Developing Artificial Intelligence Explanations for Technology Enhanced Learning with and for Special Educational Needs Children and Teachers

Beate Grawemeyer; Manolis Mavrikis

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-99264-3_40

Developing Artificial Intelligence Explanations for Technology Enhanced Learning with and for Special Educational Needs Children and Teachers

Beate Grawemeyer
, Manolis Mavrikis

CEES School of Science

University College London

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Abstract

This paper describes a participatory design approach involving children with special education needs (SEN) and their teachers in the design of AI explanations for a maths learning environment. Findings from these design activities indicate that the children were particularly curious about how the AI ‘learned’ maths. The teachers wanted not only information about the AI algorithm but also information about the data used by the AI and ethical considerations. These findings could provide practical insights to inform further design of transparent and accessible AIED systems especially for SEN children.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Artificial Intelligence in Education. Posters and Late Breaking Results, Workshops and Tutorials, Industry and Innovation Tracks, Practitioners, Doctoral Consortium, Blue Sky, and WideAIED
Editors	Alexandra I. Cristea, Erin Walker, Yu Lu, Olga C. Santos, Seiji Isotani
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	321-327
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-031-99264-3
ISBN (Print)	978-3-031-99263-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-99264-3_40
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 21 Jul 2025
Event	26th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education - Palermo, Italy Duration: 22 Jul 2025 → 26 Jul 2025

Publication series

Name	Communications in Computer and Information Science
Volume	2591 CCIS
ISSN (Print)	1865-0929
ISSN (Electronic)	1865-0937

Conference

Conference	26th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education
Abbreviated title	AIED 2025
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Palermo
Period	22/07/25 → 26/07/25
Other	Poster papers and late breaking results, workshops and tutorials, practitioners, industry and policy track, doctoral consortium, blue sky and wideAIED papers

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This version of the article has been accepted for publication, after peer review (when applicable) but is not the Version of Record and does not reflect post-acceptance improvements, or any corrections. The Version of Record is available online at: 10.1007/978-3-031-99264-3_40

Funding

We are especially grateful to the participants who willingly gave their time to take part in this study. The authors gratefully acknowledge Sherbourne Fields Special School in Coventry. The support of REPHRAIN, UKRI (grant number EP/V011189/1) is also gratefully acknowledged.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 4 Quality Education

Keywords

Artificial Intelligence Explanations
Intelligent Learning Environments
Participatory Design
Special Educational Needs

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Computer Science
General Mathematics

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Grawemeyer, B., & Mavrikis, M. (2025). Developing Artificial Intelligence Explanations for Technology Enhanced Learning with and for Special Educational Needs Children and Teachers. In A. I. Cristea, E. Walker, Y. Lu, O. C. Santos, & S. Isotani (Eds.), Artificial Intelligence in Education. Posters and Late Breaking Results, Workshops and Tutorials, Industry and Innovation Tracks, Practitioners, Doctoral Consortium, Blue Sky, and WideAIED (pp. 321-327). (Communications in Computer and Information Science; Vol. 2591 CCIS). Springer Nature. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-99264-3_40

Developing Artificial Intelligence Explanations for Technology Enhanced Learning with and for Special Educational Needs Children and Teachers. / Grawemeyer, Beate; Mavrikis, Manolis.
Artificial Intelligence in Education. Posters and Late Breaking Results, Workshops and Tutorials, Industry and Innovation Tracks, Practitioners, Doctoral Consortium, Blue Sky, and WideAIED. ed. / Alexandra I. Cristea; Erin Walker; Yu Lu; Olga C. Santos; Seiji Isotani. Springer Nature, 2025. p. 321-327 (Communications in Computer and Information Science; Vol. 2591 CCIS).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding › peer-review

Grawemeyer, B & Mavrikis, M 2025, Developing Artificial Intelligence Explanations for Technology Enhanced Learning with and for Special Educational Needs Children and Teachers. in AI Cristea, E Walker, Y Lu, OC Santos & S Isotani (eds), Artificial Intelligence in Education. Posters and Late Breaking Results, Workshops and Tutorials, Industry and Innovation Tracks, Practitioners, Doctoral Consortium, Blue Sky, and WideAIED. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol. 2591 CCIS, Springer Nature, pp. 321-327, 26th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, Palermo, Italy, 22/07/25. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-99264-3_40

Grawemeyer B, Mavrikis M. Developing Artificial Intelligence Explanations for Technology Enhanced Learning with and for Special Educational Needs Children and Teachers. In Cristea AI, Walker E, Lu Y, Santos OC, Isotani S, editors, Artificial Intelligence in Education. Posters and Late Breaking Results, Workshops and Tutorials, Industry and Innovation Tracks, Practitioners, Doctoral Consortium, Blue Sky, and WideAIED. Springer Nature. 2025. p. 321-327. (Communications in Computer and Information Science). Epub 2025 Jul 21. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-99264-3_40

Grawemeyer, Beate ; Mavrikis, Manolis. / Developing Artificial Intelligence Explanations for Technology Enhanced Learning with and for Special Educational Needs Children and Teachers. Artificial Intelligence in Education. Posters and Late Breaking Results, Workshops and Tutorials, Industry and Innovation Tracks, Practitioners, Doctoral Consortium, Blue Sky, and WideAIED. editor / Alexandra I. Cristea ; Erin Walker ; Yu Lu ; Olga C. Santos ; Seiji Isotani. Springer Nature, 2025. pp. 321-327 (Communications in Computer and Information Science).

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