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View article: Exploring Automated Assessment of Primary Students’ Creativity in a Flow-Based Music Programming Environment
Exploring Automated Assessment of Primary Students’ Creativity in a Flow-Based Music Programming Environment Open
Creativity is a vital skill in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)--related education, fostering innovation and problem-solving. Traditionally, creativity assessments relied on human evaluations, such as the consensual…
View article: Unified Hierarchical MPC in Task Executing for Modular Manipulators across Diverse Morphologies
Unified Hierarchical MPC in Task Executing for Modular Manipulators across Diverse Morphologies Open
This work proposes a unified Hierarchical Model Predictive Control (H-MPC) for modular manipulators across various morphologies, as the controller can adapt to different configurations to execute the given task without extensive parameter …
View article: Unveiling Accuracy-Fairness Trade-Offs
Unveiling Accuracy-Fairness Trade-Offs Open
While high-accuracy machine learning (ML) models for predicting student learning performance have been widely explored, their deployment in real educational settings can lead to unintended harm if the predictions are biased. This study sys…
View article: Emotional Dynamics in Asynchronous Math Discussions: Analyzing the Impact of Negative Emotions on Learning Outcomes
Emotional Dynamics in Asynchronous Math Discussions: Analyzing the Impact of Negative Emotions on Learning Outcomes Open
View article: Investigating Knowledge Graphs as Structured External Memory to Enhance Large Language Models’ Generation for Mathematical Concept Answering
Investigating Knowledge Graphs as Structured External Memory to Enhance Large Language Models’ Generation for Mathematical Concept Answering Open
Interactive question-answering (QA) with a tutor is an effective learning method for middle school math students. The flexibility and emergent capabilities of generative large language models (LLMs) have sparked significant interest in aut…
View article: Bridging the Gender Gap: The Role of AI-Powered Math Story Creation in Learning Outcomes
Bridging the Gender Gap: The Role of AI-Powered Math Story Creation in Learning Outcomes Open
View article: Exploring the Role of Teachable AI Agents’ Personality Traits in Shaping Student Interaction and Learning in Mathematics Education
Exploring the Role of Teachable AI Agents’ Personality Traits in Shaping Student Interaction and Learning in Mathematics Education Open
View article: Who Should Be My Tutor? Analyzing the Interactive Effects of Automated Text Personality Styles Between Middle School Students and a Mathematics Chatbot
Who Should Be My Tutor? Analyzing the Interactive Effects of Automated Text Personality Styles Between Middle School Students and a Mathematics Chatbot Open
View article: Engaging K-12 Students with Flow-Based Music Programming: An Experience Report on Its Impact on Teaching and Learning
Engaging K-12 Students with Flow-Based Music Programming: An Experience Report on Its Impact on Teaching and Learning Open
View article: Integrating Option Tracing into Knowledge Tracing
Integrating Option Tracing into Knowledge Tracing Open
Knowledge tracing (KT) is a method to evaluate a student’s knowledge state (KS) based on their historical problem-solving records by predicting the next answer’s binary correctness. Although widely applied to closed-ended questions, it lac…
View article: RICE AlgebraBot: Lessons learned from designing and developing responsible conversational AI using induction, concretization, and exemplification to support algebra learning
RICE AlgebraBot: Lessons learned from designing and developing responsible conversational AI using induction, concretization, and exemplification to support algebra learning Open
The importance and challenge of Algebra learning is widely recognized, with students across the U.S. facing difficulties due to the subject's complexity. While extensive research has focused on enhancing Algebra learning in K-12 education,…
View article: LearningViz: a dashboard for visualizing, analyzing and closing learning performance gaps—a case study approach
LearningViz: a dashboard for visualizing, analyzing and closing learning performance gaps—a case study approach Open
The availability of large-scale learning data presents unprecedented opportunities for investigating student learning processes. However, it is challenging for instructors to fully make sense of this data and effectively support their teac…
View article: Mining teacher informal online learning networks: Community commitment in unstructured learning environments
Mining teacher informal online learning networks: Community commitment in unstructured learning environments Open
Background Social media provides new opportunities for teachers to learn, communicate and develop professional relationships. It has been proved to be a valid and helpful resource for teachers' professional learning purposes. Objectives Wh…
View article: [A single-center analysis of pathogenic bacteria distribution and drug resistance in bacterial bloodstream infections among patients with hematological diseases].
