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Theories of embodied learning emphasize that learning
processes are grounded in bodily actions and interactions
with the environment, suggesting that movements play a
fundamental role in problem solving, decision making, and
learning. This perspective holds particular relevance for
making-based learning settings, where patterns of movement
and spatial engagement can reveal strategic expertise.
Prior research has examined distinctions between students
who learned and did not learn, but manual coding of actions
presents scalability and real-time application challenges.
To address this gap, we develop a computer vision–based
analysis pipeline for automated detection and
characterization of hand movements during complex assembly
tasks. We apply this approach to video data of students
engaged in the assembly of a differential gearbox,
quantifying metrics such as amount and speed of movement.
Results indicate that learners show fewer right-hand
movements than novices and exhibit reduced movement speed,
with a progressive decline in speed as the task unfolds.
Non-learners, by contrast, display more uneven hand
movement speed. These findings highlight measurable
differences in actions of learners and non-learners, and
therefore have implications for learning support.
Specifically, the ability to computationally distinguish
movement profiles can inform the design of adaptive
learning interventions, providing real-time performance
assessment and targeted feedback for making-based learning.

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Thinking Through the Hands: An Exploratory Study of Hand Movements to Assess Students Problem-Solving in Mechanistic Reasoning Tasks

maker pedagogy

movement quantification

hand detection techniques

metrics of learning

hands-on problem-solving

**31st IEEE International Conference on Robot & Human Interactive Communication**
 This conference is a leading forum where state-of-the-art innovative results, the latest developments as well as future perspectives relating to robot and human interactive communication are presented and discussed.
 
 The conference covers a wide range of topics related to Robot and Human Interactive Communication, involving theories, methodologies, technologies, empirical and experimental studies. Papers related to the study of robotic technology, psychology, cognitive science, artificial intelligence, human factors, ethics and policies, interaction-based robot design and other topics related to human-robot interaction are welcome.
 
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 Social, asocial, and antisocial robots
 
 Robots are starting to populate our lives: at work, in our homes, hotels, shops. However, not everybody is comfortable with robots finding a place in society. For example, people may be afraid that robots will replace humans in their jobs. This belief is exacerbated by the media that, on one side, raise expectations of robots’ capabilities, while amplifying fears and worries on the other side.
 
 In the next years, due to the increasing request for interaction with people in social environments, academic research and market analyses predict that robots will become more and more “social”. But, at the same time, robots may incur the risk of being perceived as “asocial” as their pervasiveness in everyday environments may become an obstacle to social interaction between humans. Or they may even be rejected as “antisocial” if researchers do not take care to develop robots that behave according to the customs and habits of the communities where they are expected to operate.
 
 To prevent this from happening, robotic researchers can no longer take the luxury of being mere technicians. They must be capable of addressing all the challenges raised by future robot-populated communities in a multidisciplinary way. They need to share their knowledge with the public to make people aware of what robots really are, what expectations we can have from them, the risks we may incur, and the possible mitigation plans.
 
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As Artificial Intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly integrated into daily life, there is a growing need to equip the next generation with the ability to apply, interact with, evaluate, and collaborate with AI systems responsibly. Prior research highlights the urgent demand from K-12 educators for resources to teach students the ethical and effective use of AI in learning. To address this need, we designed an Large-Language Model (LLM)-based
module to teach prompt literacy. It includes scenario-based deliberate practice activities with direct interaction with intelligent LLM agents, aiming to foster secondary school students' responsible engagement with AI chatbots. We conducted two iterations of classroom deployment in 11 authentic secondary education classrooms, and evaluated 1) AI-based auto-grader's capability; 2) students' performance and attitude changes towards using AI for learning; and 3) the quality of learning and assessment materials. Results indicate that this AI-based auto-grader can perform grading
with satisfactory quality. In addition, the instructional materials supported learners in improving their prompting skills through practice and led to positive shifts in their perceptions of using AI for learning. Furthermore, data from Study 1 informed assessment revisions in Study 2. Analyses of item difficulty and discrimination showed that True/False and open-ended questions more effectively measured prompting literacy than multiple-choice questions for our target learners. These promising outcomes highlight the potential for broader deployment and underscore the need for future large-scale studies to further evaluate learning effectiveness and refine assessment design.

Learning to Use AI for Learning: Teaching Responsible Use of AI Chatbot to K-12 Students Through an AI Literacy Module

Artificial intelligence offers powerful methods for audio
processing and analysis but complex workflows and required
programming skills often limit access for students and
domain experts like marine bioacousticians and soundscape
ecologists. We present an application “Sound-AI”, a code
free and interactive tool that lowers these barriers by
providing users to construct and explore complete AI
pipeline for audio data analysis. Starting from raw
recordings, users can choose from various feature
extraction techniques (MFCC, OpenL3), apply dimensionality
reduction method (PCA, t-SNE, UMAP), and optionally perform
unsupervised clustering (K-Means, GMM, DBSCAN). The results
are displayed in an interactive 2D visualization where user
can compare multiple plots by varying multiple techniques
i.e. t-SNE vs PCA. Interactive plots allow selection of
points or clusters of interest, visualize spectrograms in
desired frequency range, and play audio clip of associated
points. An integrated ‘Help’ feature provides explanation
of each method (i.e. what it is, how it works and practical
use in different domains like bioacoustics), fostering both
conceptual understanding and practical skill. For
precomputed features or embeddings, this tool also supports
training and evaluating various machine learning algorithms
with visual feedback. By merging accessibility,
interactivity, pedagogy, and domain relevance, “Sound-AI”
demystifies AI methods for interdisciplinary education and
supporting research in audio analysis.

