Summary of Adapting Large Language Models For Education: Foundational Capabilities, Potentials, and Challenges, by Qingyao Li et al.
Adapting Large Language Models for Education: Foundational Capabilities, Potentials, and Challenges
by Qingyao Li, Lingyue Fu, Weiming Zhang, Xianyu Chen, Jingwei Yu, Wei Xia, Weinan Zhang, Ruiming Tang, Yong Yu
First submitted to arxiv on: 27 Dec 2023
Categories
- Main: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
- Secondary: Computation and Language (cs.CL)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary Machine learning educators can now provide students with real-time communication and tailored education through the development of large language models (LLMs). Traditional deep learning models have struggled to address diverse student obstacles due to their limited understanding of individual needs. LLMs, on the other hand, excel in comprehending personalized requests, making them a promising solution for educational systems. This paper reviews recent LLM research focused on educational capabilities such as mathematics, writing, programming, reasoning, and knowledge-based question answering. The authors investigate two aspects for each capability: the current state of LLMs regarding this capability and whether development methods are generalizable to construct a comprehensive educational supermodel. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Online education platforms can provide better student support by using large language models (LLMs). Traditional AI models struggle to understand individual students’ needs, but LLMs excel at comprehending personalized requests. This paper explores how LLMs can be used in education to help students with math, writing, programming, and other subjects. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Deep learning » Machine learning » Question answering
