AI in Education

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AI in Education develops and evaluates tools such as intelligent tutoring systems, knowledge tracing, adaptive feedback, and large language model tutors grounded in course materials. These systems aim to personalize instruction, assist teachers with tasks like feedback and grading, and expand access to learning support. Researchers assess them through classroom studies, subject-specific benchmarks, learning-outcome measures, and audits of accuracy, bias, privacy, and accessibility. A central tension is that AI can improve performance during assisted tasks without necessarily building durable, independent skills, so effective use depends on pedagogy, human oversight, and evidence from real learning settings.

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  1. Tailoring AI-Driven Reading Scaffolds to the Distinct Needs of Neurodiverse Learners

    Mar 30, 2026Soufiane Jhilal, Eleonora Pasqua, Caterina Marchesi +2AI in Education

    Sony Computer Sciences Laboratories, Paris, France · Institut de l’Audition - Institut Pasteur, Paris, France · Université Paris Cité, France +3

  2. Mapping data literacy trajectories in K-12 education

    Mar 30, 2026Robert Whyte, Manni Cheung, Katharine Childs +2Computer Science EducationAI in Education

    Raspberry Pi Foundation, United Kingdom · University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

  3. Evaluating LLMs for Answering Student Questions in Introductory Programming Courses

    Mar 30, 2026Thomas Van Mullem, Bart Mesuere, Peter DawyndtAI in EducationGenerative AI in Education

  4. SLOW: Strategic Logical-inference Open Workspace for Cognitive Adaptation in AI Tutoring

    Mar 30, 2026Yuang Wei, Ruijia Li, Bo JiangIntelligent Tutoring SystemsAI in Education

    Shanghai Institute of Artificial Intelligence for Education, Shanghai, China

  5. Understanding Teacher Revisions of Large Language Model-Generated Feedback

    Mar 29, 2026Conrad Borchers, Luiz Rodrigues, Newarney Torrezão da Costa +2AI in EducationGenerative AI in Education

    Carnegie Mellon University · Federal Technological University of Paraná – UTFPR · Instituto Federal Goiano – IF Goiano +1

  6. Where Does AI Leave a Footprint? Children's Reasoning About AI's Environmental Costs

    Mar 28, 2026Aayushi Dangol, Robert Wolfe, Nisha Devasia +3AI LiteracyResponsible AI

    University of Washington Seattle, WA, USA · Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ, USA · University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  7. Personalizing Mathematical Game-based Learning for Children: A Preliminary Study

    Mar 26, 2026Jie Gao, Adam K. DubéMathematics EducationGame-Based Learning

    McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

  8. Evaluating adaptive and generative AI-based feedback and recommendations in a knowledge-graph-integrated programming learning system

    Mar 26, 2026Lalita Na Nongkhai, Jingyun Wang, Adam Wynn +1AI in EducationGenerative AI in Education

    Graduate School of Engineering, Kochi University of Technology, Kochi, Japan · Department of Computer Science, Durham University, Durham, UK

  9. When AI Meets Early Childhood Education: Large Language Models as Assessment Teammates in Chinese Preschools

    Mar 25, 2026Xingming Li, Runke Huang, Yanan Bao +3Educational AssessmentAutomated Evaluation

    National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China · The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China · University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

  10. Signals Are Not States: Neuro-Symbolic Safeguards for Culturally Aware Classroom AI

    Mar 24, 2026Sina Bagheri NezhadAI in EducationAI Safety Evaluation

    Independent Researcher, Seattle, WA, USA

  11. Subjective-Graph LLM Agents for Simulating Uncertainty in Classroom Social Perception

    Mar 21, 2026Jinming Yang, Xinyu Jiang, Xinshan Jiao +1Multi-Agent LLM SystemsOpinion Dynamics

    Complex Lab, School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China · Department of Computer Science, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong · School of Health and Medical Technology, Chengdu Neusoft University, Chengdu,2026 China

  12. AI in Work-Based Learning: Understanding the Purposes and Effects of Intelligent Tools Among Student Interns

    Mar 20, 2026John Paul P. Miranda, Rhiziel P. Manalese, Sheila M. Geronimo +5AI in EducationGenerative AI in Education

    Pampanga State University, Pampanga, Philippines · University of the East, Manila, Philippines

  13. From Understanding to Creation: A Prerequisite-Free AI Literacy Course with Technical Depth Across Majors

    Mar 19, 2026Amarda ShehuAI LiteracyAI in Education

    Professor of Computer Science; Vice President and Chief AI Officer, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

  14. "You've got a friend in me": Co-Designing a Peer Social Robot for Young Newcomers' Language and Cultural Learning

