Learning outcome generation using LLM: Design and validation

Autores
Garrido, Nelson; Neil, Carlos Gerardo; Pons, Claudia Fabiana
Año de publicación
2025
Idioma
inglés
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documento de conferencia
Estado
versión publicada
Descripción
This article explores the use of artificial intelligence to automate the generation of Learning Outcomes (LO) in higher education contexts. The proposal combines a Large Language Model (LLM) with a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architecture, aiming to improve the accuracy, coherence, and pedagogical relevance of the generated texts. To achieve this, disciplinary document corpus and a database of LO previously validated by the educational community were integrated and used as contextual sources during the automatic generation process. The proposed architecture was implemented, and various experimental scenarios were analyzed using a single course, modifying input configurations such as prompt structure and model temperature. The results show that the system is capable of generating structurally correct LO, aligned with curricular parameters. As future work, the incorporation of automated mechanisms to assess pedagogical quality is proposed, along with extending the model to support the generation of other relevant educational artifacts.
Red de Universidades con Carreras en Informática
Materia
Ciencias Informáticas
educational automation
learning outcome generation
large language models
retrieval-augmented generation
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Universidad Nacional de La Plata
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title Learning outcome generation using LLM: Design and validation
spellingShingle Learning outcome generation using LLM: Design and validation
Garrido, Nelson
Ciencias Informáticas
educational automation
learning outcome generation
large language models
retrieval-augmented generation
title_short Learning outcome generation using LLM: Design and validation
title_full Learning outcome generation using LLM: Design and validation
title_fullStr Learning outcome generation using LLM: Design and validation
title_full_unstemmed Learning outcome generation using LLM: Design and validation
title_sort Learning outcome generation using LLM: Design and validation
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Garrido, Nelson
Neil, Carlos Gerardo
Pons, Claudia Fabiana
author Garrido, Nelson
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Neil, Carlos Gerardo
Pons, Claudia Fabiana
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Pons, Claudia Fabiana
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ciencias Informáticas
educational automation
learning outcome generation
large language models
retrieval-augmented generation
topic Ciencias Informáticas
educational automation
learning outcome generation
large language models
retrieval-augmented generation
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv This article explores the use of artificial intelligence to automate the generation of Learning Outcomes (LO) in higher education contexts. The proposal combines a Large Language Model (LLM) with a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architecture, aiming to improve the accuracy, coherence, and pedagogical relevance of the generated texts. To achieve this, disciplinary document corpus and a database of LO previously validated by the educational community were integrated and used as contextual sources during the automatic generation process. The proposed architecture was implemented, and various experimental scenarios were analyzed using a single course, modifying input configurations such as prompt structure and model temperature. The results show that the system is capable of generating structurally correct LO, aligned with curricular parameters. As future work, the incorporation of automated mechanisms to assess pedagogical quality is proposed, along with extending the model to support the generation of other relevant educational artifacts.
Red de Universidades con Carreras en Informática
description This article explores the use of artificial intelligence to automate the generation of Learning Outcomes (LO) in higher education contexts. The proposal combines a Large Language Model (LLM) with a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architecture, aiming to improve the accuracy, coherence, and pedagogical relevance of the generated texts. To achieve this, disciplinary document corpus and a database of LO previously validated by the educational community were integrated and used as contextual sources during the automatic generation process. The proposed architecture was implemented, and various experimental scenarios were analyzed using a single course, modifying input configurations such as prompt structure and model temperature. The results show that the system is capable of generating structurally correct LO, aligned with curricular parameters. As future work, the incorporation of automated mechanisms to assess pedagogical quality is proposed, along with extending the model to support the generation of other relevant educational artifacts.
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