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arXiv
Ongoing advancements in Generative AI (GenAI) have boosted the potential of
applying long-standing learning-by-teaching practices in the form of a
teachable agent (TA). Despite the recognized roles and opportunities of TAs,
less is known about how GenAI could create synergy or introduce challenges in
TAs and how students perceived the application of GenAI in TAs. This study
explored middle school students perceived roles, benefits, and challenges of
GenAI-powered TAs in an authentic mathematics classroom. Through classroom
observation, focus-group interviews, and open-ended surveys of 108 sixth-grade
students, we found that students expected the GenAI-powered TA to serve as a
learning companion, facilitator, and collaborative problem-solver. Students
also expressed the benefits and challenges of GenAI-powered TAs. This study
provides implications for the design of educational AI and AI-assisted
instruction.
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Who is the user?
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