Mentigo: An Intelligent Agent for Mentoring Students in the Creative Problem Solving Process
Project Overview
The document explores the integration of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) in educational contexts, with a particular focus on a system named Mentigo, aimed at assisting middle school students in enhancing their Creative Problem Solving (CPS) abilities. It emphasizes the potential advantages of GAI, such as increased student engagement, stimulation of creativity, and improvement of critical thinking skills. Findings from a user experiment indicate that Mentigo effectively boosts both engagement and CPS skills among students, suggesting that GAI can play a significant role in transforming educational experiences. However, the document also addresses the challenges associated with implementing such advanced technologies in educational settings, underscoring the need for careful consideration of these obstacles in order to maximize the benefits of GAI in learning environments. Overall, the integration of GAI like Mentigo represents a promising avenue for enhancing educational outcomes and fostering essential skills in students, while also highlighting the importance of addressing implementation challenges to fully realize its potential.
Key Applications
Mentigo - an interactive AI-driven system for mentoring students in the Creative Problem Solving process.
Context: Middle school students engaged in real-world problem-solving tasks.
Implementation: Mentigo employs a structured six-stage CPS process and uses large language models to provide personalized feedback and guidance.
Outcomes: Significant improvements in student engagement and CPS skills, fostering deeper cognitive processes such as analysis and creativity.
Challenges: Challenges include the need for continuous and tailored guidance from teachers and the limited research on effective GAI integration in CPS.
Implementation Barriers
Resource Constraints
Teachers often face difficulties in providing continuous and tailored guidance due to resource limitations.
Proposed Solutions: GAI offers a scalable solution by acting as a mentor to support the CPS process.
Implementation Challenges
Integrating GAI into educational settings presents challenges related to teacher training and ensuring educational coherence.
Proposed Solutions: There is a need for structured strategies and guidelines for effective integration of GAI in classrooms.
Project Team
Siyu Zha
Researcher
Yujia Liu
Researcher
Chengbo Zheng
Researcher
Jiaqi XU
Researcher
Fuze Yu
Researcher
Jiangtao Gong
Researcher
Yingqing XU
Researcher
Contact Information
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Authors: Siyu Zha, Yujia Liu, Chengbo Zheng, Jiaqi XU, Fuze Yu, Jiangtao Gong, Yingqing XU
Source Publication: View Original PaperLink opens in a new window
Project Contact: Dr. Jianhua Yang
LLM Model Version: gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18
Analysis Provider: Openai