🏷️ zone-of-proximal-development

> Ye et al. (2026) introduce **AgentSchool**, an LLM-driven multi-agent [[simulating-students|simulator]] that models learning as **state transition rather than prompted behavior**. It couples cogniti…

2026-08-12 · simulating-students, agentic-ai, multi-agent, adaptive-learning, knowledge-graph

> **Scaffolding** — structured support that helps learners accomplish tasks they cannot yet complete independently, with support fading as competence grows. In AI in education, scaffolding is the prim…

2026-08-09 · over-reliance, cognitive-load-theory, feedback-loop, ai-literacy, intelligent-tutoring

> Education AI is shifting from passive chatbots to **proactive agents** that initiate and pursue goals. This offers personalisation but risks undermining **learner agency and cognitive effort**. The …

2026-08-03 · agentic-ai, educational-theory, scaffolding, formative-assessment, metacognition

> **Ilya Mikhelson** — Submitted to Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence (2026).…

2026-08-03 · llm, generative-ai, assessment, automated-grading, assessment-validity

> **Principled AI Education Framework** — A principled way to think about AI in education: guidance for educators and policy makers on action based on goals, models of human learning, and use of techn…

2026-07-29 · ai-literacy, curriculum-design, instructional-design, generative-ai, scaffolding

> **Stanford Evidence Base: AI in K-12 Education** — A 2026 systematic review from the Stanford SCALE Initiative analyzing 818 papers on AI in K-12 education. The central finding is stark: only 20 stu…

2026-07-29 · k-12, ai-literacy, evidence, k-12-ai-education, ai-tutoring

> **MuTSE** (Roscan et al., 2026) addresses a critical need in **Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS)**: delivering content at the right reading level for each learner. > Human-in-the-loop evaluation fr…

2026-05-08 · intelligent-tutoring, nlp-education, adaptive-learning, human-in-the-loop, generative-ai

> Wiggins (1990) proposed AA as a counterbalance to standardised tests: direct examination of "student performance on worthy intellectual tasks." > Authentic assessment (AA) has evolved from workplace…

2026-05-07 · ai-ed-evaluation, ai-education, assessment, formative-assessment, higher-ed

> ProPACT constructs a real-time model of pair collaboration using three signals: > Most adaptive learning systems are individual-centric and reactive. **ProPACT** treats **collaboration itself as the…

2026-05-07 · intelligent-tutoring, adaptive-learning, scaffolding, higher-ed, formative-assessment

> 1. **Desirable difficulties** — General-purpose AI removes productive struggle; tutoring tools preserve it via graduated hints. 2. **Germane load** — Effective learning requires processing that feel…

2026-05-07 · intelligent-tutoring, llm, generative-ai, personalized-learning, scaffolding