arXiv:2608. 03952v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly used to provide conversational practice for English-as-a-second-language (ESL) learners.
By Dongjie Yang, Siyan Lin, Leixian Shen, Rui Sheng, Huamin Qu, Zixin Chen
arXiv:2603. 28553v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Instructional alignment, the match between intended cognition and enacted activity, is central to effective instruction but hard to operationalize at scale.
By Conrad Borchers, Valdemar \v{S}v\'abensk\'y, Sandesh K. Kafle, Kevin K. Tang, Jan Vykopal
arXiv:2606. 18617v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: There exist numerous tutor training platforms.
By Danielle R. Thomas, Marie Cynthia Abijuru Kamikazi, Clara Brandt, Conrad Borchers, Kenneth R. Koedinger
arXiv:2606. 05793v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: While LLM-based agents excel at individual tasks, effective collaboration with realistic human partners remains challenging.
By Hong Qian, Yuanhao Liu, Zihan Zhou, Zongbao Zhang, Hanjie Ge, Haotian Shi, Liang Dou, Xiangfeng Wang, Jingwen Yang, Aimin Zhou
arXiv:2607. 05571v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Large language models are increasingly explored as AI tutors, yet deploying them in K-12 settings raises concerns around privacy, cost, and reliance on proprietary models.
By H. Chad Lane, Bryson Kageler
arXiv:2608. 16924v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: This work-in-progress (WIP) innovative practice category paper presents LLM Odyssey, an open source, browser-based serious gaming platform comprising 13 interactive games for teaching Large Language Model (LLM) engineering concepts.
By Priyamvada Tripathi