arXiv:2604.14786cs.AI2026-04

用认知演化模拟学生学习过程,让教育代理更像真人。

CogEvolution: A Human-like Generative Educational Agent to Simulate Student's Cognitive Evolution

论文配图:CogEvolution: A Human-like Generative Educational Agent to Simulate Student's Cognitive Evolution
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  • 基于ICAP理论量化学习者认知参与度
  • 用IRT模型模拟新旧知识整合,匹配真实学习曲线
  • 通过进化算法动态更新认知状态,适合教育研究与智能辅导

生成式代理凭借对人类行为的精准建模能力,已成为人工智能教育领域揭示学习者复杂认知过程的关键工具。然而现有教育代理多依赖静态人格设定,忽视实践互动中深层认知能力对学习效果的决定性作用,且难以刻画知识内化、迁移及认知状态转换的动态特性。为此,本文提出一种模拟学生认知演化的类人教育代理CogEvolution:首先基于认知心理学中的交互-建构-主动-被动(ICAP)分类体系构建认知深度感知器,实现学习者认知参与度的精确量化;其次提出基于项目反应理论(IRT)的记忆检索方法,模拟新旧知识间的联结与同化;最后设计基于进化算法的动态认知更新机制,实现学习行为与认知演化过程的实时融合。全面评估表明,CogEvolution在行为保真度与学习曲线拟合上显著优于基线模型,且能重现符合教育心理学预期的合理、稳健的认知演化路径,为构建高可解释性教育代理提供了新范式。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Generative Agents, owing to their precise modeling and simulation capabilities of human behavior, have become a pivotal tool in the field of Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIEd) for uncovering complex cognitive processes of learners. However, existing educational agents predominantly rely on static personas to simulate student learning behaviors, neglecting the decisive role of deep cognitive capabilities in learning outcomes during practice interactions. Furthermore, they struggle to characterize the dynamic fluidity of knowledge internalization, transfer, and cognitive state transitions. To overcome this bottleneck, this paper proposes a human-like educational agent capable of simulating student cognitive evolution: CogEvolution. Specifically, we first construct a cognitive depth perceptron based on the Interactive, Constructive, Active, Passive (ICAP) taxonomy from cognitive psychology, achieving precise quantification of learner cognitive engagement. Subsequently, we propose a memory retrieval method based on Item Response Theory (IRT) to simulate the connection and assimilation of new and prior knowledge. Finally, we design a dynamic cognitive update mechanism based on evolutionary algorithms to simulate the real-time integration of student learning behaviors and cognitive evolution processes. Comprehensive evaluations demonstrate that CogEvolution not only significantly outperforms baseline models in behavioral fidelity and learning curve fitting but also uniquely reproduces plausible and robust cognitive evolutionary paths consistent with educational psychology expectations, providing a novel paradigm for constructing highly interpretable educational agents.

教育人工智能认知建模生成代理学习演化

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