Sound-AI: A Pedagogical Tool for Exploring AI in Audio and Bioacoustic Research

This paper considers the development of an AI-based
provably-correct mathematical proof tutor. While Large
Language Models (LLMs) allow seamless communication in
natural language, they are error prone. Theorem provers
such as Lean allow for provable-correctness, but these are
hard for students to learn. We present a proof-of-concept
system (LeanTutor) by combining the complementary strengths
of LLMs and theorem provers. LeanTutor is composed of three
modules: (i) an autoformalizer/proof-checker, (ii) a
next-step generator, and (iii) a natural language feedback
generator. To evaluate the system, we introduce PeanoBench,
a dataset of 371 Peano Arithmetic proofs in human-written
natural language and formal language, derived from the
Natural Numbers Game.

LeanTutor: Towards a Verified AI Mathematical Proof Tutor

Multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are central to instruction and assessment, with distractors revealing student understanding and misconceptions. However, creating high-quality distractors is time-consuming, especially for emerging domains like K–12 AI education. This study explores using generative AI to support distractor creation in a self-paced online module integrating AI and Algebra 1. Five MCQs were selected to compare distractors written by human developers and ChatGPT, using expert reviews and log data from 80 students. Experts rated human distractors higher overall, though AI ones consistently ranked second. Log analysis showed human distractors drew more initial selections, while students who chose AI distractors spent more time engaging without differences in hint use or revisits. Transition patterns across attempts suggest AI-generated distractors can effectively guide students toward correct answers, highlighting their potential for scalable MCQ design.

Brains vs. Algorithms? How Experts and Students See AI-Generated Distractors

Educational question generation (EQG) is a crucial
component of intelligent educational systems, significantly
aiding self-assessment, active learning, and personalized
education. While EQG systems have emerged, existing
datasets typically rely on predefined, carefully edited
texts, failing to represent real-world classroom content,
including lecture speech with a set of complementary
slides. To bridge this gap, we collect a dataset of
educational questions based on lectures from real-world
classrooms. On this realistic dataset, we find that current
methods for EQG struggle with accurately generating
questions from educational videos, particularly in aligning
with specific timestamps and target answers. Common
challenges include selecting informative contexts from
extensive transcripts and ensuring generated questions
meaningfully incorporate the target answer. To address the
challenges, we introduce a novel framework utilizing large
language models (LLMs) for dynamically selecting and
rewriting contexts based on target timestamps and answers
in lecture videos. First, our framework selects contexts
from both lecture transcripts and video keyframes based on
answer relevance and temporal proximity. Then, we integrate
the contexts selected from both modalities and rewrite them
into answer-containing knowledge statements, to enhance the
logical connection between the contexts and the desired
answer. This approach significantly improves the quality
and relevance of the generated questions.

Context Selection and Rewriting for Video-based Educational Question Generation

As generative AI rapidly enters higher education, its
cognitive, motivational, and social impacts across various
disciplines remain underexplored. This qualitative study
investigates the impact of disciplinary epistemologies and
individual digital literacy on AI-assisted academic English
reading among Chinese EFL undergraduates. Guided by
Cognitive Load Theory and Self-Determination Theory, we
studied 45 students at a Hong Kong university across
hard/pure and soft/applied fields. Open-ended
questionnaires and 32 interviews were analyzed via hybrid
thematic analysis, with intercoder agreement above 85% and
member-checking. Participants in soft/applied fields more
often reported AI reducing extraneous load and supporting
deeper semantic elaboration, whereas reports in hard/pure
fields more frequently described surface-level support
(e.g., glossing terminology). Excessive reliance was
associated with cognitive offloading and an illusory sense
of mastery, shaped by digital literacy and metacognitive
awareness. Socially, AI sometimes displaced routine
exchanges but, when integrated into group contexts,
facilitated higher-order collaboration. The study
elaborates applications of CLT and SDT by showing how
disciplinary and individual factors shape AI’s cognitive
and motivational roles. Practically, it proposes
discipline-sensitive design principles, metacognitive
prompts, clear usage boundaries, and interaction-focused
affordances, pointing to deployable interventions (e.g.,
self-check tasks, staged AI fade-out scaffolds, reflective
prompts). Ethical approval and consent were obtained.

