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We present SocraticAI, a scaffolded AI tutoring system that integrates large language models (LLMs) into undergraduate Computer Science education through structured constraints rather than prohibition. The system enforces well-formulated…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-12-04 Karthik Sunil , Aalok Thakkar

The study explores the role of large language models (LLMs) in the context of the architectural design studio, understood as the pedagogical core of architectural education. Traditionally, the studio has functioned as an experiential…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-10-23 Juan David Salazar Rodriguez , Sam Conrad Joyce , Nachamma Sockalingam , Khoo Eng Tat , Julfendi

Large Language Model (LLM) tools have demonstrated their potential to deliver high-quality assistance by providing instant, personalized feedback that is crucial for effective programming education. However, many of these tools operate…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-04-08 Huiyong Li , Boxuan Ma

The proliferation of scientific literature presents an increasingly significant challenge for researchers. While Large Language Models (LLMs) offer promise, existing tools often provide verbose summaries that risk replacing, rather than…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-09-26 Paris Koloveas , Serafeim Chatzopoulos , Thanasis Vergoulis , Christos Tryfonopoulos

"Learning by Teaching (LbT)" helps learners deepen their understanding by explaining concepts to others, with questions playing a vital role in identifying knowledge gaps and reinforcing comprehension. However, existing systems for…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-04-21 Tokio Uchida , Ko Watanabe , Andrew Vargo , Shoya Ishimaru , Ralph L. Rose , Ayaka Sugawara , Andreas Dengel , Koichi Kise

Large Language Models (LLMs) have shown the potential to be valuable teaching tools, with the potential of giving every student a personalized tutor. However, one challenge with using LLMs to learn new concepts is that when learning a topic…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-11-19 Steve Oney , Yue Shen , Fei Wu , Young Suh Hong , Ziang Wang , Yamini Khajekar , Jiacheng Zhang , April Yi Wang

Large Language Models (LLMs) have shown great potential in intelligent visualization systems, especially for domain-specific applications. Integrating LLMs into visualization systems presents challenges, and we categorize these challenges…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-07-31 Lin Gao , Jing Lu , Zekai Shao , Ziyue Lin , Shengbin Yue , Chiokit Ieong , Yi Sun , Rory James Zauner , Zhongyu Wei , Siming Chen

Generative AI offers potential for educational support, but often lacks pedagogical grounding and awareness of the student's learning context. Furthermore, researching student interactions with these tools within authentic learning…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-08-18 Manuel Valle Torre , Thom van der Velden , Marcus Specht , Catharine Oertel

Providing students with individualized feedback through assignments is a cornerstone of education that supports their learning and development. Studies have shown that timely, high-quality feedback plays a critical role in improving…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-01-27 Pavlin G. Poličar , Martin Špendl , Tomaž Curk , Blaž Zupan

Personal development through self-directed learning is essential in today's fast-changing world, but many learners struggle to manage it effectively. While AI tools like large language models (LLMs) have the potential for personalized…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-04-18 Jiwon Chun , Yankun Zhao , Hanlin Chen , Meng Xia

Most AI-based educational tools today adopt a one-on-one tutoring paradigm, pairing a single LLM with a single learner. Yet decades of learning science research suggest that multi-party interaction -- through peer modeling, co-construction,…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-04-06 Harsh Kumar , Zi Kang , Mu , Jonathan Vincentius , Ashton Anderson

The rapid advancement of large-scale language models (LLMs) has shown their potential to transform intelligent education systems (IESs) through automated teaching and learning support applications. However, current IESs often rely on…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2026-01-09 Yuxin Liu , Zeqing Song , Jiong Lou , Chentao Wu , Jie Li

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been advancing rapidly and with the advent of large language models (LLMs) in late 2022, numerous opportunities have emerged for adopting this technology across various domains, including medicine. These…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2026-03-10 Amr Alshatnawi , Remi Sampaleanu , David Liebovitz

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

Recently, leveraging large language models (LLMs) or multimodal large language models (MLLMs) for document understanding has been proven very promising. However, previous works that employ LLMs/MLLMs for document understanding have not…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-04-09 Chuwei Luo , Yufan Shen , Zhaoqing Zhu , Qi Zheng , Zhi Yu , Cong Yao

With the proliferation of large language model (LLM) applications since 2022, their use in education has sparked both excitement and concern. Recent studies consistently highlight students' (mis)use of LLMs can hinder learning outcomes.…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-07-01 Ruiwei Xiao , Xinying Hou , Runlong Ye , Majeed Kazemitabaar , Nicholas Diana , Michael Liut , John Stamper

As human-AI collaboration becomes increasingly prevalent in educational contexts, understanding and measuring the extent and nature of such interactions pose significant challenges. This research investigates the use of authorship…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-09-09 Eduardo Araujo Oliveira , Madhavi Mohoni , Sonsoles López-Pernas , Mohammed Saqr

With the proliferation of open-sourced Large Language Models (LLMs) and efficient finetuning techniques, we are on the cusp of the emergence of numerous domain-specific LLMs that have been finetuned for expertise across specialized fields…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-06-28 Teo Susnjak

In the age of artificial intelligence (AI), providing learners with suitable and sufficient explanations of AI-based recommendation algorithm's output becomes essential to enable them to make an informed decision about it. However, the…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-02-14 Hasan Abu-Rasheed , Christian Weber , Madjid Fathi

Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly integral to information retrieval (IR), powering ranking, evaluation, and AI-assisted content creation. This widespread adoption necessitates a critical examination of potential biases arising…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2025-07-11 Krisztian Balog , Donald Metzler , Zhen Qin