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most citedAI Knows Best? The Paradox of Expertise, AI-Reliance, and Performance in Educational Tutoring Decision-Making Tasks

5 citations · 9 across the 10 of their papers we have counts for

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10 papers

cs.HC2026

Practice Less, Explain More: LLM-Supported Self-Explanation Improves Explanation Quality on Transfer Problems in Calculus

Eason Chen, Xinyi Tang, Yvonne Zhao +10

We conducted a between-subjects experiment (N=92) comparing three conditions in a calculus learning environment: no self-explanation (control), menu-based self-explanation, and ope…

cs.HC2026

Chat-Based Support Alone May Not Be Enough: Comparing Conversational and Embedded LLM Feedback for Mathematical Proof Learning

Eason Chen, Sophia Judicke, Kayla Beigh +18

We evaluate GPTutor, an LLM-powered tutoring system for an undergraduate discrete mathematics course. It integrates two LLM-supported tools: a structured proof-review tool that pro…

cs.HC2026

From Tool to Teammate: LLM Coding Agents as Collaborative Partners for Behavioral Labeling in Educational Dialogue Analysis

Eason Chen, Isabel Wang, Nina Yuan +3

Behavioral analysis of tutoring dialogues is essential for understanding student learning, yet manual coding remains a bottleneck. We present a methodology where LLM coding agents…

cs.HC2026

When Friction Helps: Transaction Confirmation Improves Decision Quality in Blockchain Interactions

Eason Chen, Xinyi Tang, George Digkas +3

In blockchain applications, transaction confirmation is often treated as usability friction to be minimized or removed. However, confirmation also marks the boundary between delibe…

cs.HC2025★ 1 cited

Generative AI alone may not be enough: Evaluating AI Support for Learning Mathematical Proof

Eason Chen, Sophia Judicke, Kayla Beigh +16

We evaluate the effectiveness of LLM-Tutor, a large language model (LLM)-powered tutoring system that combines an AI-based proof-review tutor for real-time feedback on proof-writin…

cs.HC2025★ 5 cited

AI Knows Best? The Paradox of Expertise, AI-Reliance, and Performance in Educational Tutoring Decision-Making Tasks

Eason Chen, Jeffrey Li, Scarlett Huang +4

We present an empirical study of how both experienced tutors and non-tutors judge the correctness of tutor praise responses under different Artificial Intelligence (AI)-assisted in…

cs.HC2025

VTutor for High-Impact Tutoring at Scale: Managing Engagement and Real-Time Multi-Screen Monitoring with P2P Connections

Eason Chen, Xinyi Tang, Aprille Xi +5

Hybrid tutoring, where a human tutor supports multiple students in learning with educational technology, is an increasingly common application to deliver high-impact tutoring at sc…

cs.HC2025

VTutor: An Animated Pedagogical Agent SDK that Provide Real Time Multi-Model Feedback

Eason Chen, Chenyu Lin, Yu-Kai Huang +4

Pedagogical Agents (PAs) show significant potential for boosting student engagement and learning outcomes by providing adaptive, on-demand support in educational contexts. However,…

cs.HC2025

VTutor: An Open-Source SDK for Generative AI-Powered Animated Pedagogical Agents with Multi-Media Output

Eason Chen, Chenyu Lin, Xinyi Tang +4

The rapid evolution of large language models (LLMs) has transformed human-computer interaction (HCI), but the interaction with LLMs is currently mainly focused on text-based intera…

cs.HC2024★ 3 cited

SuiGPT MAD: Move AI Decompiler to Improve Transparency and Auditability on Non-Open-Source Blockchain Smart Contract

Eason Chen, Xinyi Tang, Zimo Xiao +5

The vision of Web3 is to improve user control over data and assets, but one challenge that complicates this vision is the prevalence of non-transparent, scam-prone applications and…