MathDial: Math Tutoring Dialogue Dataset

# MathDial - Tutoring Dialogue Quality Annotation
# Based on Macina et al., Findings ACL 2023
# Paper: https://aclanthology.org/2023.findings-acl.507/
# Dataset: https://github.com/eth-nlped/mathdial
#
# Annotate math tutoring dialogue turns for correctness of guidance,
# tutoring strategies employed, and key spans (math concepts, errors, strategies).
#
# Guidance Quality:
# - Correct Guidance: The tutor provides mathematically correct help
# - Incorrect Guidance: The tutor makes a mathematical error
# - Partially Correct: Some correct elements but also errors or omissions
# - Off-topic: The tutor's response does not address the math problem
#
# Tutoring Strategies:
# - Scaffolding: Breaking the problem into smaller, manageable steps
# - Direct Instruction: Explicitly telling the student the answer or method
# - Questioning: Asking questions to guide the student's thinking
# - Encouragement: Positive reinforcement and motivational support
# - Error Correction: Identifying and correcting student mistakes
#
# Guidelines:
# 1. Read the math problem and student level first
# 2. Read the dialogue turn carefully
# 3. Evaluate the mathematical correctness of the tutor's guidance
# 4. Identify all tutoring strategies used in this turn
# 5. Highlight key spans for math concepts, student errors, and tutor strategies

annotation_task_name: "MathDial: Tutoring Dialogue Quality Annotation"
task_dir: "."

data_files:
  - sample-data.json

item_properties:
  id_key: "id"
  text_key: "text"

output_annotation_dir: "annotation_output/"
output_annotation_format: "json"

port: 8000
server_name: localhost

annotation_schemes:
  - annotation_type: radio
    name: guidance_quality
    description: "How correct is the tutor's mathematical guidance in this dialogue turn?"
    labels:
      - "Correct Guidance"
      - "Incorrect Guidance"
      - "Partially Correct"
      - "Off-topic"
    keyboard_shortcuts:
      "Correct Guidance": "1"
      "Incorrect Guidance": "2"
      "Partially Correct": "3"
      "Off-topic": "4"
    tooltips:
      "Correct Guidance": "The tutor provides mathematically correct and helpful guidance"
      "Incorrect Guidance": "The tutor makes a mathematical error or provides wrong information"
      "Partially Correct": "Some elements are correct but there are errors or important omissions"
      "Off-topic": "The tutor's response does not address the math problem at hand"

  - annotation_type: multiselect
    name: tutoring_strategies
    description: "Which tutoring strategies are used in this dialogue turn? Select all that apply."
    labels:
      - "Scaffolding"
      - "Direct Instruction"
      - "Questioning"
      - "Encouragement"
      - "Error Correction"
    tooltips:
      "Scaffolding": "Breaking the problem into smaller steps to guide the student gradually"
      "Direct Instruction": "Explicitly telling the student the answer, method, or formula"
      "Questioning": "Asking questions to prompt the student to think and reason"
      "Encouragement": "Providing positive reinforcement, praise, or motivational support"
      "Error Correction": "Identifying a student mistake and correcting it with explanation"

  - annotation_type: span
    name: key_spans
    description: "Highlight key spans in the dialogue turn"
    labels:
      - "Math Concept"
      - "Student Error"
      - "Tutor Strategy"
    tooltips:
      "Math Concept": "A mathematical concept, formula, term, or operation mentioned"
      "Student Error": "A mistake or misconception expressed by the student"
      "Tutor Strategy": "A phrase where the tutor applies a specific pedagogical strategy"

annotation_instructions: |
  You will annotate math tutoring dialogue turns from the MathDial dataset.

  For each item:
  1. Read the math problem and student level context.
  2. Read the dialogue turn carefully.
  3. Rate the correctness of the tutor's guidance.
  4. Select all tutoring strategies present in the turn.
  5. Highlight relevant spans for math concepts, student errors, and tutor strategies.

html_layout: |
  <div style="padding: 15px; max-width: 800px; margin: auto;">
    <div style="display: flex; gap: 12px; margin-bottom: 14px; flex-wrap: wrap;">
      <div style="background: #e8eaf6; padding: 7px 14px; border-radius: 8px;">
        <strong>Student Level:</strong> {{student_level}}
      </div>
    </div>
    <div style="background: #fefce8; border: 1px solid #fde68a; border-radius: 8px; padding: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;">
      <strong style="color: #a16207;">Math Problem:</strong>
      <p style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 8px 0 0 0;">{{math_problem}}</p>
    </div>
    <div style="background: #f0f9ff; border: 1px solid #bae6fd; border-radius: 8px; padding: 16px;">
      <strong style="color: #0369a1;">Dialogue Turn:</strong>
      <p style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 8px 0 0 0; white-space: pre-wrap;">{{text}}</p>
    </div>
  </div>

allow_all_users: true
instances_per_annotator: 50
annotation_per_instance: 2
allow_skip: true
skip_reason_required: false