From Recall to Reasoning: Automated Question Generation for Deeper Math Learning through Large Language Models
This work helps educators optimize AI-assisted content creation for math education, though it appears incremental in addressing known limitations of current GenAI systems.
The researchers investigated how generative AI can create high-quality math practice problems for advanced courses, finding that while GenAI can produce problems with minimal support, providing examples and relevant content significantly improves output quality.
Educators have started to turn to Generative AI (GenAI) to help create new course content, but little is known about how they should do so. In this project, we investigated the first steps for optimizing content creation for advanced math. In particular, we looked at the ability of GenAI to produce high-quality practice problems that are relevant to the course content. We conducted two studies to: (1) explore the capabilities of current versions of publicly available GenAI and (2) develop an improved framework to address the limitations we found. Our results showed that GenAI can create math problems at various levels of quality with minimal support, but that providing examples and relevant content results in better quality outputs. This research can help educators decide the ideal way to adopt GenAI in their workflows, to create more effective educational experiences for students.