11 papers
Bounding Boxes to Improve Small Language Model Performance on Vision-Based Grading Tasks
Lachlan McGinness
The deployment of Small Language Models (SLMs) in educational settings offers significant advantages in terms of privacy, cost, and scalability. However, SLMs often struggle with c…
The Benefits and Challenges of a Quantum Computing Concept Inventory
Lachlan McGinness
A Quantum Computing Concept Inventory is needed for the acceleration of uptake of best practice in quantum computing education required to support the quantum computing workforce f…
Making Quantum Accessible: A Seven-Category Framework for K-12 Quantum Education
Rhea Fernandez, Sarah Hagstrom, Liesel Malanos +4
We conducted a literature review and expert interviews to determine the most common methods being used to teach quantum physics and quantum computing concepts to primary and second…
Can Large Language Models Correctly Interpret Equations with Errors?
Lachlan McGinness, Peter Baumgartner
This paper explores the potential of Large Language Models to accurately extract and translate equations from typed student responses into a standard format. This is a useful task…
Particle Builder A Board Game for the Teaching of the Standard Model of Particle Physics at a Secondary Level
Lachlan McGinness, Yutong Ma, Mohammad Attar +14
We present Particle Builder, an online board game which teaches students about concepts from the Standard Model of Particle Physics at a high school level. This short activity resu…
Large Language Models' Reasoning Stalls: An Investigation into the Capabilities of Frontier Models
Lachlan McGinness, Peter Baumgartner
Empirical methods to examine the capability of Large Language Models (LLMs) to use Automated Theorem Prover (ATP) reasoning strategies are studied. We evaluate the performance of S…