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Contributed Papers

AI in the Classroom: Research and Exploration

Thu, Aug 6, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Room CC-156A Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center
David PalmerChair
Section on Statistics and Data Science Education

7 Presentations

AI and Statistical Software: An Educator’s Perspective
10:35 AM - 10:50 AM
Ruth Hummel (JMP Statistical Discovery Software)
Co-authors: Russell Wolfinger (SAS Institute, Inc.)
AILLMEducationCodingInterpretationJMP
AI-Scaffolded, Student-Selected Secondary Data Research in Introductory Statistics: A Case Study
10:50 AM - 11:05 AM
Tierra Stimson (University of Arizona)
Statistics EducationStatistical ThinkingArtificial Intelligence Assisted LearningAuthentic Research ExperiencesStatistical LearningResearch Skill Development
An AI-Driven Redesign of Introductory Statistics Using ChatGPT Edu
11:05 AM - 11:20 AM
Katharine Gray (California State University, Chico)
Introductory statisticsAI-assisted learningPersonalized learningAI literacy
From Answer Generators to Thinking Partners: Scaffolded LLM Tutors in Statistics Education
11:20 AM - 11:35 AM
Anjana Yatawara (Missouri University of Science and Technology)
Co-authors: Alberto Cruz (co-author)
Artificial intelligenceprompt engineeringinquiry-based learningcomputational thinkingAI-assisted instructionEducational techniques
Leveraging Custom AI "Gems" for Personalized Student Support
11:35 AM - 11:50 AM
Jessica Kohlschmidt (The Ohio State University)
Google AIGoogle GemTeaching
LLM as Thought-Partner: Socratic AI Tutoring for Statistics Education
11:50 AM - 12:05 PM
Anthony Thrall (University of California, Berkeley Extension)
Socratic tutoringLarge language modelsStatistics educationAI-assisted learningExploratory data analysisHuman-AI collaboration
Process-Focused Data Science Pedagogy with Augmented AI: A Three-Semester Case Study with a Three-Step Dose-Response on Student Readiness
12:05 PM - 12:20 PM
Hong Pan (Simmons University)
Data Science EducationGenerative AIMastery LearningTeacher-AI CollaborationSelf-Regulated LearningJust-in-Time Teaching
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