Towards Pedagogical LLMs with Supervised Fine Tuning for Computing Education

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Hauptverfasser: Vassar, Alexandra, Renzella, Jake, Ross, Emily, Taylor, Andrew
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author Vassar, Alexandra
Renzella, Jake
Ross, Emily
Taylor, Andrew
author_facet Vassar, Alexandra
Renzella, Jake
Ross, Emily
Taylor, Andrew
contents This paper investigates supervised fine-tuning of large language models (LLMs) to improve their pedagogical alignment in computing education, addressing concerns that LLMs may hinder learning outcomes. The project utilised a proprietary dataset of 2,500 high quality question/answer pairs from programming course forums, and explores two research questions: the suitability of university course forums in contributing to fine-tuning datasets, and how supervised fine-tuning can improve LLMs' alignment with educational principles such as constructivism. Initial findings suggest benefits in pedagogical alignment of LLMs, with deeper evaluations required.
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spellingShingle Towards Pedagogical LLMs with Supervised Fine Tuning for Computing Education
Vassar, Alexandra
Renzella, Jake
Ross, Emily
Taylor, Andrew
Computation and Language
This paper investigates supervised fine-tuning of large language models (LLMs) to improve their pedagogical alignment in computing education, addressing concerns that LLMs may hinder learning outcomes. The project utilised a proprietary dataset of 2,500 high quality question/answer pairs from programming course forums, and explores two research questions: the suitability of university course forums in contributing to fine-tuning datasets, and how supervised fine-tuning can improve LLMs' alignment with educational principles such as constructivism. Initial findings suggest benefits in pedagogical alignment of LLMs, with deeper evaluations required.
title Towards Pedagogical LLMs with Supervised Fine Tuning for Computing Education
topic Computation and Language
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.01765