FoL 2026
AIED

Developing Authentic Simulated Learners for Mathematics Teacher Learning: Insights from Three Approaches with Large Language Models

Fri Jul 3, 2:15 PM–2:30 PM · R2 (Auditorium Meeting 2)
★ Notable speakers
Dionne Cross Francis — Mathematics teacher education and culturally relevant math/science curricula

Compares three LLM-based approaches for building simulated learners that mathematics teachers can practice with, offering insights into what makes synthetic students authentic and useful for teacher learning.

Authors

Jie Cao, Ha Nguyen, Selim Yavuz, Boran Yu, Shuguang Wang, Pavneet Kaur Bharaj, Dionne Cross Francis