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Do different learners need different forms of AI support?
Introduction
Introduction
Below, you will meet three cognitively diverse learners in the Genially. A cognitively diverse learner is someone whose way of thinking and learning differs from others, and who may benefit from flexible, inclusive teaching approaches that recognize and support those differences. We want you to infer whether the current AI tools used are adapting to the learners performance, or to their actual cognitive needs.
So how can AI address cognitive needs?
So how can AI address cognitive needs?
AI is progressively getting smarter at detecting cognitive variability. In particular, there are Artificial Intelligence in Education Technologies developed such as Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS) that perform functions of the like. Notebook LM, Napkin AI, Goblin Tools, Chat GPT, MS Copilot, and Elicit all fall under the AIED umbrella, although not all may be ITS. The University of Cambridge underwent a study that analyzed data of students who were struggling in school using AI. “AI identified four areas of learning difficulties based on granular measures of listening, memory, spatial reasoning, and problem-solving”. (Holmes et al., 2019) The researchers found that diagnosing struggling learners based on these four clusters was both more accurate and useful with addressing individual learning needs, compared to using the broad labels of “ADHD, dyslexia, or autism” as there can be an ambiguous spectrum attached to those learning disabilities. This proves that AI does play a positive role in understanding cognitive diversity.
Try It Yourself
Choose one of the Learner Profiles from the genially above: (Alexis, Alex, Jordan)
Insert the following prompt in ChatGPT pretending you are one of those learners:
"I am studying photosynthesis. I sometimes struggle with [insert the cognitive need from your chosen learner profile]. Please explain photosynthesis in a way that supports this need. Help me understand the process without completing all of the thinking for me. Include a short way for me to check whether I can explain the idea independently."
How well do you think it did? (Respond in the Mentimeter below)
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