[A single-center analysis of pathogenic bacteria distribution and drug resistance in bacterial bloodstream infections among patients with hematological diseases]. Open
Objective: To analyze the distribution and drug resistance of pathogens of bacterial bloodstream infection in patients with hematological diseases in the Department of Hematology of Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, and t…
View article: Investigating Knowledge Graphs as Structured External Memory to Enhance Large Language Models’ Generation for Mathematical Concept Answering
Investigating Knowledge Graphs as Structured External Memory to Enhance Large Language Models’ Generation for Mathematical Concept Answering Open
Interactive question-answering (QA) with a tutor is an effective learning method for middle school math students. The flexibility and emergent capabilities of generative large language models (LLMs) have sparked significant interest in aut…
View article: Using Entropy Analysis to Explore Student Engagement in an Online High School Data Science Course
Using Entropy Analysis to Explore Student Engagement in an Online High School Data Science Course Open
View article: Elementary School Students' and Teachers' Perceptions Towards Creative Mathematical Writing with Generative AI
Elementary School Students' and Teachers' Perceptions Towards Creative Mathematical Writing with Generative AI Open
While mathematical creative writing can potentially engage students in expressing mathematical ideas in an imaginative way, some elementary school-age students struggle in this process. Generative AI (GenAI) offers possibilities for suppor…
View article: Designing with AI: Integrating Image-Generative AI into Conceptual Design in a CAD Class
Designing with AI: Integrating Image-Generative AI into Conceptual Design in a CAD Class Open
Although image-generative AI has sparked heated discussion among engineers and designers, its role in CAD (computer aided design) education, particularly during the conceptual design phase, remains understudied. To address this, we examine…
View article: Board 432: Work in Progress: Immersive, Hands-On, and Interactive Quantum Information Science and Technology: Empowering Undergraduate Students in Quantum Computing
Board 432: Work in Progress: Immersive, Hands-On, and Interactive Quantum Information Science and Technology: Empowering Undergraduate Students in Quantum Computing Open
This work-in-progress (WIP) paper shares findings at Year 1 of "Collaborative Research: Innovating Quantum-Inspired Learning for Undergraduates in Research and Engineering (INQUIRE)," a 5-year Improving Undergraduate STEM Education project…
View article: Analyzing Student Attention and Acceptance of Conversational AI for Math Learning: Insights from a Randomized Controlled Trial
Analyzing Student Attention and Acceptance of Conversational AI for Math Learning: Insights from a Randomized Controlled Trial Open
The significance of nurturing a deep conceptual understanding in math learning cannot be overstated. Grounded in the pedagogical strategies of induction, concretization, and exemplification (ICE), we designed and developed a conversational…
View article: Through the lens of artificial intelligence: A novel study of spherical video-based virtual reality usage in autism and neurotypical participants
Through the lens of artificial intelligence: A novel study of spherical video-based virtual reality usage in autism and neurotypical participants Open
The current study explores the use of computer vision and artificial intelligence (AI) methods for analyzing 360-degree spherical video-based virtual reality (SVVR) data. The study aimed to explore the potential of AI, computer vision, and…
View article: Retrieval-augmented Generation to Improve Math Question-Answering: Trade-offs Between Groundedness and Human Preference
Retrieval-augmented Generation to Improve Math Question-Answering: Trade-offs Between Groundedness and Human Preference Open
For middle-school math students, interactive question-answering (QA) with tutors is an effective way to learn. The flexibility and emergent capabilities of generative large language models (LLMs) has led to a surge of interest in automatin…
View article: Exploring adolescents' occupational possible selves: The role of gender and socioeconomic status
Exploring adolescents' occupational possible selves: The role of gender and socioeconomic status Open
Adolescence is an important stage in forming one's identity and developing career inspirations. The current empirical study aims to investigate gender and socioeconomic status (SES) differences in adolescents’ occupational possible selves.…
View article: M-flow: a Flow-based Music Creation Platform Improves Underrepresented Children’s Attitudes toward Computer Programming
M-flow: a Flow-based Music Creation Platform Improves Underrepresented Children’s Attitudes toward Computer Programming Open
Because of the structural parallelisms between music and computing, it has long been suggested that coding music could be a good way for young children to engage in and learn about computer science (CS). Despite these suggestions, coding m…
View article: Electromagnetic form factors for nucleons in short-range correlations
Electromagnetic form factors for nucleons in short-range correlations Open
Recent experimental studies have led to the suggestion that short-range correlations may be a major contributor to the nuclear EMC effect. This hypothesis requires that the structure function for nucleons involved in short-range correlatio…
View article: Process Optimization of Dual-Liquid Casting and Interfacial Strength–Toughness of the Produced LAS/HCCI Bimetal
Process Optimization of Dual-Liquid Casting and Interfacial Strength–Toughness of the Produced LAS/HCCI Bimetal Open
The pouring time interval is the decisive factor of dual-liquid casting for bimetallic productions. Traditionally, the pouring time interval is fully determined by the operator’s experience and on-site observation. Thus, the quality of bim…
View article: A rapid method for isolation of bacterial extracellular vesicles from culture media using epsilon-poly-L–lysine that enables immunological function research
A rapid method for isolation of bacterial extracellular vesicles from culture media using epsilon-poly-L–lysine that enables immunological function research Open
Both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria can release vesicle-like structures referred to as bacterial extracellular vesicles (BEVs), which contain various bioactive compounds. BEVs play important roles in the microbial community inter…
View article: A Preliminary Data-driven Analysis of Common Errors Encountered by Novice SPARC Programmers
A Preliminary Data-driven Analysis of Common Errors Encountered by Novice SPARC Programmers Open
Answer Set Programming (ASP), a modern development of Logic Programming, enables a natural integration of Computing with STEM subjects. This integration addresses a widely acknowledged challenge in K-12 education, and early empirical resul…
View article: Misconception of Abstraction: When to Use an Example and When to Use a Variable?
Misconception of Abstraction: When to Use an Example and When to Use a Variable? Open
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View article: Design of concrete mix ratio and the influence of high water absorption resin and water reducer on strength and working performance
Design of concrete mix ratio and the influence of high water absorption resin and water reducer on strength and working performance Open
The performance of concrete and water cement ratio, water ratio and unit water consumption has a close relationship, concrete mix ratio design is actually to determine the proportion between the three, correctly determine the proportion re…