AIED

AI-Guided Inquiry and Scientific Problem Solving in STEM

Tue Jun 30, 10:45 AM–12:00 PM · North 206

Science & STEM Inquiry Intelligent Tutoring Systems Automated Feedback K-12 Education

★ Notable speakers

Xiaoming Zhai ★★ — AI and machine learning for science education assessment; automated scoring; GenAI in STEM

Gautam Biswas ★★ — Creator of Betty's Brain (learning-by-teaching AI system), open-ended learning environments for K-12 STEM, educational data mining, metacognitive scaffolding; Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engineering

Tiffany Barnes ★★ — Data-driven hint generation; intelligent tutoring systems; broadening participation in computing

Yi Song ★ — Argumentation learning progressions; automated scoring of written arguments; NLP for writing assessment

Guanliang Chen ★ — NLP for education; automated feedback generation; programming education; learning analytics

Shiyan Jiang ★ — AI integration across school subjects; computational approaches to STEM and science education; AI literacy and learner identity

Kristy Elizabeth Boyer ★ — Dialogue-based intelligent tutoring systems, tutorial dialogue strategy, computing education, collaborative learning, multimodal learning analytics

Maya Israel ★ — Inclusive K-12 computer science education; Universal Design for Learning in CS; students with disabilities in computing

AIED31 (HS) | Human-centered | Short-paper session

4 talks in this session

How Teacher-Expert Collaboration Shapes the Quality of AI-Supported Scientific Inquiry Learning

Xiaofei Zhou, Jiameng Wei, Clayton Cohn, Gautam Biswas, Guanliang Chen

Science & STEM Inquiry Human–AI Collaboration & Agency Teachers & Professional Development

AI Evaluation and Feedback to Support Middle-School Students’ Scientific Argumentation and Reasoning

Field M. Watts, Lei Liu, Teresa M. Ober, Yi Song, Euvelisse Jusino-Del Valle

Automated Feedback Automated Assessment & Scoring Science & STEM Inquiry

Democratizing Foundations of Problem-Solving with AI: A Breadth-First Search Curriculum for Middle School Students

Griffin Pitts, Kimia Fazeli, Tirth Bhatt, Jennifer Albert, Marnie Hill

Programming & CS Education Science & STEM Inquiry K-12 Education

An Attitude Paradox? Examining Ability Beliefs and Persistence Intentions in a Middle School Conversational AI Learning Experience

Xiaoyi Tian, Shan Zhang, Yukyeong Song, Tom McKlin, Kristy Elizabeth Boyer

Conversational AI & Chatbot Tutors Science & STEM Inquiry Motivation, Gamification & Engagement