AI is neither entirely good nor entirely bad. When someone provides examples of how it can genuinely help 'teach", they must be "AI boosters" —as if they could not possibly offer a valid, counter viewpoint. That says a lot more about your rigid mindset, IMHO. Tech is nuanced, not black or white.
It's a shit study that I would use as an example of bad research in an intro to sociology methods class.
I’m just a simple high school AP Research teacher and I have a lot of issues with this. We are scoring it using the rubric, right?
Common sense - AI interactive agent (teaching) a human in far-off places where there are no universities or real education options or "teachers" is a good thing for that kid and that kid's community—hard stop. No study needed to know this. More studies avail as you know. www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15...
Of course that’s “common sense” but the question isn’t ai or nothing.
It can't even spell blueberry. It thinks there are three of the letter r in it. That kid abandoned in Antarctica might as well learn from a penguin.
I mean, why shouldn’t they take a Harvard freshman physics class and compare the outcomes of one single lesson against another single lesson and declare the revolutionary transformative potential of AI to be real, what could be wrong with that
Just read through it. If the "active learning" component of this physics class is defined, I missed it. If its just a flipped classroom...the modest improvements probably don't mean much. Can AI pedagogy forst critical thinking, at scale? That's I think a key question.
It’s also a great example of how seductive the supposed superiority and ‘objectivity’ of certain methods like RCTs are. Given the reception of the study.
The word cloud has Artificial Intelligence and Inclusive Education in big font, so you know the tech has clear educational benefits 🙃 www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15...
"It's a pivotal tool in inclusive education?" Do these people know what any of those words mean?
No.
It’s pretty easy to dismiss someone’s argument as “black and white” when you ignore every specific counterpoint they provided. I’m skeptical of LLMs but ChatGPT should be able to help you come up with better strawmen.
I think you just seek to argue. I did not dismiss anyone I suggested that things are more nuanced than simply black or white. Your response makes my point. Have a nice eve