LLM simulation, reflection, and refinement elevates the quality of LLM-generated teaching plans above their unenhanced baselines¶

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q2 i? Human evaluation shows that enhancing teaching plans through simulated teaching process, generated reflections, and refinement raises average scores across most dimensions compared to the baseline plans. → Bihao Hu 2025

Evidence¶

Bihao Hu 2025¶

Bihao Hu, Jiayi Zhu, Yiying Pei & Xiaoqing Gu. (2025). Exploring the potential of LLM to enhance teaching plans through teaching simulation. npj Science of Learning. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-025-00300-x

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Descriptive human-evaluation analysis of 480 teaching plans (N = 240 before and N = 240 after enhancement) scored by experienced mathematics teachers on an 8-point Likert scale; the authors report enhanced datasets "had higher average scores across most dimensions compared to the baseline teaching plans."

"After enhancement, the four improved teaching plan datasets (Datasets D, E, F, and H) had higher average scores across most dimensions compared to the baseline teaching plans (Datasets A, B, and G)."

Discussion¶

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