In this paper, we present a set of measures to quantify certain properties of threaded discussions, which are ubiquitous in online learn-ing platforms. In particular, we address how to measure the redundancy of posts, the compactness of topics, and the degree of hierarchy in sub-threads. This preliminary work would very much benefit from discussion and serves as a starting point for ultimately creating optimal structures of threaded discussions depending on the context.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1702.01873,
title = {Measures of Threaded Discussion Properties},
author = {Ricky J Sethi and Lorenzo A Rossi and Yolanda Gil},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1702.01873},
year = {2017}
}