Children on ChatGPT Readability in an Educational Context

Myth or Opportunity?

Conference Paper (2023)
Author(s)

Emiliana Murgia (University of Genova)

Maria Soledad Pera (TU Delft - Web Information Systems)

Monica Landoni (University of Twente)

Theo Huibers (University of Lugano)

Research Group
Web Information Systems
Copyright
© 2023 Emiliana Murgia, M.S. Pera, Monica Landoni, Theo Huibers
DOI related publication
https://doi.org/10.1145/3563359.3596996
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Publication Year
2023
Language
English
Copyright
© 2023 Emiliana Murgia, M.S. Pera, Monica Landoni, Theo Huibers
Research Group
Web Information Systems
Pages (from-to)
311-316
ISBN (electronic)
9781450398916
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Abstract

In this work, we present the results of a preliminary exploration aiming to understand whether the use of ChatGPT in an educational context can be an asset to meet the specific needs of the students. In particular, we focus on the possibility of adapting the responses to online inquiries related to the primary school curriculum to meet the expectations of readers with different literacy levels. The analysis of feedback elicited from children (9- to 10-year-olds) in three 4th grade classrooms indicates that ChatGPT can adapt its responses to the 4th grade level. However, it still needs improvement to reach the right level of readability. Outcomes from this work can inspire future research directions involving technologies like ChatGPT to adapt learning paths to suit a broad range of students with varied cognitive skills. The potential of such tools to support teachers in their effort to adapt to individual learning needs is still to be fully exploited.

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