A Collaborative Constraint-based Intelligent System for Learning Object- Oriented Analysis and Design Using Uml

Automatic analysis of interaction and support for group learningthrough a distance collaborative learning system is at the forefront of educa-tional technology. Research shows that collaborative learning provides an envi-ronment to enrich the learning process by introducing interactive partners intoan educational system. Many collaborative learning environments have beenproposed and used with more or less success. Researchers have been exploringdifferent approaches to analyse and support the collaborative learning interac-tion. However, the concept of supporting peer-to-peer interaction in Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) systems is still in its infancy, andmore studies are needed that test the utility of these techniques. This paper pro-poses an Intelligent CSCL system that uses Constraint-Based Modeling (CBM)approach, to support collaborative learning addressing both collaborative issuesand task-oriented issues. The system supports the tertiary students learning Ob-ject-Oriented Analysis and Design using UML. The CBM approach is ex-tremely efficient, and it overcomes many problems that other student modelingapproaches suffer from [5]. CBM has been used successfully in several tutorssupporting individual learning. The comprehensive evaluation studies of thisresearch will provide a measure of the effectiveness of using CBM technique inIntelligent CSCL environments.