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New AI framework predicts student engagement in online learning

Researchers have developed a multimodal framework to predict student engagement in online learning environments. This system integrates various behavioral signals, including head pose, gaze, facial expressions, and audio features, processed through a Perceiver IO latent bottleneck. The framework also models student and instructor personalities and uses evidential regression and Gaussian process classification for uncertainty-aware predictions. Tested on the CASED challenge dataset, the model achieved competitive performance and provided well-calibrated uncertainty metrics, highlighting the importance of risk quantification for real-world educational tools. AI

IMPACT This research could lead to more effective and personalized online learning tools by providing better insights into student engagement.

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Alperen Kantarci, Visvanathan Ramesh, Gemma Roig ·

    Mind the Student: Behavioral and Contextual Cues for Automated Engagement Prediction in Online Learning

    arXiv:2608.24340v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: The prediction of student engagement from the online tutoring videos is difficult because engagement is a multidimensional construct comprising distinct behavioral, emotional, and cognitive states. A reliable prediction requires b…