Summary of Data Augmentation For Sparse Multidimensional Learning Performance Data Using Generative Ai, by Liang Zhang et al.
Data Augmentation for Sparse Multidimensional Learning Performance Data Using Generative AI
by Liang Zhang, Jionghao Lin, John Sabatini, Conrad Borchers, Daniel Weitekamp, Meng Cao, John Hollander, Xiangen Hu, Arthur C. Graesser
First submitted to arxiv on: 24 Sep 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This paper proposes a systematic framework for addressing data sparsity in learning performance data, a common challenge in adaptive learning systems like intelligent tutoring systems (ITSs). The framework uses tensor factorization to impute missing values in sparse tensors of collected learner data, grounded on knowledge tracing tasks that predict missing performance values based on real observations. The authors also explore two forms of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI): Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) and Generate Pre-Trained Transformers (GPT), to generate data associated with different clusters of learner data. They tested their approach on an adult literacy dataset from AutoTutor lessons developed for Adult Reading Comprehension (ARC). The results show that tensor factorization improves knowledge mastery prediction, while GAN-based simulation demonstrates greater stability and less statistical bias compared to GPT. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This research paper is about making it easier to predict how well someone will do on a test or assignment based on their previous answers. The problem is that the data they use is often missing important information, which makes it hard to make accurate predictions. The authors came up with a new way to fill in those gaps using special math techniques and artificial intelligence tools. They tested this method on a dataset of adult literacy learners and found that it worked better than other methods at predicting how well someone would do. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Gan » Gpt
