Human-machine interaction

As AI technologies become increasingly embedded in education, our group investigates how students interact with AI systems. Our focus is on developing and adapting methods that can be used to study human-machine interaction, such as TNA.

Here is a list of our recent publications on this topic:

• López-Pernas S., Misiejuk K., Kaliisa R., Saqr M. (2025). Capturing the Process of Students’ AI Interactions when Creating and Learning Complex Network Structures. IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, vol. 18, pp. 556-568. doi: 10.1109/TLT.2025.3568599. (JCR Q1).
• Vogelsmeier L.V.D.E., Oliveira E., Misiejuk K., López-Pernas S., Saqr M. (2025). Delving Into the Psychology of Machines: Exploring the Structure of Self-Regulated Learning via LLM-Generated Survey Responses. Computers in Human Behavior (in-press), art. no. 108769. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2025.108769. (JCR Q1).
• Misiejuk K., López-Pernas S., Kaliisa R., Saqr M. (2025). Mapping the Landscape of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Learning Analytics: A Systematic Literature Review. Journal of Learning Analytics, vol. 12(1), pp. 12-31. doi: 10.18608/jla.2025.8591. (JCR Q1).
• Oliveira E., Mohoni M., López-Pernas S., Saqr M. (2025). AI collaboration or cheating? Using explainable authorship verification to measure AI assistance in academic writing. Educational Technology & Society, vol. 29(2), pp. 100-117. doi: 10.30191/ETS.202604_29(2).RP06. (JCR Q1).
• Kaliisa R., Misiejuk K., López-Pernas S., Saqr M. (2025). How does artificial intelligence compare to human feedback?: A meta-analysis of performance, feedback perception, and learning dispositions. Educational Psychology (in-press). (JCR Q1)
• López-Pernas S., Misiejuk K., Jovanović J., Raspopović Milić M., Conde M.Á., Saqr M. (2025). chatgptscrapeR: A Tool for Retrieving Student-AI Interactions. Proceedings – IEEE 25th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2025, vol. 134(136). doi: 10.1109/ICALT64023.2025.00044.
• Misiejuk K., López-Pernas S., Kaliisa R., Saqr M. (2025). Learning together: Modeling the process of student-AI interactions when generating learning resources. Proceedings of TEEM 2024: Twelfth International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality. TEEM 2024. Lecture Notes in Educational Tchnology, pp. 448-458. doi: 10.1007/978-981-96-5658-5_45.

If you are interested in learning some of these methods, check out our tutorial book chapters:

• López-Pernas S., Song, Y., Oliveira, E., Saqr M. (2025). LLMs for Explainable Artificial Intelligence: Automating Natural Language Explanations of Predictive Analytics Models. Advanced Learning Analytics Methods: AI, Precision and Complexity (in-press). https://lamethods.org/book2/chapters/ch11-llmsxai/ch11-llmsxai.html.
• López-Pernas S., Misiejuk., Saqr M. (2025). Using BERT-like Language Models for Automated Discourse Coding: A Primer and Tutorial. Advanced Learning Analytics Methods: AI, Precision and Complexity (in-press). https://lamethods.org/book2/chapters/ch10-bert/ch10-bert.html.
• Saqr M., López-Pernas S., Tikka S. (2025). Mapping Relational Dynamics with Transition Network Analysis: A Primer and Tutorial. Advanced Learning Analytics Methods: AI, Precision and Complexity (in-press). https://lamethods.org/book2/chapters/ch15-tna/ch15-tna.html.