publications

2025

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   Enhancing responsive teaching through in-the-moment interpretations of student resources: A study in AI-supported simulation

   Nuodi Zhang, Fengfeng Ke, Chih-Pu Dai, and 6 more authors

   Computers & Education, 2025

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   The Virtual Reality in Your Head: How Immersion and Mental Imagery Are Connected to Knowledge Retention

   Alex Barrett, Nuodi Zhang, and Shiyao Wei

   Educational Psychology Review, 2025
3. Pattern analysis of ambitious science talk between preservice teachers and AI-powered student agents

   Alex Barrett, Fengfeng Ke, Nuodi Zhang, and 3 more authors

   In Proceedings of the 15th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference, 2025
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   Seeking to support preservice teachers’ responsive teaching: Leveraging artificial intelligence-supported virtual simulation

   Nuodi Zhang, Fengfeng Ke, Chih-Pu Dai, and 2 more authors

   British Journal of Educational Technology, 2025

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   Applications of Machine Learning for at-Risk Student Prediction in Online Education: A 10-Year Systematic Review of Literature

   Hui Shi, Nuodi Zhang, Secil Caskurlu, and 1 more author

   Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2025

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   Implementation fidelity of an evidence-centered maker education intervention in a virtual world for neurodiverse adolescents

   Alex Barrett, Fengfeng Ke, Nuodi Zhang, and 1 more author

   Computers & Education: X Reality, 2025
7. Examining How In-The-Moment Interpretations of Student Disciplinary Thinking and Emotions Support Responsive Teaching: A study in AI-Supported Simulation

   Nuodi Zhang, Fengfeng Ke, Chih-Pu Dai, and 1 more author

   In Proceedings of the 19th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2025, pp. 1334-1338, 2025
8. Experiencing Teaching in Artificial Intelligence-supported Virtual Reality Simulations: Unpacking Engagement

   Chih-Pu Dai, Fengfeng Ke, Nuodi Zhang, and 1 more author

   In Proceedings of the 19th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2025, pp. 1414-1418, 2025
9. From Code to Insight: How LLMs Help and Hinder Qualitative Research

   Chaewon Kim, Fengfeng Ke, Alex Barrett, and 1 more author

   In International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, 2025
10. LLM-supported Thematic Analysis: Evaluating GATOS Workflow on Complex Qualitative Data

    Chaewon Kim, Fengfeng Ke, Nuodi Zhang, and 1 more author

    2025
11. Integrating AI into Higher Education: College Students’ Positions in ChatGPT-supported Learning

    Nuodi Zhang, Vanessa Dennen, Zhongyu Wang, and 1 more author

    International Journal for Educational Media and Technology, 2025

2024

1. Evaluation of an LLM-Powered Student Agent for Teacher Training

   Saptarshi Bhowmik, Luke West, Alex Barrett, and 6 more authors

   In European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, 2024

2. 

   To what extent has machine learning achieved in predicting online at-risk students? Evidence from quantitative meta-analysis

   Hui Shi, Secil Caskurlu, Nuodi Zhang, and 1 more author

   Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2024
3. Exploring Preservice Teachers’ Perceptions and Experiences of Teaching Artificial Intelligence Students in Virtual Simulations

   Nuodi Zhang, Fengfeng Ke, Chih-Pu Dai, and 5 more authors

   In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2024, pp. 2417-2418, 2024
4. Comparing the science talk of AI and human students

   Alex Barrett, Nuodi Zhang, Fengfeng Ke, and 1 more author

   In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2024, pp. 2073-2074, 2024
5. Work-in-Progress—Improving Computational Thinking for Learners with Autism in the Virtual World: A Longitudinal Study

   Nuodi Zhang, Fengfeng Ke, Alex Barrett, and 1 more author

   In 2024 10th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN), 2024
6. Escape rooms for education: A meta-analysis

   Chaewon Kim, Hunhui Na, Nuodi Zhang, and 1 more author

   International Journal of Instruction, 2024

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7. Designing conversational agents to support student teacher learning in virtual reality simulation: a case study

   Chih-Pu Dai, Fengfeng Ke, Nuodi Zhang, and 5 more authors

   In Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2024

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8. An Evidence-centered and Process-oriented Assessment of Computational Thinking for Learners with Autism

   Nuodi Zhang, Fengfeng Ke, Alex Barrett, and 1 more author

   In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2024, pp. 2167-2168, 2024
9. Preservice Teacher Learning in Virtual Reality Simulation with Artificial Intelligence-Powered Virtual Students: Emotions and Teacher Talk Patterns

   Chih-Pu Dai, Fengfeng Ke, Nuodi Zhang, and 5 more authors

   In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2024, pp. 1051-1054, 2024
10. Supporting Preservice Teachers’ Responsive Teaching in Artificial Intelligence-integrated Simulations

    Nuodi Zhang, Fengfeng Ke, Chih-Pu Dai, and 1 more author

    In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2024, pp. 2051-2052, 2024
11. Exploring College Students’ Positions in Interaction with ChatGPT

    Nuodi Zhang, Jiabei Xu, Zhongyu Wang, and 1 more author

    In Proceedings of 29th Annual Teaching, Colleges & Community Conference, 2024

2023

1. AI-Integrated Virtual Students for Teacher Training: Comparing Simulation-Based Classroom Dialogue With the Real Thing

   Alex Barrett, Fengfeng Ke, Chih-Pu Dai, and 3 more authors

   In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2023, pp. 1797-1798, 2023

2022

1. Work-in-progress—Developing an Evidence-Centered Model for Computational Thinking in Virtual Worlds with Children with Autism

   Alex Barrett, Nuodi Zhang, Fengfeng Ke, and 2 more authors

   In 2022 8th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN), 2022