Generative AI as a Cognitive Co-Participant: Disciplinary Modulation of EFL Academic Reading Load and Motivation

Large Language Models (LLMs) have shown immense potential
in education, automating tasks like quiz generation and
content summarization. However, generating effective
presentation slides introduces unique challenges due to the
complexity of multimodal content creation and the need for
precise, domain-specific information. Existing LLM-based
solutions often fail to produce reliable and informative
outputs, limiting their educational value. To address these
limitations, we introduce SlideBot - a modular, multi-agent
slide generation framework that integrates LLMs with
retrieval, structured planning, and code generation.
SlideBot is organized around three pillars:
informativeness, ensuring deep and contextually grounded
content; reliability, achieved by incorporating external
sources through retrieval; and practicality, which enables
customization and iterative feedback through instructor
collaboration. It incorporates evidence-based instructional
design principles from Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) and the
Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning (CTML), using
structured planning to manage intrinsic load and consistent
visual macros to reduce extraneous load and enhance
dual-channel learning. Within the system, specialized
agents collaboratively retrieve information, summarize
content, generate figures, and format slides using LATEX,
aligning outputs with instructor preferences through
interactive refinement. Evaluations from domain experts and
students in AI and biomedical education show that SlideBot
consistently enhances conceptual accuracy, clarity, and
instructional value. These findings demonstrate SlideBot’s
potential to streamline slide preparation while ensuring
accuracy, relevance, and adaptability in higher education.

SlideBot: A Multi-Agent Framework for Generating Informative, Reliable, Multi-Modal Presentations

Many AI-based code assistants, particularly those powered
by Large Language Models (LLMs), provide complete
solutions, which can reduce active problem solving and
limit incidental learning, the acquisition of knowledge as
a byproduct of task engagement. Such learning requires
active participation rather than passive acceptance of
AI-generated answers, which might be incorrect. This study
examines how incidental learning can be supported through
guided interaction. We present LeetCoach, an LLM-assisted
coding platform that applies a cognitive forcing strategy,
prompting learners to reflect and take incremental steps
instead of receiving full solutions. Using LeetCode-style
questions, we conducted a pilot study with novice and
advanced college programmers who completed tasks under
assisted and unassisted conditions. Novices showed
substantial post-test gains despite receiving AI guidance
only during the intervention, suggesting that incidental
exposure improved later performance. Advanced learners
showed smaller gains. Across both groups, participants
required fewer debugging attempts in the post-test compared
to earlier stages, indicating improved debugging efficiency
and algorithmic understanding. These findings provide early
evidence that LLMs can be designed to promote indirect
learning while shaping problem-solving strategies. This
work offers a proof of concept for cognitively informed
tutoring systems in computer science education and
discusses implications for integrating LLMs to enhance both
immediate outcomes and lasting skill development.

How Does LLM-powered Coding Assistance Shape Incidental Learning? Exploring Cognitive Forcing Strategies in Programming Education

Automated scoring of written constructed responses
typically relies on separate models per task, straining
computational resources, storage, and maintenance in
real-world education settings. We propose
\textsc{UniMoE-Guided}, a knowledge-distilled multi-task
Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) approach that transfers expertise
from multiple task-specific large models (teachers) into a
single compact, deployable model (student). The student
combines (i) a shared encoder for cross-task
representations, (ii) a gated MoE block that balances
shared and task-specific processing, and (iii) lightweight
task heads. Trained with both ground-truth labels and
teacher guidance, the student matches strong task-specific
models while being far more efficient to train, store, and
deploy. Beyond efficiency, the MoE layer improves transfer
and generalization: experts develop reusable skills that
boost cross-task performance and enable rapid adaptation to
new tasks with minimal additions and tuning. On nine
NGSS-aligned science-reasoning tasks (seven for
training/evaluation and two held out for adaptation),
\textsc{UniMoE-Guided} attains performance comparable to
per-task models while using ~6x less storage than
maintaining separate students, and 87x less than the
20B-parameter teacher. The method offers a practical path
toward scalable, reliable, and resource-efficient automated
scoring for classroom and large-scale assessment systems.

Generalizable and Efficient Automated Scoring with a Knowledge-Distilled Multi-Task Mixture-of-Experts

Early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) remains a major challenge due to the subtle and temporally irregular progression of structural brain changes in the prodromal stages. Existing deep learning approaches require large longitudinal datasets and often fail to model the temporal continuity and modality irregularities inherent in real-world clinical data. To address these limitations, we propose the Diffusion-Guided Attention Network (DiGAN), which integrates latent diffusion modelling with attention-guided convolutional network. The diffusion model synthesizes realistic longitudinal neuroimaging trajectories from limited training data, enriching temporal context and improving robustness to unevenly spaced visits. The attention-convolutional layer then captures discriminative structural–temporal patterns that distinguish cognitively normal subjects from those with mild cognitive impairment and subjective cognitive decline. Experiments on synthetic and ADNI datasets demonstrate that DiGAN outperforms existing state-of-the-art baselines, showing its potential for early-stage AD detection.

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