While mathematical creative writing can potentially engage students in expressing mathematical ideas in an imaginative way, some elementary school-age students struggle in this process. Generative AI (GenAI) offers possibilities for supporting creative writing activities, such as providing story generation. However, the design of GenAI-powered learning technologies requires careful consideration of the technology reception in the actual classrooms. This study explores students' and teachers' perceptions of creative mathematical writing with the developed GenAI-powered technology. The study adopted a qualitative thematic analysis of the interviews, triangulated with open-ended survey responses and classroom observation of 79 elementary school students, resulting in six themes and 19 subthemes. This study contributes by investigating the lived experience of GenAI-supported learning and the design considerations for GenAI-powered learning technologies and instructions.
@article{arxiv.2409.06723,
title = {Elementary School Students' and Teachers' Perceptions Towards Creative Mathematical Writing with Generative AI},
author = {Yukyeong Song and Jinhee Kim and Wanli Xing and Zifeng Liu and Chenglu Li and Hyunju Oh},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.06723},
year = {2024}
}