9 papers
Reading the Eyes in VR: Multimodal Modeling of Social Intelligence
Mohammad Fahim Abrar, Shayla Sharmin, Roghayeh Leila Barmaki
Social intelligence, the ability to interpret others' emotions, beliefs, and intentions, is often assessed with the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET), in which participants…
When LLM Tutoring Responses Work: Evidence from Student Programming Conversations
Mohammad Fahim Abrar, Shayla Sharmin, Roghayeh Leila Barmaki
As students increasingly use LLM tutors in computer science education, one question becomes especially important: what kind of response helps a student continue productively? Prior…
Indirect and Direct AI Scaffolding for Computational Problem Posing: A Pilot Experience Report
Shayla Sharmin, Mohammad Fahim Abrar, Mohammad Al-Ratrout +1
Problem posing is a valuable learning activity in computing education, encouraging learners to actively construct, refine, and reflect on problems rather than simply solving them.…
Micro-level AI Feedback Features and Student Responses in Consecutive LLM Tutoring Interactions
Shayla Sharmin, Mohammad Fahim Abrar, Roghayeh Leila Barmaki
AI-assisted feedback research has shown that micro-level feedback features, such as concrete elaboration, affective language, and response length, are associated with learning outc…
How YouTube Frames ChatGPT Use in Education: An Epistemic Network Analysis with Supporting Multimodal Metadata
Shayla Sharmin, Mohammad Al-Ratrout, Mohammad Fahim Abrar +1
We examine educational YouTube videos through multimodal metadata, such as transcripts, titles, thumbnails, and viewer comments, to investigate how ChatGPT is framed across creator…
Feedback Effects on Cognitive Dynamics: Network-Based Insights from EEG Patterns and Behavioral Performance
Behdokht Kiafar, Mohammad Fahim Abrar, Roghayeh Leila Barmaki
This study examines the impact of feedback on Electroencephalography (EEG) activity and performance during the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test. In a within-subject design, eleven…