TY  - GEN
AU  - Levy Yeyati, Eduardo
AU  - Robano, Virginia
AU  - Pereiro, Emiliano
AU  - Porto, Camila
AU  - Koleszar, Víctor
TI  - Generative AI in Education: A Framework for Leveraging Digital Tools in Latin American Classrooms
PY  - 2025
Y1  - 2025/12/04
DO  - 10.18235/0013853
AB  - Generative AI (GenAI) is entering classrooms with both promise and uncertainty. This paper develops a framework that organizes instructional uses of GenAI into four functions: content preparation, explanation, practice and feedback, and motivation and exploration. Using evidence from Uruguay's Ceibal program, including platform data and observation from  classroom sessions  in a computational- thinking program, we show that patterns of use are not neutral.  Female teachers and students engage more with tools for preparation and structured practice, while their male counterparts dominate exploratory platforms. These trajectories risk reinforcing inequality by channeling GenAI toward automation for some and augmentation for others. To test an alternative path, we design a randomized controlled trial that integrates a chatbot for explanation and feedback, explicitly structured for teacher mediation. The paper concludes with implications for Latin American education systems, and highlights that deliberate design and phased implementation are essential to ensure GenAI heightens inclusion rather than disparity.
UR  - https://doi.org/10.18235/0013853
ER  -