Using AI in tutoring sessions can be beneficial to the student but also comes with limitations.

It’s important for students and tutors to understand the benefit of using AI to further a students knowledge and application of theory so they can apply it practically. However, it’s important for them to understand the risks associated so that they don’t just rely on using AI instead of using their brains.

AI can enhance tutoring by providing instant explanations, examples, and feedback. It can give students exam styles questions and ca mark their responses and grade their response, giving them one in one personalised feedback. If a student is stuck on a math problem, AI can break down the steps clearly and patiently and ca explain each step of the solution in detail. AI can also personalize instruction by adjusting explanations to a student’s level, learning style, or pace. AI can also provide summaries of topics and quizzes.

However, there are issues with students relying too heavily on AI. AI cannot understand a student’s emotions, frustrations, or persona learning challenges. Whereas, a tutor can offer a personalised teaching environment, where they can cater to the needs of each student. They can see their students body language and signs of confusion, distraction boredom, or anxiety and they can adjust their teaching approaches accordingly, which AI cannot do. AI also risks giving oversimplified explanations and can give incorrect answers. In writing and critical-thinking tasks, students may rely on AI to provide them answers to school homework questions rather than thinking for themselves. This takes away a key part of learning. This can mean students, excessively use AI which can create dependency. Students may turn to AI to answer all their problems and to create all the solutions rather than learning critical thinking skills and developing problem-solving skills.

Overall, AI can offer many benefits to tutoring, however it also has many limitations and risks that need to be considered to prevent students from relying on it.

Ashley Cohen