用强化学习与检索生成复杂物理题,确保可解且语言丰富。
Agentic Retrieval and Reinforcement Learned Equation Chains: A Controlled Generation Framework for Complex and Novel Physics Word Problems

- 先构建合法物理方程链,再动态检索概念生成题目
- 生成题目复杂度提升37%,可解率超90%且更新颖
- 适合教育AI、自动出题系统开发者使用
生成高质量、新颖且可解的物理应用题仍是教育内容生成中的难点。现有方法多沿用数学题生成思路,常导致题目模糊、不可解或结构简单,语言多样性不足。我们提出ARVRE(Agentic Retrieval Value Reinforced Equation-chain)两阶段框架:第一阶段采用离线时序差分学习构建有效的物理方程链,并通过代理式检索增强生成(RAG)动态选取主题相关概念与词汇,实现对题目结构与难度的显式控制;第二阶段利用大语言模型(LLM)将方程链和检索内容转化为自然语言物理题。该方法在保持数学正确性的基础上,提升了语言多样性和情境丰富性。人工与自动化评估显示,相比现有方法,ARVRE生成的问题更复杂、更新颖且可解率更高。结果表明,结合强化学习、检索与大模型可有效生成可靠教育物理题。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Generating high-quality Physics Word Problems (PWPs) that are novel, complex, and solvable remains a challenging and underexplored problem in educational content generation. Existing approaches, many adapted from Math Word Problem (MWP) generation, often produce ambiguous, unsolvable, or structurally simple questions with limited linguistic diversity. We introduce ARVRE (Agentic Retrieval Value Reinforced Equation-chain), a two-stage framework for generating diverse and mathematically valid PWPs. In the first stage, a form of offline temporal-difference learning is used to construct valid chains of physics equations, while an agentic retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) framework dynamically selects topic-specific concepts and vocabulary. This design enables explicit control over problem structure and difficulty. In the second stage, a Large Language Model (LLM) converts the equation chain and retrieved concepts into a natural-language physics question. By grounding generation in valid equation chains, our method preserves mathematical correctness while promoting linguistic diversity and contextual richness. Human and automated evaluations demonstrate that ARVRE generates PWPs that are more complex, novel, and solvable than those produced by existing approaches. These results highlight the potential of combining reinforcement learning, retrieval, and LLMs for reliable generation of educational physics content.
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