Leveraging AI to Enhance Vocabulary Instruction - Dr Elfrieda Hiebert

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"This paper explores how artificial intelligence can transform vocabulary instruction by enhancing three critical aspects: word selection, activity design, and assessment. AI systems can systematically identify crucial vocabulary based on thematic relevance, difficulty level, academic utility, and concreteness, enabling teachers to move beyond traditional methods of teaching 6-8 words weekly.

AI supports the creation of instructional tools like semantic maps and gradients that reveal word relationships and nuanced meanings. For assessment, AI facilitates contextualized sentence evaluations and maze assessments that measure vocabulary knowledge in authentic contexts. The framework positions AI as a partner that enhances rather than replaces teacher expertise in vocabulary instruction."

Dr Freddy Hiebert