Project Grant 2604453

The National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings awarded the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. $225,555 on August 15, 2026, to develop and study an AI-enhanced problem-posing based learning system that supports mathematics teachers' in-the-moment instructional decision making.

The project builds an AI tool that interprets student mathematical thinking from open-ended problem-posing tasks and generates automatically generated reports (AUTORs) to help teachers analyze, select, sequence, and connect student-posed problems. The work encompasses four specific goals: developing an AI-based automatic assessment system that classifies student-posed problems according to learning goals and pedagogical parameters; creating AUTORs that support real-time teacher decision-making; examining how AUTORs promote ambitious teaching practices; and studying how AI-enhanced problem-posing based learning supports both cognitive and affective dimensions of student learning. The project builds on two prior NSF-funded initiatives and emphasizes that AI supports rather than replaces teacher professional judgment.

Work is performed at Athens, Georgia, with performance extending through July 31, 2029. This is a Project Grant funded under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), which supports development and vitality of the Nation's science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education enterprise. The award positions students to develop mathematical problem-solving skills, problem-posing capabilities, and confidence needed for success in college, careers, and technology-driven fields, with potential to inform AI tool development across STEM education broadly.