Leveraging the Potential of Large Language Models in Education Through Playful and Game-Based Learning
Journal article
Huber, Stefan E., Kiili, Kristian, Nebel, Steve, Ryan, Richard Michael, Sailer, Michael and Ninaus, Manuel. (2024). Leveraging the Potential of Large Language Models in Education Through Playful and Game-Based Learning. Educational Psychology Review. 36(1), pp. 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-024-09868-z
Authors | Huber, Stefan E., Kiili, Kristian, Nebel, Steve, Ryan, Richard Michael, Sailer, Michael and Ninaus, Manuel |
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Abstract | This perspective piece explores the transformative potential and associated challenges of large language models (LLMs) in education and how those challenges might be addressed utilizing playful and game-based learning. While providing many opportunities, the stochastic elements incorporated in how present LLMs process text, requires domain expertise for a critical evaluation and responsible use of the generated output. Yet, due to their low opportunity cost, LLMs in education may pose some risk of over-reliance, potentially and unintendedly limiting the development of such expertise. Education is thus faced with the challenge of preserving reliable expertise development while not losing out on emergent opportunities. To address this challenge, we first propose a playful approach focusing on skill practice and human judgment. Drawing from game-based learning research, we then go beyond this playful account by reflecting on the potential of well-designed games to foster a willingness to practice, and thus nurturing domain-specific expertise. We finally give some perspective on how a new pedagogy of learning with AI might utilize LLMs for learning by generating games and gamifying learning materials, leveraging the full potential of human-AI interaction in education. |
Keywords | Large language models; Generative artificial intelligence; Education; Playful learning; Gamification; Game-based learning |
Year | 01 Jan 2024 |
Journal | Educational Psychology Review |
Journal citation | 36 (1), pp. 1-20 |
Publisher | Springer New York LLC |
ISSN | 1040-726X |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-024-09868-z |
Web address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10648-024-09868-z |
Open access | Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 1-20 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 27 Feb 2024 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 09 Feb 2024 |
Deposited | 10 Sep 2024 |
Additional information | This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. |
Place of publication | United States |
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