Potential Pitfalls of False Positives

Indrani Dey, Dana Gnesdilow, Rebecca Passonneau, Sadhana Puntambekar

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Abstract

Automated writing evaluation (AWE) systems automatically assess and provide students with feedback on their writing. Despite learning benefits, students may not effectively interpret and utilize AI-generated feedback, thereby not maximizing their learning outcomes. A closely related issue is the accuracy of the systems, that students may not understand, are not perfect. Our study investigates whether students differentially addressed false positive and false negative AI-generated feedback errors on their science essays. We found that students addressed nearly all the false negative feedback; however, they addressed less than one-fourth of the false positive feedback. The odds of addressing a false positive feedback was 99% lower than addressing a false negative feedback, representing significant missed opportunities for revision and learning. We discuss the implications of these findings in the context of students’ learning.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationArtificial Intelligence in Education. Posters and Late Breaking Results, Workshops and Tutorials, Industry and Innovation Tracks, Practitioners, Doctoral Consortium and Blue Sky - 25th International Conference, AIED 2024, Proceedings
EditorsAndrew M. Olney, Irene-Angelica Chounta, Zitao Liu, Olga C. Santos, Ig Ibert Bittencourt
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages469-476
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9783031643149
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Event25th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, AIED 2024 - Recife, Brazil
Duration: Jul 8 2024Jul 12 2024

Publication series

NameCommunications in Computer and Information Science
Volume2150 CCIS
ISSN (Print)1865-0929
ISSN (Electronic)1865-0937

Conference

Conference25th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, AIED 2024
Country/TerritoryBrazil
CityRecife
Period7/8/247/12/24

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Computer Science
  • General Mathematics

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