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The enhancement of mathematical capabilities in large language models (LLMs) fosters new developments in mathematics education within primary and secondary schools, particularly as they relate to intelligent tutoring systems. However, LLMs…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-07-08 Zhenquan Shen , Xinguo Yu , Xiaotian Cheng , Rao Peng , Hao Ming

Students benefit from math problems contextualized to their interests. Large language models (LLMs) offer promise for efficient personalization at scale. However, LLM-generated personalized problems may often have problems such as…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2026-04-08 Fareya Ikram , Nischal Ashok Kumar , Junyang Lu , Hunter McNichols , Candace Walkington , Neil Heffernan , Andrew S. Lan

Mathematical problem solving is a fundamental benchmark for assessing the reasoning capabilities of artificial intelligence and a gateway to applications in education, science, and engineering where reliable symbolic reasoning is essential.…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-02-10 Aditya Basarkar , Benyamin Tabarsi , Tiffany Barnes , Dongkuan Xu

Professional development (PD) serves as the cornerstone for teacher tutors to grasp content knowledge. However, providing equitable and timely PD opportunities for teachers poses significant challenges. To address this issue, we introduce…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-07-09 Kaiqi Yang , Hang Li , Yucheng Chu , Ahreum Han , Yasemin Copur-Gencturk , Jiliang Tang , Hui Liu

Advances in large language models (LLMs) offer new possibilities for enhancing math education by automating support for both teachers and students. While prior work has focused on generating math problems and high-quality distractors, the…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-03-11 Jaewook Lee , Jeongah Lee , Wanyong Feng , Andrew Lan

The recent, widespread availability of Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot may impact introductory programming courses (CS1) both in terms of what should be taught and how to teach it. Indeed, recent research has…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2024-06-25 Annapurna Vadaparty , Daniel Zingaro , David H. Smith , Mounika Padala , Christine Alvarado , Jamie Gorson Benario , Leo Porter

Large language models (LLMs) have shown excellent mastering of human language, but still struggle in real-world applications that require mathematical problem-solving. While many strategies and datasets to enhance LLMs' mathematics are…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-04-04 Yifan Xu , Xiao Liu , Xinghan Liu , Zhenyu Hou , Yueyan Li , Xiaohan Zhang , Zihan Wang , Aohan Zeng , Zhengxiao Du , Wenyi Zhao , Jie Tang , Yuxiao Dong

There is much excitement about the opportunity to harness the power of large language models (LLMs) when building problem-solving assistants. However, the standard methodology of evaluating LLMs relies on static pairs of inputs and outputs,…

Large Language Models (LLMs) have gained traction in educational settings, often framed as virtual tutors or teaching assistants. Following early skepticism and bans, many schools and universities have begun integrating these systems into…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2026-05-22 Caterina Fuligni , Daniel Dominguez Figaredo , Armanda Lewis , Julia Stoyanovich

Machine learning techniques face numerous challenges to achieve optimal performance. These include computational constraints, the limitations of single-view learning algorithms and the complexity of processing large datasets from different…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-12-08 Abdelmalik Moujahid , Fadi Dornaika

Virtual Teaching Assistants (VTAs) powered by Large Language Models (LLMs) have the potential to enhance student learning by providing instant feedback and facilitating multi-turn interactions. However, empirical studies on their…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-06-24 Sunjun Kweon , Sooyohn Nam , Hyunseung Lim , Hwajung Hong , Edward Choi

One-to-one tutoring is one of the most efficient methods of teaching. With the growing popularity of Large Language Models (LLMs), there have been efforts to create LLM based conversational tutors which can expand the benefits of one to one…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-03-20 Romain Puech , Jakub Macina , Julia Chatain , Mrinmaya Sachan , Manu Kapur

This paper presents an AI-driven approach to enhance math learning in a modern Learning Management System (LMS) by recommending similar math questions. Deep embeddings for math questions are generated using Meta's…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-04-22 Justus Råmunddal

In online learning environments, students often lack personalized peer interactions, which are crucial for cognitive development and learning engagement. Although previous studies have employed large language models (LLMs) to simulate…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2026-01-08 Xian Gao , Zongyun Zhang , Ting Liu , Yuzhuo Fu

A large body of research demonstrates how teachers' questioning strategies can improve student learning outcomes. However, developing new scenarios is challenging because of the lack of training data for a specific scenario and the costs…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2021-12-03 Debajyoti Datta , Maria Phillips , James P Bywater , Jennifer Chiu , Ginger S. Watson , Laura E. Barnes , Donald E Brown

Large language models (LLMs) can empower teachers to build pedagogical conversational agents (PCAs) customized for their students. As students have different prior knowledge and motivation levels, teachers must review the adaptivity of…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-01-31 Hyoungwook Jin , Minju Yoo , Jeongeon Park , Yokyung Lee , Xu Wang , Juho Kim

Prior research has raised concerns about students' over-reliance on large language models (LLMs) in higher education. This paper examines how Computer Science students and instructors engage with LLMs across five scenarios: "Writing",…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-02-06 Xinrui Lin , Heyan Huang , Shumin Shi , John Vines

Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly used in math education not only as problem solvers but also as assessors of learners' reasoning. However, it remains unclear whether stronger math problem-solving ability is associated with…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-03-27 Liang Zhang , Yu Fu , Xinyi Jin

The rapid adoption of LLM-based conversational systems is already transforming the landscape of educational technology. However, the current state-of-the-art learning models do not take into account the student's affective states. Multiple…

Large language models (LLMs) have exhibited remarkable ability in code generation. However, generating the correct solution in a single attempt still remains a challenge. Prior works utilize verification properties in software engineering…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-07-03 Baizhou Huang , Shuai Lu , Weizhu Chen , Xiaojun Wan , Nan Duan