The Adaptive ICAP Tutor: AI for Scaffolding Constructive Mindset

Presenters:
Sameena Hossain & Kurt VanLehn

The ICAP Tutor is an adaptive AI model built on Gemini, designed to train educators in the ICAP (Interactive, Constructive, Active, Passive) theory of learning. Instead of static content, it features a dynamic flow that diagnoses a user's comprehension, enforces an 80% mastery threshold on core concepts, and guides them through customizing lessons using open-ended, contextualized upgrade questions. It demonstrates AI's power to provide personalized, high-stakes instructional design training.