5 papers
AI-Generated Rubric Interfaces: K-12 Teachers' Perceptions and Practices
Bahare Riahi, Sayali Patukale, Joy Niranjan +3
This study investigates K--12 teachers' perceptions and experiences with AI-supported rubric generation during a summer professional development workshop (). Teachers used…
Exploring Teacher-Chatbot Interaction and Affect in Block-Based Programming
Bahare Riahi, Ally Limke, Xiaoyi Tian +8
AI-based chatbots have the potential to accelerate learning and teaching, but may also have counterproductive consequences without thoughtful design and scaffolding. To better unde…
Humanizing AI Grading: Student-Centered Insights on Fairness, Trust, Consistency and Transparency
Bahare Riahi, Viktoriia Storozhevykh, Veronica Catete
This study investigates students' perceptions of Artificial Intelligence (AI) grading systems in an undergraduate computer science course (n = 27), focusing on a block-based progra…
SnapClass: An AI-Enhanced Classroom Management System for Block-Based Programming
Bahare Riahi, Xiaoyi Tian, Ally Limke +5
Block-Based Programming (BBP) platforms, such as Snap!, have become increasingly prominent in K-12 computer science education due to their ability to simplify programming concepts…
Comparative Analysis of STEM and non-STEM Teachers' Needs for Integrating AI into Educational Environments
Bahare Riahi, Veronica Catete
There is an increasing imperative to integrate programming platforms within AI frameworks to enhance educational tasks for both teachers and students. However, commonly used platfo…