Few-shot learning with increasing shots generally improves GPT-4 classification performance, with the 5-shot variant strongest for Reacting to Errors (F1 0.867, AUC 0.866, TNR 0.83)¶
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q2 i? For Reacting to Errors, the 5-shot learning approach presented the highest F1, AUC, and TNR scores at 0.867, 0.866, and 0.83, respectively. → Jionghao Lin 2024
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Jionghao Lin 2024¶
Jionghao Lin, Zifei Han, Danielle R. Thomas, Ashish Gurung, Shivang Gupta, Vincent Aleven, Kenneth R. Koedinger. (2024). How Can I Get It Right? Using GPT to Rephrase Incorrect Trainee Responses. arXiv preprint. https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.00970
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Results section evaluation of zero-shot and 1-5-shot GPT-4 classifiers on the Reacting to Errors lesson responses; the 5-shot configuration achieved the reported "highest F1, AUC, and TNR scores".
"When utilizing two-way few-shot learning approaches, the 5-shot learning approach presented the highest F1, AUC, and TNR scores at 0.867, 0.866, and 0.83, respectively."
Jionghao Lin 2024 (2)¶
Jionghao Lin, Zifei Han, Danielle R. Thomas, Ashish Gurung, Shivang Gupta, Vincent Aleven, Kenneth R. Koedinger. (2024). How Can I Get It Right? Using GPT to Rephrase Incorrect Trainee Responses. arXiv preprint. https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.00970
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Discussion-section interpretation of the Table 7 classification results across the three lessons; the authors state the few-shot approach "generally tends to improve" performance with increasing shots.
"By comparing the classification performance with zero-shot learning, the few-shot learning approach, especially with increasing shots, generally tends to improve the model's classification performance."
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Few-shot learning with increasing shots generally improves GPT-4 classification performance, with the 5-shot variant strongest for Reacting to Errors (F1 0.867, AUC 0.866, TNR 0.83) |
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Few-shot learning with increasing shots generally improves GPT-4 classification performance, with the 5-shot variant strongest for Reacting to Errors (F1 0.867, AUC 0.866, TNR 0.83) |
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