Using Large Language Models to Analyze Students’ Collaborative Argumentation in Classroom Discussions

Nhat Tran, Diane Litman, Amanda Godley


Abstract
Collaborative argumentation enables students to build disciplinary knowledge and to think in disciplinary ways. We use Large Language Models (LLMs) to improve existing methods for collaboration classification and argument identification. Results suggest that LLMs are effective for both tasks and should be considered as a strong baseline for future research.
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2025.aimecon-main.13
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Proceedings of the Artificial Intelligence in Measurement and Education Conference (AIME-Con): Full Papers
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October
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2025
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Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh, Downtown, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Joshua Wilson, Christopher Ormerod, Magdalen Beiting Parrish
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AIME-Con
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National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME)
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111–125
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Nhat Tran, Diane Litman, and Amanda Godley. 2025. Using Large Language Models to Analyze Students’ Collaborative Argumentation in Classroom Discussions. In Proceedings of the Artificial Intelligence in Measurement and Education Conference (AIME-Con): Full Papers, pages 111–125, Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh, Downtown, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME).
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