Predicting and Evaluating Item Responses Using Machine Learning, Text Embeddings, and LLMs

Evelyn Johnson, Hsin-Ro Wei, Tong Wu, Huan Liu


Abstract
This work-in-progress study compares the accuracy of machine learning and large language models to predict student responses to field-test items on a social-emotional learning assessment. We evaluate how well each method replicates actual responses and examine the item parameters generated by synthetic data to those derived from actual student data.
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2025.aimecon-wip.8
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Proceedings of the Artificial Intelligence in Measurement and Education Conference (AIME-Con): Works in Progress
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October
Year:
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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66–70
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Evelyn Johnson, Hsin-Ro Wei, Tong Wu, and Huan Liu. 2025. Predicting and Evaluating Item Responses Using Machine Learning, Text Embeddings, and LLMs. In Proceedings of the Artificial Intelligence in Measurement and Education Conference (AIME-Con): Works in Progress, pages 66–70, Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh, Downtown, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME).
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Predicting and Evaluating Item Responses Using Machine Learning, Text Embeddings, and LLMs (Johnson et al., AIME-Con 2025)
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