Core Concepts
Large Language Model (LLM) agents play dual roles as team moderators and participants in children's collaborative learning, impacting peer conversations differently.
Abstract
The study explores the impact of LLM-based peer agents on children's collaborative learning.
Two workshops with different roles assigned to children and a peer agent were conducted.
Thematic analysis revealed advantages and challenges of peer agents in both roles.
Peer agent's involvement varied across different stages of the workshop.
Recommendations for designing peer agents based on specific roles are provided.
Stats
"Our pilot study aims to preliminarily explore this less-addressed opportunity."
"Each workshop lasted approximately two hours, resulting in a cumulative 262 minutes of audio and video data captured."
Quotes
"I think Blue, as the manager, should fire anyone who doesn’t perform well."
"Since we have all shared our ideas and designs, and Blue has provided us with some summaries and suggestions, I believe we can move on to the next stage of prototype development."