    Mar 19, 2026Neil Fernandes, Cheng Tang, Tehniyat Shahbaz +4Participatory DesignHuman-Robot Interaction

    University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada · United for Literacy, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  15. TeachingCoach: A Fine-Tuned Scaffolding Chatbot for Instructional Guidance to Instructors

    Mar 18, 2026Isabel Molnar, Peiyu Li, Si Chen +5Educational Dialogue SystemsEducational Technology

    University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, Indiana, USA

  16. Emotion-Aware Classroom Quality Assessment Leveraging IoT-Based Real-Time Student Monitoring

    Mar 17, 2026Hai Nguyen, Hieu Dao, Hung Nguyen +2AI in EducationAffective Computing

    Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology (PTIT), Km 10 Nguyen Trai Street, Ha Dong District, Hanoi, Vietnam

  17. When AI Agents Learn from Each Other: Insights from Emergent AI Agent Communities on OpenClaw for Human-AI Partnership in Education

    Mar 17, 2026Eason Chen, Ce Guan, Zhonghao Zhao +5AI in EducationMulti-Agent Collaboration

    Carnegie Mellon University, USA · GiveRep Labs, Virgin Islands (British) · Sui Foundation, Cayman Islands

  18. Assessing the Pedagogical Readiness of Large Language Models as AI Tutors in Low-Resource Contexts: A Case Study of Nepal's K-10 Curriculum

    Mar 17, 2026Pratyush Acharya, Prasansha Bharati, Yokibha Chapagain +2AI in EducationLLM Evaluation

  19. Customizing ChatGPT for Second Language Speaking Practice: Genuine Support or Just a Marketing Gimmick?

    Mar 16, 2026Fanfei MengAI in EducationPersonalized Language Models

    University of Pennsylvania

  20. Human-in-the-Loop LLM Grading for Handwritten Mathematics Assessments

    Mar 13, 2026Arne Vanhoyweghen, Vincent Holst, Melika Mobini +9Automated GradingAI in Education

    Data Analytics Lab, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussel, Belgium · School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA

  21. ELLA: Generative AI-Powered Social Robots for Early Language Development at Home

    Mar 12, 2026Victor Nikhil Antony, Shiye Cao, Shuning Wang +1Human-Robot InteractionSocial Robotics

    Johns Hopkins University, USA

  22. CHiL(L)Grader: Calibrated Human-in-the-Loop Short-Answer Grading

    Mar 12, 2026Pranav Raikote, Korbinian Randl, Ioanna Miliou +2Automated GradingAI in Education

    Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University, 164 25 Kista, Sweden

  23. Scaling Laws for Educational AI Agents

    Mar 12, 2026Mengsong Wu, Hao Hao, Shuzhen Bi +5AI in EducationGenerative AI in Education

    East China Normal University · Shanghai Innovation Institute

  24. EducaSim: Interactive Simulacra for CS1 Instructional Practice

    Mar 12, 2026Cameron Mohne, Nicholas Vo, Dora Demszky +1AI in EducationComputer Science Education

    Stanford University, California, USA

  25. Beyond Passive Viewing: A Pilot Study of a Hybrid Learning Platform Augmenting Video Lectures with Conversational AI

    Mar 10, 2026Mohammed Abraar, Raj Abhijit Dandekar, Rajat Dandekar +1Educational TechnologyAI in Education

    Vizuara AI Labs

  26. Optimizing LLM Annotation of Classroom Discourse through Multi-Agent Orchestration

    Mar 8, 2026Bakhtawar Ahtisham, Kirk Vanacore, Rene F. KizilcecLLM-Assisted AnnotationAI in Education

    Cornell University, USA

  27. Inference Energy and Latency in AI-Mediated Education: A Learning-per-Watt Analysis of Edge and Cloud Models

    Mar 4, 2026Kushal KhemaniPower-Efficient InferenceOn-Device Language Model Inference

    Billabong High International School, Hadapsar, Pune, 411028, Maharashtra, India.

  28. The Empty Quadrant: AI Teammates for Embodied Field Learning

    Mar 4, 2026Hyein Kim, Sung ParkAI in EducationHuman-AI Collaboration

    School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Taejae University

  29. STEM Faculty Perspectives on Generative AI in Higher Education

    Mar 4, 2026Akila de Silva, Isabel Hyo Jung Song, Hui Yang +1Higher EducationGenerative AI in Education

    Department of Computer Science, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco, CA 94132 USA

  30. A debate game about societal impacts of Artificial Intelligence

    Mar 4, 2026Carole Adam, Cedric LauradouxAI LiteracyEducational Technology

    MCF, LIG, Univ. Grenoble-Alpes · Univ. Grenoble-Alpes, INRIA Privatics