SLM4ED 2026

Table of Contents

• Preface
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• Fine-Tuning A 1.2B Large Language Model for Systematic Review Screening in Educational Technology
  PDF 10.83095/ceurws_04296_001
  Kweku Yamoah , Noah Schroeder , Emmanuel Dorley , Neha Rani , Caleb Schutz
• Structured Feedback for Arabic Competitive Debates Using a Small Language Model
  PDF 10.83095/ceurws_04296_002
  Ali Al-Zawqari , Ali Safa , Gerd Vandersteen
• Browser-Sized Agents: Small Language Models and WebLLM for Tool-Augmented AI-Assisted Programming Education
  PDF 10.83095/ceurws_04296_003
  Bogdan Suvernev , Yuchen Wang , Xindi Tong , Chee Wei Tan
• DiffiQG: Difficulty-Controlled Question Generation Using Small Language Models
  PDF 10.83095/ceurws_04296_004
  Sahan Bulathwela , Wilson Lee , Kalindu Kumarasinghe , Sarang Balan
• Can Small Language Models Teach Effectively? Evaluating Explanations and Analogies Strategies
  PDF 10.83095/ceurws_04296_005
  Sijie Mei , Fanfei Meng , Siyun Chen , Shruti Mehta , Talita de Paula Cypriano de Souza , Seiji Isotani
• CSTutorBench: Benchmarking Small Language Models as Tutors for Block-Based Programming
  PDF 10.83095/ceurws_04296_006
  H. Chad Lane , Bryson Kageler
• Compression-First Knowledge Tracing with a Small Language Model
  PDF 10.83095/ceurws_04296_007
  Max Norris , Daniel Huencho , Sahan Bulathwela
• Bounding Boxes to Improve Small Language Model Performance on Vision-Based Grading Tasks
  PDF 10.83095/ceurws_04296_008
  Lachlan McGinness