Middle School (6-8)
Research synthesis is AI-generated, human reviewed. Updated 09/2025.
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Discerning Minds Or Generic Tutors? Evaluating Instructional Guidance Capabilities In Socratic LLMS
Ying Liu, Can Li, Ting Zhang, Mei Wang, Qiannan Zhu, Jian Li, Hua Huang. (08/2025). arXiv. http://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.06583v1
Towards Reliable Generative AI-Driven Scaffolding: Reducing Hallucinations and Enhancing Quality in Self-Regulated Learning Support
Keyang Qian, Shiqi Liu, Tongguang Li, Mladen Rakovic, Xinyu Li, Rui Guan, Inge Molenaar, Sadia Nawaz, Zachari Swiecki, Lixiang Yan, Dragan Ga_evic. (08/2025). arXiv. http://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.05929v1
Building Effective Safety Guardrails in AI Education Tools
Hannah-Beth Clark, Laura Benton, Emma Searle, Margaux Dowland, Matthew Gregory, Will Gayne, John Roberts. (08/2025). arXiv. http://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.05360v1
SID: Benchmarking Guided Instruction Capabilities in STEM Education with a Socratic Interdisciplinary Dialogues Dataset
Mei Jiang, Houping Yue, Bingdong Li, Hao Hao, Ying Qian, Bo Jiang, Aimin Zhou. (08/2025). arXiv. http://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.04563v1
Automated Generation Of Curriculum-Aligned Multiple-Choice Questions For Malaysian Secondary Mathematics Using Generative AI
Rohaizah Abdul Wahid, Muhamad Said Nizamuddin Nadim, Suliana Sulaiman, Syahmi Akmal Shaharudin, Muhammad Danial Jupikil, Iqqwan Jasman Su Azlan Su. (08/2025). arXiv. http://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.04442v1
Fake Friend How ChatGPT betrays vulnerable teens by encouraging dangerous behavior
Imran Ahmed. (08/2025). Center for Countering Digital Hate. https://counterhate.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Fake-Friend_CCDH_FINAL-publi…
From Answers to Questions: EQGBench for Evaluating LLMs' Educational Question Generation
Chengliang Zhou, Mei Wang, Ting Zhang, Qiannan Zhu, Jian Li, Hua Huang. (08/2025). arXiv. http://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.10005v1
A Theory of Adaptive Scaffolding for LLM-Based Pedagogical Agents
Clayton Cohn, Surya Rayala, Namrata Srivastava, Joyce Horn Fonteles, Shruti Jain, Xinying Luo, Divya Mereddy, Naveeduddin Mohammed, Gautam Biswas. (08/2025). arXiv. http://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.01503v1
WIP: Enhancing Game-Based Learning with AI-Driven Peer Agents
Chengzhang Zhu, Cecile H. Sam, Yanlai Wu, Ying Tang. (08/2025). arXiv. http://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.01169v1
What counts as evidence in AI & ED: Towards Science-for-Policy 3.0
Ilkka Tuomi. (08/2025). European Journal of Education Policy and Practice. https://www.aup-online.com/content/journals/10.5117/EJEP2025.1.001.TUOM
Transparent Adaptive Learning via Data-Centric Multimodal Explainable AI
MARYAM MOSLEH, MARIE DEVLIN, ELLIS SOLAIMAN. (08/2025). arXiv. http://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.00665v1
Beyond Agreement: Rethinking Ground Truth in Educational AI Annotation
Danielle R. Thomas, Conrad Borchers, Kenneth R. Koedinger. (07/2025). arXiv. http://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.00143v1
Personalized Education with Ranking Alignment Recommendation
Haipeng Liu, Yuxuan Liu, Ting Long. (07/2025). arXiv. http://arxiv.org/pdf/2507.23664v1
Decoding Instructional Dialogue: Human-AI Collaborative Analysis of Teacher Use of AI Tool at Scale
