PPB maintained comparable readability on three of four measures while increasing Flesch-Kincaid toward grade level¶

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q2 i? Comparing 32 unique original IM curriculum problems to 156 final personalized versions, the PPB maintained relatively comparable reading levels on three of four measures and increased Flesch-Kincaid from 4.38 to 6.62, more aligned with grade 7. → Walkington 2025

Evidence¶

Walkington 2025¶

Walkington, C., Beauchamp, T., Ikram, F., Koçyiğit Gürbüz, M., Xia, F., Lee, M., Lan, A. (2025). Mathematics Teachers’ Interactions with a Multi-Agent System for Personalized Problem Generation. https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.12066. doi:10.1007/978-3-032-29770-9_5

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Descriptive statistics using Coh-Metrix compared 32 unique original problems to 156 final personalized versions across four readability measures. Flesch-Kincaid averaged 4.38 (SD 2.47) for originals and 6.62 (SD 2.25) for personalized versions; word count, word concreteness, and second person pronouns were relatively comparable.

"The PPB did appear to increase Flesh-Kincaid to be more aligned with the grade level (grade 7) of the students."

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