教师用AI生成学习材料,发现能有效提升英语学术写作课效果。
AI Slop or AI-enhancement? Student perceptions of AI-generated media for an English for Academic Purposes course
- 教师用AI工具批量生成视频、图表等多模态补充材料。
- 学生更偏好与考试相关的视觉化内容,视频使用与成绩正相关。
- 合理设计可降低认知负荷,适合英语学习者自主补强。
人工智能检索增强生成(RAG)工具使教师能够大规模将课程内容转化为多样化多媒体资源。本实践研究在一所香港社区学院的英语学术用途(EAP)课程中,基于谷歌Notebook LM,为106名外语学习者生成视频、播客、信息图及个性化反馈报告。采用混合方法设计,包括问卷调查、半结构访谈与学业成绩的相关性分析,结合技术接受模型与认知负荷理论进行评估。结果显示,学生对材料的实用性与易用性评价较高,尤其偏爱与评估挂钩的视觉化和多模态内容,特别是视频与信息图。视频使用频率与学业成绩呈正相关;但认知负荷过高则与课程成绩负相关,表明材料复杂度需精准调控。值得注意的是,部分成绩较低的学生主动将其作为补救性支架使用。研究证明,教师引导下的RAG工具可实现传统方式难以达成的规模化个性化反馈,若契合学习目标与认知规律,能真正提升EAP教学生态,而非制造低质的AI垃圾。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Artificial intelligence (AI) retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) tools now enable educators to transform course materials into diverse multimedia at scale. However, it remains unclear whether such AI-generated content functions as a pedagogical scaffold or AI slop: high volume, low quality material. This innovative practice paper reports on the development, implementation, and evaluation of teacher-prompted, AI-generated supplemental materials in an English for Academic Purposes (EAP) course at a Hong Kong Community College. Using primarily Google Notebook LM, the instructor generated videos, podcasts, infographics, and individualized feedback reports from course materials and student work for 106 English as a Foreign Language learners. An explanatory sequential mixed-methods design comprising a survey, semi-structured interviews, and correlation analysis with academic scores was employed to examine students' preferences, perceptions, and learning outcomes. Findings are framed through the Technology Acceptance Model and Cognitive Load Theory. Students rated the materials highly for perceived usefulness and ease of use, and preferred assessment-linked content presented in visual and multimodal formats, particularly videos and infographics. Video preference correlated positively with academic performance; however, higher cognitive load was negatively associated with course grades, indicating that material complexity must be carefully calibrated. Notably, some lower-performing students independently adopted the materials as remedial scaffolds. The practice demonstrates that RAG tools enable scalable personalized feedback that would be less feasible through traditional methods. When aligned with student goals and cognitive principles, teacher-prompted AI generation can meaningfully enhance the EAP learning ecosystem rather than producing AI slop.
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