The utilization of reinforcement learning (RL) within the field of education holds the potential
to bring about a significant shift in the way students approach and engage with learning and …

This survey article has grown out of the RL4ED workshop organized by the authors at the
Educational Data Mining (EDM) 2021 conference. We organized this workshop as part of a …

Large Language Models (LLMs) are powerful tools, capable of leveraging their training on
natural language to write stories, generate code, and answer questions. But can they …

Procedural content generation (PCG) for games has existed since the 1980s and is
becoming increasingly important for creating game worlds, backstory, and characters across …

Generative neural models hold great promise in enhancing programming education by
synthesizing new content. We seek to design neural models that can automatically generate …

Intelligent tutoring systems for programming education can support students by providing
personalized feedback when a student is stuck in a coding task. We study the problem of …

In the context of a learning game to teach parallel programming, we describe a procedural
content generation (PCG) approach that can be controlled to generate programming puzzles …

Block-based visual programming environments play a critical role in introducing computing
concepts to K-12 students. One of the key pedagogical challenges in these environments is …

Game level design is one of the most important element of developing an enjoyable video
game. Besides, game with difficult and dynamic level can make players more exciting. This …

Abstract Research in Artificial Intelligence has shown that machines can be programmed to
perform as well as, or even better than humans in specific tasks, such as playing Chess …