A Markov Chain Tool for Grade 6-12 Learners to Explore Generative AI

Abstract

The AI Education Across the Curriculum Project (also known as StoryQII) has developed a digital tool to support students to represent, inspect, and generate text using a Markov chain. The tool is designed for use in an English Language Arts (ELA) class and does not require coding or statistics. Using this tool and its accompanying curriculum module, secondary students learn the basics of text generation and how it relates to the core ELA concepts of voice, authorship, and creativity. This tool has been tested in ninth grade, eleventh, and twelfth grade ELA classes with promising results for teaching students about generative AI.