CoachGPT用AI教练式辅导帮学生提升学术写作,边写边教不直接代写。
CoachGPT: A Scaffolding-based Academic Writing Assistant
- 基于专家指令拆解写作任务,分步引导而非直接输出文章
- 用户研究显示其提供个性化反馈,显著提升写作体验
- 适合资源有限或自学者,尤其对第二语言学习者有帮助
学术写作能力对学生成功至关重要,但缺乏指导时尤其在第二语言中易感压力。传统方式依赖教师或词典,难以普及。早期写作助手为规则系统,仅能检测拼写、主谓一致等基础错误,准确性差且无上下文理解。机器学习助手虽具备较强语言理解能力,但训练成本高。大语言模型(LLMs)能根据提示生成自然语言,但在教育中存在根本缺陷:仅生成文章而不传授知识,误用可能损害学习效果。为此,我们开发了CoachGPT,一个基于大语言模型的AI代理型网络应用,可接收教育者指令,将其转化为子任务,并利用LLM提供实时反馈与建议。该结构化的支架式设计使其区别于现有写作助手。相比其他工具,CoachGPT提供更沉浸式的写作体验与个性化指导。用户研究表明其有效性和大型语言模型在学术写作中的潜力。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Academic writing skills are crucial for students' success, but can feel overwhelming without proper guidance and practice, particularly when writing in a second language. Traditionally, students ask instructors or search dictionaries, which are not universally accessible. Early writing assistants emerged as rule-based systems that focused on detecting misspellings, subject-verb disagreements, and basic punctuation errors; however, they are inaccurate and lack contextual understanding. Machine learning-based assistants demonstrate a strong ability for language understanding but are expensive to train. Large language models (LLMs) have shown remarkable capabilities in generating responses in natural languages based on given prompts. Still, they have a fundamental limitation in education: they generate essays without teaching, which can have detrimental effects on learning when misused. To address this limitation, we develop CoachGPT, which leverages large language models (LLMs) to assist individuals with limited educational resources and those who prefer self-paced learning in academic writing. CoachGPT is an AI agent-based web application that (1) takes instructions from experienced educators, (2) converts instructions into sub-tasks, and (3) provides real-time feedback and suggestions using large language models. This unique scaffolding structure makes CoachGPT unique among existing writing assistants. Compared to existing writing assistants, CoachGPT provides a more immersive writing experience with personalized feedback and guidance. Our user studies prove the usefulness of CoachGPT and the potential of large language models for academic writing.
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