and School Time, intended to replicate time at school and home, typical of most study formats. MAT-PAL collected data using a Google sheets API, exporting data to a private Google sheet using JSON, as well as a local save of the data files (GSheets/RunetimeDataTable; Jaed Therriault).