Exploring LLM-based Student Simulation for Metacognitive Cultivation

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2502.11678v1
• Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2025 11:12:47 GMT
• Title: Exploring LLM-based Student Simulation for Metacognitive Cultivation
• Authors: Haoxuan Li, Jifan Yu, Xin Cong, Yang Dang, Yisi Zhan, Huiqin Liu, Zhiyuan Liu,
• Abstract summary: We propose a pipeline for automatically generating and filtering high-quality simulated student agents. Our work paves the way for broader applications in personalized learning and educational assessment.
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• Abstract: Metacognitive education plays a crucial role in cultivating students' self-regulation and reflective thinking, providing essential support for those with learning difficulties through academic advising. Simulating students with insufficient learning capabilities using large language models offers a promising approach to refining pedagogical methods without ethical concerns. However, existing simulations often fail to authentically represent students' learning struggles and face challenges in evaluation due to the lack of reliable metrics and ethical constraints in data collection. To address these issues, we propose a pipeline for automatically generating and filtering high-quality simulated student agents. Our approach leverages a two-round automated scoring system validated by human experts and employs a score propagation module to obtain more consistent scores across the student graph. Experimental results demonstrate that our pipeline efficiently identifies high-quality student agents, and we discuss the traits that influence the simulation's effectiveness. By simulating students with varying degrees of learning difficulties, our work paves the way for broader applications in personalized learning and educational assessment.

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