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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2019.17.1.099

An Agent-based Model for an Act of Expression or Silence : Focused on College Students' Behavior in Class  

Yee, Soung Ryong (Dept. of Industrial and Management Engineering, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.17, no.1, 2019 , pp. 99-109 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper explores a way to solve students' silence problem in the class by studying dynamic behaviors in the class. In order to build a behavioral model, several factors affecting the students' behavior were extracted by literature review and by performing a survey to the students. The paper also implemented the model into an agent-based computer model for simulation. The simulation result showed that the behavior of an individual depends on the neighboring students. The more students are expressing their opinion, and then the better motivation one can get to express an opinion. Other observations are that supportive atmosphere considerably reduces the silent ratio, and even the majority of silence phenomenon appears at critical atmosphere.
Keywords
Act of expression; Act of silence; Agent-based model; Behavioral model; Computer simulation;
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