Spotlight Research
Scaling Up Computer Science Education for Students with Disabilities
Supported by a $100,000 grant from Google, UF researchers and Broward County Public Schools are launching a professional development program that focuses on providing teachers with strategies and resources to expand access to computer science for students with disabilities.
UF partners on NSF-funded National Artificial Intelligence Research Institute focused on STEM learning
The National Science Foundation has selected a team of scientists from the University of Florida and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to lead a $20 million institute to advance artificial intelligence to promote STEM education.
UF’s AI in Education Workshop brings leading AI researchers together
During the University of Florida’s AI in Education Workshop, leading researchers discussed how artificial intelligence is changing the landscape of education, creating opportunities for personalized learning and enhancing experiences as we progress into the future.
Published Research
Artificial Intelligence Unplugged: Designing Unplugged Activities for a Conversational AI Summer Camp
Abstract As conversational AI apps such as Siri and Alexa become ubiquitous among children, the CS education community has begun leveraging this popularity as a potential opportunity to attract young learners to AI, CS, and STEM learning. However, teaching...
An engagement-aware predictive model to evaluate problem-solving performance from the study of adult skills’ (PIAAC 2012) process data
Abstract The benefits of incorporating process information in a large-scale assessment with the complex micro-level evidence from the examinees (i.e., process log data) are well documented in the research across large-scale assessments and learning analytics. This...
Automated Feedback for Student Math Responses Based on Multi-Modality and Fine-Tuning
Abstract Open-ended mathematical problems are a commonly used method for assessing students’ abilities by teachers. In previous automated assessments, natural language processing focusing on students’ textual answers has been the primary approach. However,...