2024/04/26 by Bor Gregorcic, Giulia Polverini, Andreja Sarlah +1 · 3 citations
Social Sciences · Medicine · Computer Science · #Education and Critical Thinking Development #Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education #AI in Service Interactions
paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/1361-6552/ad3d21
Abstract In this proof-of-concept paper, we propose a specific kind of pedagogical use of ChatGPT—to help teachers practice their Socratic dialogue skills. We follow up on the previously published paper ‘ChatGPT and the frustrated Socrates’ by re-examining ChatGPT’s ability to engage in Socratic dialogue in the role of a physics student. While in late 2022 its ability to engage in such dialogue was poor, we see significant advancements in the chatbot’s ability to respond to leading questions asked by a human teacher. We suggest that ChatGPT now has the potential to be used in teacher training to help pre- or in-service physics teachers hone their Socratic dialogue skills. In the paper and its supplemental material, we provide illustrative examples of Socratic dialogues with ChatGPT and present a report on a pilot activity involving pre-service physics and mathematics teachers conversing with it in a Socratic fashion.