MAS-CPS Assessor: A System for Evaluating Collaborative Problem-Solving Skills in Multi-agent Environments

  • Yu Chen*
  • , Jiaqi Bao
  • , Yutong He
  • , Bian Wu
  • , Yiling Hu
  • *Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contributionpeer-review

Abstract

In the context of intelligent technologies empowering learning environments, cultivating students’ collaborative problem-solving (CPS) skills through effective teamwork to address complex tasks has become an integral component of the 21st-century core competencies framework. However, the diagnosis of CPS skills, as the primary step in personalized development, faces numerous challenges. Traditional “human-to-human” assessment methods lack sample independence, while “human-to-computer” assessment methods, although overcoming this limitation, suffer from issues of unrealistic scenario construction. To address this challenge, this study focuses on the assessment of CPS skills in a human-to-computer collaborative setting, leveraging the superior performance of generative AI in text understanding and reasoning. Based on a multi-agent technology framework and using the PISA 2015 assessment approach as a foundation, this study constructs an agent collaboration environment powered by generative AI technology to simulate highly realistic human-to-human collaborative scenarios. This method aims to accurately evaluate students’ actual levels of collaborative problem-solving skills. From the perspectives of the construction and implementation of multi-agent collaborative scenarios and the measurement of CPS skills, this study provides new ideas and implementation pathways for educational assessment empowered by generative AI.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationArtificial Intelligence in Education. Posters and Late Breaking Results, Workshops and Tutorials, Industry and Innovation Tracks, Practitioners, Doctoral Consortium, Blue Sky, and WideAIED - 26th International Conference, AIED 2025, Proceedings
EditorsAlexandra I. Cristea, Erin Walker, Yu Lu, Olga C. Santos, Seiji Isotani
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages269-282
Number of pages14
ISBN (Print)9783031992605
DOIs
StatePublished - 2025
EventPoster papers and late breaking results, workshops and tutorials, practitioners, industry and policy track, doctoral consortium, blue sky and wideAIED papers presented at the 26th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, AIED 2025 - Palermo, Italy
Duration: 22 Jul 202526 Jul 2025

Publication series

NameCommunications in Computer and Information Science
Volume2590 CCIS
ISSN (Print)1865-0929
ISSN (Electronic)1865-0937

Conference

ConferencePoster papers and late breaking results, workshops and tutorials, practitioners, industry and policy track, doctoral consortium, blue sky and wideAIED papers presented at the 26th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, AIED 2025
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityPalermo
Period22/07/2526/07/25

Keywords

  • Collaborative Problem-Solving
  • Educational Assessment
  • Large Language Model
  • Multi-Agent

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