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To evaluate the integration of an AI tutor in secondary education and its effects on learner support.

December 19, 2025Open Access

An Experience Report on a Pedagogically Controlled, Curriculum-Constrained AI Tutor for SE Education

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To evaluate the integration of an AI tutor in secondary education and its effects on learner support.
Designed RockStartIT Tutor powered by GPT-4 using OpenAI's Assistant API.
Evaluated with 13 students and teachers utilizing the Technology Acceptance Model.
Used a modular, semantically tagged knowledge base for personalized tutoring.
Students appreciated the low-stakes environment for asking questions.
Educators noted reduced cognitive load during independent tasks.
Identified challenges include prototype limitations and the need for long-term studies.

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Pilot evaluation shows an AI tutoring system reduces cognitive load in education, indicating a potential to enhance learning.

Happe et al. (2025) studied this question.

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