Alex Liu, Lief Esbenshade, Shawon Sarkar, Victor Tian, Zachary Zhang, Kevin He, Min Sun. (07/2025). arXiv. http://arxiv.org/pdf/2507.17985v2
A Comprehensive Review of AI-based Intelligent Tutoring Systems: Applications and Challenges
Meriem Zerkouk, Miloud Mihoubi, Belkacem Chikhaoui. (07/2025). arXiv. http://arxiv.org/pdf/2507.18882v1
AI + LEARNING DIFFERENCES: Designing a Future with No Boundaries
Nneka J. McGee, Elizabeth Kozleski, Christopher J. Lemons, Isabelle C. Hau. (07/2025). Stanford Accelerator for Learning. https://acceleratelearning.stanford.edu/app/uploads/2025/07/AI-Learning-Differe…
Partnering with AI: A Pedagogical Feedback System for LLM Integration into Programming Education
Niklas Scholz, Manh Hung Nguyen, Adish Singla, Tomohiro Nagashima. (07/2025). arXiv. http://arxiv.org/pdf/2507.00406v2
Mitigating Trojanized Prompt Chains In Educational Llm Use Cases: Experimental Findings and Detection Tool Design
Richard M. Charles, Ph.D, James H. Curry, Ph.D, Richard B. Charles. (07/2025). arXiv. http://arxiv.org/pdf/2507.14207v1
Findings of the BEA 2025 Shared Task on Pedagogical Ability Assessment of AI-powered Tutors
Ekaterina Kochmar, Kaushal Kumar Maurya, Kseniia Petukhova, KV Aditya Srivatsa, Ana¯s Tack, Justin Vasselli. (07/2025). arXiv. http://arxiv.org/pdf/2507.10579v1
Enhancing Essay Cohesion Assessment: A Novel Item Response Theory Approach
Bruno Alexandre Rosa, Hil‡rio Oliveira, Luiz Rodrigues, Eduardo Araujo Oliveira, Rafael Ferreira Mello. (07/2025). arXiv. http://arxiv.org/pdf/2507.08487v1
Can LLMs Reliably Simulate Real Students' Abilities in Mathematics and Reading Comprehension?
KV Aditya Srivatsa, Kaushal Kumar Maurya, Ekaterina Kochmar. (07/2025). arXiv. http://arxiv.org/pdf/2507.08232v1
Exploring LLMs for Predicting Tutor Strategy and Student Outcomes in Dialogues
Fareya Ikram, Alexander Scarlatos, Andrew Lan. (07/2025). arXiv. http://arxiv.org/pdf/2507.06910v1
From Query to Explanation: Uni-RAG for Multi-Modal Retrieval-Augmented Learning in STEM
Xinyi Wu, Yanhao Jia, Luwei Xiao, Shuai Zhao, Fengkuang Chiang, Erik Cambria. (07/2025). arXiv. http://arxiv.org/pdf/2507.03868v1
Autonomous AI Surveillance: Multimodal Deep Learning for Cognitive and Behavioral Monitoring
Ameer Hamza, Zuhaib Hussain But, Umar Arif, Samiya, M. Abdullah Asad, Muhammad Naeem. (07/2025). arXiv. http://arxiv.org/pdf/2507.01590v1
Teacher training in the age of AI: Impact on AI Literacy and Teachers' Attitudes
Julia Lademann, Jannik Henze, Nadine Honke, Caroline Wollny, Sebastian Becker-Genschow. (07/2025). arXiv. http://arxiv.org/pdf/2507.03011v1
Benchmarking the Pedagogical Knowledge of Large Language Models
Maxime Lelievre, Amy Waldock, Meng Liu, Natalia Valdes Aspillaga, Alasdair Mackintosh, Mar’a JosŽ Ogando Portela, Jared Lee, Paul Atherton, Robin A. A. Ince, Oliver G. B. Garrod. (07/2025). arXiv. http://arxiv.org/pdf/2506.18710v3
Computer Vision for Objects used in Group Work: Challenges and Opportunities
Changsoo Jung, Sheikh Mannan, Jack Fitzgerald, Nathaniel Blanchard. (06/2025). arXiv. http://arxiv.org/pdf/2507.00224v1
Where is AIED Headed? Key Topics and Emerging Frontiers (2020-2024)
Shihui Feng, Huilin Zhang, Dragan Gasevic. (06/2025). arXiv. http://arxiv.org/pdf/2506.20971v1
Confucius3-Math: A Lightweight High-Performance Reasoning LLM for Chinese K-12 Mathematics Learning
Lixin Wu, Na Cai, Qiao Cheng, Jiachen Wang, Yitao Duan. (06/2025). arXiv. http://arxiv.org/pdf/2506.18330v2
Language Bottleneck Models: A Framework for Interpretable Knowledge Tracing and Beyond
Antonin Berthon, Mihaela van der Schaar. (06/2025). arXiv. http://arxiv.org/pdf/2506.16982v1
