In a case study, LLM-generated assessment conversations handled common student speech acts more naturalistically than RegExp/LSA conversations¶
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q2 i? In qualitative side-by-side comparisons of sample responses across response categories, LLM conversations appeared more naturalistic than RegExp/LSA conversations, including on-topic redirection of irrelevant remarks and on-the-fly analogies. → Diego Zapata-Rivera 2024
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Diego Zapata-Rivera 2024¶
Diego Zapata-Rivera, Carol Forsyth, Edith Aurora Graf and Yang Jiang. (2024). Designing and Evaluating Evidence-Centered Design based Conversations for Assessment with LLMs. Leveraging Large Language Models for Next Generation Educational Technologies, CEUR Workshop Proceedings. https://ceur-ws.org
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Case study comparing a RegExp/LSA CBA with an LLM conversation built in Microsoft Copilot GPT-4, using sample responses drawn from a dataset of 105 middle-school students who completed the scientific inquiry volcano scenario in 2014. The authors judged that "the LLM conversations appear more naturalistic", e.g. addressing an off-topic comment about friends before steering back to volcanoes.
"There are some obvious differences between the regular expression/LSA versions of the conversations vs. those generated by the LLM, the most notable being that the LLM conversations appear more naturalistic."
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In a case study, LLM-generated assessment conversations handled common student speech acts more naturalistically than RegExp/LSA conversations |
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In a case study, LLM-generated assessment conversations handled common student speech acts more naturalistically than RegExp/LSA conversations |
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