用AI助手辅助编程教学,提供个性化、课程约束的辅导。
An Experience Report on a Pedagogically Controlled, Curriculum-Constrained AI Tutor for SE Education
- 基于GPT-4和结构化提示,实现上下文感知的个性化答疑。
- 13名师生参与评估,学生认可低压力提问与分步引导。
- 无需训练模型,适合想快速落地AI辅导的教育机构。
人工智能在教育中的融合持续引发期待与质疑。尽管以往技术热潮多未达预期,但大语言模型(LLMs)的进展重新点燃了可扩展、个性化学业辅导的愿景。本文介绍为RockStartIT计划中数字编程与计算思维课程设计并试点评估的AI助教RockStartIT Tutor。该系统基于OpenAI的Assistant API调用GPT-4,采用新颖的提示策略与模块化语义标签知识库,为中学生提供情境感知、个性化且受课程约束的支持。我们通过技术接受模型(TAM)对13名学生与教师进行了评估。学习者赞赏其低风险提问环境及分步引导;教育者强调系统能减轻独立任务的认知负担,并补充课堂教学。主要挑战包括原型局限性、样本量小及需对目标年龄段进行长期研究。研究结果表明,一种无需模型训练的务实路径——通过结构与提示塑造行为——是可行的。我们主张将AI助教定位为赋能工具,而非教师替代品,其作用在于拓展反馈获取、激发探究欲,支持学校核心使命:帮助学生学习。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into education continues to evoke both promise and skepticism. While past waves of technological optimism often fell short, recent advances in large language models (LLMs) have revived the vision of scalable, individualized tutoring. This paper presents the design and pilot evaluation of RockStartIT Tutor, an AI-powered assistant developed for a digital programming and computational thinking course within the RockStartIT initiative. Powered by GPT-4 via OpenAI's Assistant API, the tutor employs a novel prompting strategy and a modular, semantically tagged knowledge base to deliver context-aware, personalized, and curriculum-constrained support for secondary school students. We evaluated the system using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) with 13 students and teachers. Learners appreciated the low-stakes environment for asking questions and receiving scaffolded guidance. Educators emphasized the system's potential to reduce cognitive load during independent tasks and complement classroom teaching. Key challenges include prototype limitations, a small sample size, and the need for long-term studies with the target age group. Our findings highlight a pragmatic approach to AI integration that requires no model training, using structure and prompts to shape behavior. We position AI tutors not as teacher replacements but as enabling tools that extend feedback access, foster inquiry, and support what schools do best: help students learn.
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