Building Teacher Capacity to Generate and Evaluate Math Items with Small LLMs

Minseok Kim


Abstract
Small language models can run offline in a classroom, but they make mathematical errors no teacher can afford to miss. This work-in-progress proposes a measurement-grounded professional development model in which upper-elementary teachers use local LLMs to generate and critically evaluate items; an illustrative pilot demonstrates feasibility, teacher-impact study planned.
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2026.aimecon-wip.44
Volume:
Proceedings of the Artificial Intelligence in Measurement and Education Conference (AIME-Con): Works in Progress
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October
Year:
2026
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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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344–349
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https://aclanthology.org/2026.aimecon-wip.44/
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Minseok Kim. 2026. Building Teacher Capacity to Generate and Evaluate Math Items with Small LLMs. In Proceedings of the Artificial Intelligence in Measurement and Education Conference (AIME-Con): Works in Progress, pages 344–349, Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME).
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Building Teacher Capacity to Generate and Evaluate Math Items with Small LLMs (Kim, AIME-Con 2026)
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