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Question classification is one of the important links in the research of question and answering system. The existing question classification models are more trained on public data sets. At present, there is a lack of question classification…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2022-02-02 Jinzhang Liu

Multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are a widely used educational tool, particularly in domains such as visualization literacy that require broad conceptual coverage and support diverse real-world applications. However, designing high-quality…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-03-03 Zixin Chen , Yuhang Zeng , Sicheng Song , Yanna Lin , Xian Xu , Huamin Qu , Meng Xia

We propose and evaluate a question-answering system that uses decomposed prompting to classify and answer student questions on a course discussion board. Our system uses a large language model (LLM) to classify questions into one of four…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-08-01 Brandon Jaipersaud , Paul Zhang , Jimmy Ba , Andrew Petersen , Lisa Zhang , Michael R. Zhang

Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS) enhance personalized learning by predicting student answers to provide immediate and customized instruction. However, recent research has primarily focused on the correctness of the answer rather than the…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-05-31 Elena Grazia Gado , Tommaso Martorella , Luca Zunino , Paola Mejia-Domenzain , Vinitra Swamy , Jibril Frej , Tanja Käser

Online learning systems have multiple data repositories in the form of transcripts, books and questions. To enable ease of access, such systems organize the content according to a well defined taxonomy of hierarchical nature…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2022-08-11 Venktesh Viswanathan , Mukesh Mohania , Vikram Goyal

Multiple-choice question answering (MCQA) is standard in NLP, but benchmarks lack rigorous quality control. We present BenchMarker, an education-inspired toolkit using LLM judges to flag three common MCQ flaws: 1) contamination: items…

Online learning platforms conduct exams to evaluate the learners in a monotonous way, where the questions in the database may be classified into Bloom's Taxonomy as varying levels in complexity from basic knowledge to advanced evaluation.…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2022-07-05 Venktesh V , Md. Shad Akhtar , Mukesh Mohania , Vikram Goyal

Multiple choice questions (MCQs) are a popular method for evaluating students' knowledge due to their efficiency in administration and grading. Crafting high-quality math MCQs is a labor-intensive process that requires educators to…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-05-03 Jaewook Lee , Digory Smith , Simon Woodhead , Andrew Lan

Students acquire knowledge as they interact with a variety of learning materials, such as video lectures, problems, and discussions. Modeling student knowledge at each point during their learning period and understanding the contribution of…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2020-07-02 Siqian Zhao , Chunpai Wang , Shaghayegh Sahebi

This research is aimed to propose an artificial intelligence algorithm comprising an ontology-based design, text mining, and natural language processing for automatically generating gap-fill multiple choice questions (MCQs). The simulation…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2021-09-24 Pornpat Sirithumgul , Pimpaka Prasertsilp , Lorne Olfman

The use of question-based activities (QBAs) is wide-spread in education, traditionally forming an integral part of the learning and assessment process. In this paper, we design and evaluate an automated question generation tool for…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-09-27 Ayan Kumar Bhowmick , Ashish Jagmohan , Aditya Vempaty , Prasenjit Dey , Leigh Hall , Jeremy Hartman , Ravi Kokku , Hema Maheshwari

Thousands of complex natural language questions are submitted to community question answering websites on a daily basis, rendering them as one of the most important information sources these days. However, oftentimes submitted questions are…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2019-05-21 Jan Trienes , Krisztian Balog

We introduce a high-quality dataset that contains 3,397 samples comprising (i) multiple choice questions, (ii) answers (including distractors), and (iii) their source documents, from the educational domain. Each question is phrased in two…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2022-10-13 Amir Hadifar , Semere Kiros Bitew , Johannes Deleu , Chris Develder , Thomas Demeester

Recent success of deep learning models for the task of extractive Question Answering (QA) is hinged on the availability of large annotated corpora. However, large domain specific annotated corpora are limited and expensive to construct. In…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2018-04-04 Bhuwan Dhingra , Danish Pruthi , Dheeraj Rajagopal

Integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) in educational settings has brought new learning approaches, transforming the practices of both students and educators. Among the various technologies driving this transformation, Large Language…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-06-06 Giorgio Biancini , Alessio Ferrato , Carla Limongelli

Knowledge Components (KCs) linked to assessments enhance the measurement of student learning, enrich analytics, and facilitate adaptivity. However, generating and linking KCs to assessment items requires significant effort and…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-06-03 Steven Moore , Robin Schmucker , Tom Mitchell , John Stamper

Online medical forums have become a predominant platform for answering health-related information needs of consumers. However, with a significant rise in the number of queries and the limited availability of experts, it is necessary to…

Machine learning classification problems are widespread in bioinformatics, but the technical knowledge required to perform model training, optimization, and inference can prevent researchers from utilizing this technology. This article…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-10-06 Aaron D. Mullen , Samuel E. Armstrong , Jeff Talbert , V. K. Cody Bumgardner

Parsing (also called syntax analysis) techniques cover a substantial portion of any undergraduate Compiler Design course. We present ParseIT, a tool to help students understand the parsing techniques through question-answering. ParseIT…

Programming Languages · Computer Science 2017-02-03 Amey Karkare , Nimisha Agarwal

Classification of some objects in classes of concepts is an essential and even breathtaking task in many applications. A solution is discussed here based on Multi-Agent systems. A kernel of some expert agents in several classes is to…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2009-03-01 Nima Mirbakhsh , Arman Didandeh