arXiv AI

Beyond Simple Input-Output Assessment Tasks: Leveraging Automated Programming Assessment for Non-Trivial Courses

The article discusses how machine learning exercises can be designed for automated assessment tools, framing them as deterministic input-output tasks. It emphasizes that this approach does not create a new grading system but enables existing platforms (e.g., VPL for Moodle, Codeforces, MOJ) to support AI education more effectively. The authors argue that integrating theory with practice through such exercises can foster dynamic, interactive AI courses.

arXiv AI
Aug 14

Assessment Design in the GenAI Era: The X1-X2-X3 Assessment Pattern for Testing Students' AI Literacy, Learning Outcomes, and Reflection

arXiv:2608. 12351v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has challenged the validity of unsupervised online assessment, especially in technical subjects where plausible answers can be produced with little effort.

By Riasat Islam (School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom), Thomas Roelleke (School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom)
arXiv AI
Aug 19

Analysis of Types of Inquiries in Student-AI Interaction: A case study of two CS2 tasks

The study examines the nature of questions students pose to generative AI during two CS2 programming tasks, classifying 830 interactions into 18 categories based on the Graesser taxonomy. Results reveal that a limited set of question types dominates student inquiries and that the distribution of question types shifts significantly as the task progresses.

By Matin Amoozadeh, Amin Alipour
arXiv AI
Sep 12

Generative AI performance in core undergraduate mathematics: a curriculum-level case study

The study examines how generative AI tools like ChatGPT perform on typical first‑year undergraduate mathematics assessment questions. By generating, transcribing, and blind‑marking AI responses to eight assessments covering the entire curriculum, the authors find that AI attains a first‑class level of performance, with consistency across modules that exceeds that of students in invigilated exams. The results suggest a need to redesign mathematics assessments to address the impact of generative AI.

By Benjamin J. Walker, Nikoleta Kalaydzhieva, Beatriz Navarro Lameda, Ruth A. Reynolds
arXiv AI
Aug 26

Learning to Grade Efficiently: A Bandit-Driven Prompt-Selection Framework for Low-Cost LLM Essay Scoring

The paper introduces a cost‑aware framework that treats each prompt type as an arm in a multi‑armed bandit controller, enabling adaptive selection of optimal prompting strategies during inference for automated essay scoring. Experiments on IELTS Writing Task 2 essays demonstrate that this bandit-driven approach achieves comparable scoring accuracy to exhaustive grid search while reducing LLM calls by 78.4%. The study also presents the first cost‑reliability learning curves for essay scoring, offering actionable insights for educational technology platforms balancing operational costs against assessment validity.

By Olga Manakina, Igor Bogdanov