Exploring the potential of using ChatGPT in physics education

The pretrained large language models have been widely tested for their performance on some challenging tasks including arithmetic, commonsense, and symbolic reasoning. Recently how to combine LLMs with prompting techniques has attracted lots of researchers to propose their models to automatically so...

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Published inSmart Learning Environments Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 52 - 19
Main Authors Liang, Yicong, Zou, Di, Xie, Haoran, Wang, Fu Lee
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 01.12.2023
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
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Subjects
AI in education
AI in smart learning for sustainable education
Arithmetic
Artificial Intelligence
Chatbots
ChatGPT
Cognition & reasoning
Cognitive Ability
Cognitive load
College Science
Computation
Computer Mediated Communication
Computers and Education
Critical Thinking
Deep learning
Education
Educational Attainment
Educational Objectives
Educational Technology
Elementary Education
Elementary School Students
Elementary Schools
Instructional design
Language
Language Processing
Large language models
Learning Processes
Literature Reviews
Mathematical Formulas
Mathematical problems
Mathematics Education
Pedagogy
Physics
Physics calculation problem
Physics learning
Problem Solving
Prompting
Researchers
Science education
Science Instruction
Short Term Memory
Technology Uses in Education
Word Problems (Mathematics)
World Problems
Physics learning
ChatGPT
AI in education
Physics calculation problem
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Summary:The pretrained large language models have been widely tested for their performance on some challenging tasks including arithmetic, commonsense, and symbolic reasoning. Recently how to combine LLMs with prompting techniques has attracted lots of researchers to propose their models to automatically solve math word problems. However, most research works focus on solving math problems at the elementary school level and few works aim to solve problems in science disciplines, e.g., Physics. In this exploratory study, we discussed the potential pedagogical benefits of using ChatGPT in physics and demonstrated how to prompt ChatGPT in solving physics problems. The results suggest that ChatGPT is able to solve some physics calculation problems, explain solutions, and generate new exercises at a human level.
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ISSN:2196-7091
2196-7091
DOI:10.1186/s40561-023-00273-7